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WEEK 3:PROCESS WRITING
Descrıptıve paragraph
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2. Writing a descriptive paragraph
Recognizing Identification, Descriptions and Conclusion. To improve your understanding of the structure of a descriptive paragraph, now you try to identify and list identification, descriptions and conclusion parts of the following paragraph:
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3. Recognizing Identification, Descriptions and Conclusion.
My Lovely Room My room is very enjoyable for studying. My lovely room is 10 m2 and it is painted white. There is enough light for studying and I have a comfy chair. My room also has a small bookshelf in which I put all my books. The bookshelf is placed on the right side of the door, so it is reachable even when I am sitting on my chair. In addition to these, it also has good ventilation, so there is never a bad smell in my room. In summary, I love my room because it makes me comfortable, and motivates me to study. 1 Topic Sentence 2. Supporting Sentences 3. Concluding Sentence
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4. Writing Your Own Descriptive Paragraph
Now write your own paragraphs following the steps below. Then exchange your paragraphs with a peer and check it using the checklist.
Choose a topic from the following:
An important event in my life
My best friend
My favourite place
Brainstorm ideas about your topic.
Write the identification for your chosen topic.
 Make at least four descriptions for your identification.
Conclude your paragraph.
Put your identification, descriptions, and conclusion together in the form of a paragraph, and try to arrange them in unity and coherence.
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5. Descriptive Paragraph Checklist
Form  ___     Does your paragraph have a title?
Identification  ___     Does your paragraph contain an identification?
Descriptions       ___     Do your descriptions develop the identification?
Conclusion         ___     Does your paragraph have a conclusion?
Unity                  ___     Does your paragraph develop one main idea?
Coherence          ___     Is it readable and understandable?
                        ___     Do you use enough transitional signals?
Structure and Mechanics    ___     Are all your sentences grammatically correct?         ___     Do you use correct punctuation?
The teacher gives overall feedback on students’ performance.           
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References
Adapted from learnamericanenglish.com
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