English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 7

Create a clear outline for paragraph 2 by filling in the scheme below. The outline is partially completed.

When I was in grade school, my classmates and I found a number of excuses for being cruel to a boy named Andy Poppovian.

Reason Details 1. Funny name__________________________

a.__________________________________________________

b. __________________________________________________

c. __________________________________________________

Reason Details 2. Physically show________________________

a. __________________________________________________

b. Five guys could dance around him

Reason Details3. __________________________________________________

a.

b. In regular conversation__________________________________

4. ______________________________________________

a. _______________________________________________

b. Sand in eyes_____________________________________

c. __________________________________________________

d. __________________________________________________

Your instructor may have you rewrite the paragraph on separate paper. If so, be sure to introduce each of the four reasons with transitions such as First, Second, Another reason, and Finally. You may also want to use repeated words, pronouns, and synonyms to help tie your sentences together.