2. Topic Sentence:______________________ Supporting Detail #1_________________ A. (give an example)________________ B. (give another example)___________ Supporting Detail #2 ________________ A. (give an example)_________________ B. (give another example)_____________ Supporting Detail #3_______________ A. (give an example)_____________ B. (give another example)_____________ Concluding Sentence:_______________________

3. Topic #1: Describe the worst job you ever had Topic #2: Describe the most difficult homework assignment you have ever completed for school.

4. Finding the main idea: Limited topic: Argument: Opinion:

5. Finding the main idea: Limited topic: My worst job Argument: was working at the apple plant Opinion: because the working conditions were terrible.

6. Finding the main idea: Limited topic: My worst job Argument: was working at the apple plant Opinion: because the working conditions were terrible. Main idea: My worst job was working at the apple plant because the working conditions were terrible Main idea: My worst job was working at the apple plant where working conditions were terrible

7. Main idea (Topic Sentence): My worst job was working at the apple plant where working conditions were terrible. In this class, we will temporarily call the main idea the topic sentence.

8. 1. Topic Sentence: My worst job was working at the apple plant where working conditions were terrible. 2. General idea #1___________________ 3. Specific example of general idea #1 _____ 4. Another specific example of general idea #1__ 5. General idea #2 ________________ 6. Specific example of general idea #2 _____ 7. Another specific example of general idea #2__ 8. General idea #3 ________________ 9. Specific example of general idea #3 _____ 10. Another specific example of general idea #3__ 11. Concluding sentence ____________________________________

9. 1. Topic Sentence: My worst job was working at the apple plant where working conditions were terrible. 2. General idea #1___________________ 3. Specific example of general idea #1 _____ 4. Another specific example of general idea #1__ 5. General idea #2 ________________ 6. Specific example of general idea #2 _____ 7. Another specific example of general idea #2__ 8. General idea #3 ________________ 9. Specific example of general idea #3 _____ 10. Another specific example of general idea #3__ 11. Concluding sentence ____________________________________

10. Review your pre-writing activity (freewrite, cluster, questioning, listing, scratch outline) Find 3 GENERAL IDEAS Examples: wages manager customers smell labor uniform hours

12. 1. Topic Sentence: My worst job was working at the apple plant where working conditions were terrible. 2. General idea #1: The manager was mean. 3. Specific example of general idea #1 The manager yelled profanities at us whenever he thought we weren’t doing a good job. 4. Another specific example of general idea #1: He also would dock our pay whenever we ate an apple during breaktime.

13. 1. Main Idea (topic sentence)_______________________ 2. General idea #1_______________________ 3. Specific example of general idea #1_________________ 4. Another example of general idea #1_________________ 5. General idea #2_______________________ 6. Specific example of general idea #2_________________ 7. Another example of general idea #2_________________ 8. General idea #3 _______________________ 9. Specific example of general idea #3_________________ 10. Another example of general idea #3__________________ 11. Concluding sentence:_______________________

14. 1. Main Idea (topic sentence)_______________________ 2. General idea #1_______________________ 3. Specific example of general idea #1_________________ 4. Another example of general idea #1_________________ 5. General idea #2_______________________ 6. Specific example of general idea #2_________________ 7. Another example of general idea #2_________________ 8. General idea #3 _______________________ 9. Specific example of general idea #3_________________ 10. Another example of general idea #3__________________ 11. Concluding sentence:_______________________