Spring 2018 Developmental Composition

A summary is a short statement that gives the main information without giving all the details.  Write a summary of the model paragraph on page 69. There are 3 keys to writing a summary. 1. Include the topic sentence and the main points.  Leave out unimportant details. 2.  Use your own words as much as possible.  Do NOT copy sentences from the original. 3.  Do NOT add any ideas that are not in the original.  Do NOT give your opinion. 

Choose one of the topics and write a blog about it.  Focus on writing compound sentences.  Try to use the coordinating conjunctions and, but, so , and or at least one time each.  Also, be sure to use time-order signals to show the order of what happened. Topics: retell a short folktale from your home culture that teaches an important lesson retell one of your favorite childhood stories retell the plot of the best movie that you have seen recently