Illistattions

Illustration Paragraph Prewriting Template

Step 1: Illustration Paragraph Prewriting & Outline

Directions: Complete all of the elements of the prewriting; otherwise, the content of your piece will not be accurate.

Topic: Relay for Life

Attitude/Point: Relay for Life is my favorite activity during summer.

Audience: Cancer patients, family, and friends

Purpose: Inform, Persuade

Topic Sentence: Being involved in our local Relay for Life is very important to me.

Brainstorm List of Possible Examples:

Fundraising

Games

Hope

Fun

Community Involvement

Informing new cancer patients

Sentence Outline:

I. Raising Money To Help Find A Cure.

A. Fundraising can be done in many different ways.

B. We do really well by selling t-shirts each year

II. Bring family and friends together

A. Coming together in rememberence of those gone on.

B. Having Community Involvement helps the event grow each year.

III. New Patients

A. Informing recently diagnosed patients.

B. Giving support by group sessions.

Step 2: Illustrative Paragraph Rough Draft

Directions: Write a rough draft that follows your paragraph plan, beginning with your topic sentence. Do not worry about spelling or grammar; just let your thoughts flow. End with a good concluding sentence that restates your general observation or expresses your initial opinion about your subject in different words. It should be approximately 200 words, no less and not too much more.

Being involved in our local Relay for Life is very important to me. During the summer, working for the American Cancer Society is something that brings joy to my heart. It is very fun and there are many things you can do to contribute to this cause. Finding a cure for cancer is our main goal. We raise money by doing many different fundraisers, that can be enjoyable for the whole community. Since rasing money is what we strive to do, we also like to have fun while doing so. On the night of the...