Writing Paragraphs

GE Elect 4-Skills in Writing English
Week 4-Sem 1-AY 2023-2024

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​Writing Paragraphs

Multiple Choice

refer to the following passage and answer the question that follows : (1) The whooping crane, with its noisy songs and distinctive dances, has always fascinated observers. (2) Whooping cough, the common name for pertussis, was named after the sound the whooping crane makes. (3) This elegant, white, five-foot-tall bird is the largest native North American fowl. (4) In flight, whooping cranes have wingspans of over seven feet. (5) People travel miles to view these lovely creatures.
     (6) In 1941, however, the whooping crane was nearly extinct. (7) Then, with federal assistance, a program was begun to rescue the species. (8) Today, there are almost 400 surviving "whoopers." (9) Thanks to scientist-inventors, eggs were hatched in incubators made to look like female whooping cranes. (10) In order to teach "whooping behavior" to young chicks, biologists dressed up like whooping cranes, waddled into marshes with the chicks, and pecked and scratched for food.
     (11). If efforts to save the crane continue to succeed, these fascinating birds may be removed from the endangered species list soon. (12) Most wild animals don't get such personal attention. (13). The cranes' survival will be a natural success story. Which revision should be made to the first paragrap?

• Remove sentence 1

• Move sentence 1 to the end of the first paragraph.

• Remove sentence 2

• Remove sentence 5

• No revision is necessary

​Learning Objectives

1. Recognize the parts of a paragraph;

2. Analyze the organization of a paragraph based on the principles of unity, coherence, and emphasis; and

3. Demonstrate understanding of the lesson through the assessment.

Multiple Choice

refer to the following passage and answer the question that follows : (1) The whooping crane, with its noisy songs and distinctive dances, has always fascinated observers. (2) Whooping cough, the common name for pertussis, was named after the sound the whooping crane makes. (3) This elegant, white, five-foot-tall bird is the largest native North American fowl. (4) In flight, whooping cranes have wingspans of over seven feet. (5) People travel miles to view these lovely creatures.
     (6) In 1941, however, the whooping crane was nearly extinct. (7) Then, with federal assistance, a program was begun to rescue the species. (8) Today, there are almost 400 surviving "whoopers." (9) Thanks to scientist-inventors, eggs were hatched in incubators made to look like female whooping cranes. (10) In order to teach "whooping behavior" to young chicks, biologists dressed up like whooping cranes, waddled into marshes with the chicks, and pecked and scratched for food.
     (11). If efforts to save the crane continue to succeed, these fascinating birds may be removed from the endangered species list soon. (12) Most wild animals don't get such personal attention. (13). The cranes' survival will be a natural success story. Which revision should be made to the second paragraph?

• Move sentence 6 to the end of the first paragraph

• Remove sentence 7

• Remove sentence 8

• Move sentence 8 to end of the paragraph

• Move sentence 10 to the beginning of the third paragraph

Multiple Choice

Identify the topic sentence in the paragraph below: The maintenance of order in pre-state societies is rooted in a commonality of material interests. The greater the amount of common interests, the less need there is for law-and-order specialists. Among band-level cultures law and order stem directly from the relations between people and the natural habitat from which subsistence is derived. All adults usually have open access to this habitat: the rivers, lakes, beaches, oceans; all the plants and animals; the soil, and the subsoil. In so far as these are basic to the extraction of life-sustaining energy and materials they are communal "property."

(Marvin Harris, (1975), Culture, people nature, p. 356)

• In so far as these are basic to the extraction of life-sustaining energy and materials they are communal "property."

• All adults usually have open access to this habitat: the rivers, lakes, beaches, oceans; all the plants and animals; the soil and the subsoil. In

• The maintenance of order in prestate societies is rooted in a commonality of material interests.

• The greater the amount of common interests, the less need there is for law-and-order specialists.

Match

Match the sentences with their corresponding letter to produce a well-organized paragraph.

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• c. The type of paper you choose for a poster or a sign depends on how it will be reproduced and how it is going to be used.

• You'll probably have to take your publication to a commercial printer, however, since bristol won't feed through most desktop printers or copy machines.

• d. If you need to create a more durable poster or sign, or create packaging, bristol stock is your best choice.

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