Pen Commandments - 5 - Structure

Frank's analogy compares structures in writing to

• training wheels on a bike

• a stencil to trace

• a recipe to follow

• diagram to ignore

Structures can be found

• in writing - sentences, paragraphs, essays

• in the human body - skeleton, cells, organs

• in architecture - bridges, buildings, Stonehenge

• in music - sonatas, symphony, blues

In his analogy comparing a paragraph to a room, the topic sentence is the

• sign on the door

• the trashcan

• the laundry on the floor

• the curtains on the windows

Does the topic sentence have to come first?

• No

• Yes

Which of the following is a desirable reaction to your conclusion?

• smile, laugh

• "Hmmmm" or "Wow!"

• ambivalence

• confusion

Change paragraphs

• every 6 sentences

• every new idea

• every new main idea

• every new physical page

Writing dialogue, according to Frank's analogy, is like

• walkie talkie communication

• telegraph

• texting

• Disney+

Which of these statements has the most possibility as a THESIS statement (the topic sentence of a larger work)?

• My father kept a scarf in the glove compartment of his 1948 Buick convertible.

• On his seventeenth birthday, my father bought himself a present, a 1948 Buick Convertible--his first car.

• When I turn 18, I'm going to buy myself an electric car.

• A 1948 Buick convertible got 10 miles to the gallon of gasoline and demanded thirty-seven cents for a full tank.

Which of the following is NOT a suggested way to begin the introduction?

• quotes or outrageous statements

• anecdote or statistics

• thesis statement

• minor detail that will not effect the outcome

In the house analogy, the rooms are

• supporting paragraphs

• conclusion

• thesis statement

• introduction