Confidence in Writing

Confidence in writing

H&H, Thomson learning

Reynolds and Huntington

Chapter 1 Beginning with Paragraphs

Writing about an Object

Give a picture to your readers, take the position of them

Controlling idea

Size ( can use comparison, size of my thumb)

Shape ( can use comparison, winding staircase, wind in a gentle spiral to the pointed apex)

Color

Texture ( can use comparison, egg-shell texture)

Description ( take our eyes upwards form the bottom, across centre, to top)

Word choice

Step1: Brainstorm to explore your subject

e.g. mobile phone

handful size

shining

smooth texture

wear

smart

high tech

useful

communication

friends

part of my body

Step2. Writing your topic sentence

Step3. Outline your paragraph

Response to your topic sentence

Step4. Write your first draft

The lemon is complicated. Its skin is oily rather than dry. The skin feels rough and smooth at the same time. The skin has two layers. The inside has seeds and cells and membranes. The smell is pleasant, but the taste is sour.

The lemon is complicated. First, its skin is oily rather than dry and this seems odd. Most fruit skins are dry to the touch, but his one feels a little slick. The oil catches the light and makes the skin shiny. Also, the skin feels rough and smooth at the same time. It is covered with small rounded bumps, but my fingers move smoothly over it. The skin has two layers. The outer layer is firm and yellow, but the inner layer is white and soft. The inside has seeds and cells and membranes. The seeds are snuggled among the cells, and membranes divide the fruit into sections. The smell is pleasant, but the taste is sour. When I smell it, I want to take a bite, but when my tongue touches it my mouth waters and my face puckers up. What a strange fruit this is.

Step5. Revise your paragraph

My exploration of the lemon shows me how complicated it really is. Most people are familiar with this cool, oavl, bright yellow citrus fruit, but I...