This project begins taking you through the writing process. You will write a first draft of a paragraph here and then will go through a revision process guided by lessons following this project. Make sure that you pay careful attention to
instructions.
In the second project you will copy and paste the paragraph from this project and then make needed changes on the new
copy. The goal is for you and your teacher to be able to trace the revisions to your paragraph.
Instructions:
Write a paragraph of at least 150 words using one of your subtopic ideas from the lesson "Expository Writing" and the
"outline you wrote for the lesson "Paragraph Structure."
Answer the questions below concerning the first draft of your paragraph.
1. What is the topic sentence?
2. What is the subject of the topic sentence?
3. What is the controlling idea of the topic sentence?
4. Which sentences in the paragraph do not support or prove the controlling idea?

Examine the public service ad. how does this ad transmit a cultural value? by sharing relevant high school graduation statistics by promoting a new type of educational program by reminding the public of the need for new schools by encouraging people to strive for more education

In the poem i felt a funeral, in my brain what rhyme scheme does the poet use and how does it contribute to the poem?

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.