1. A GROUP EXERCISE IN GRAPHIC ORGANIZING Narrative, Expository, & Persuasive Topics

2. Babysitting Parents usually pay cash Watch t.v. Play games Not taxable Pay is good Can do homework Typically involves dinner It’s fun Children sleep a lot of the time Kids are hysterical It’s easy It’s more than minimum wage Essay Type? Topic

3. Babysitting It’s easyIt’s funPay is good Can do homeworkPlay gamesIt’s more than minimum wage Typically involves eating dinner Watch T.V.Parents pay cash Children sleep a lot of the time Kids are hystericalNot taxable Expository Essay

4. Lengthen My Curfew I’m Responsible I make all my appointments All friends have later curfews Social life cut short Have had a job for two years Driver’s license for 1 year Complete chores Haven’t missed curfew Always babysit for you I’m Dependable After-game socializing is unable to occur Evening movies are not often over in time to be home by 10:00 P.M. Essay Type? Topic

5. Lengthen My Curfew I am responsibleI am dependableMy social life is currently cut short Have had a job for two years Haven’t ever missed current curfew Post-game socializing is unable to occur Have had my drivers license for a year Make all my appointments Evening movies are not over in time to be home by 10:00 P.M. Always babysit for you w/o incident Complete my choresMost of my friends are able to stay out later Persuasive Essay

6. The Best Day Ever Finally hired for a new job Dad left with a date with my mom for the next day and a big smile Went on 14 interviews Went on too many blind dates set up by friends Met my husband to be Had been single over a year Invited my dad over to my house to share the job news and he & Mom stayed up talking until 2:00 A.M. Put in over 40 applications at various companies Parents reconciled Had been unemployed since plant closed down Crashed my car when the car in front of me, carrying my husband, stopped short Parents had divorced when I was 12 Essay Type? Topic

7. The Best Day Ever Finally hired for a new job Met my husband to beParents reconciled Had been unemployed since plant closed down Had been single for over a year Parents had divorced when I was 12 Put in over 40 applications at various companies Went on too many blind dates set up by friends Invited my dad over to my house to share the job news and he & Mom stayed up talking until 2:00 A.M. Went on 14 interviewsCrashed my car when the car in front of me, carrying my husband, stopped short Dad left with a date with my mom for the movies the next day and a big smile Narrative Essay

8. Alcoholism Can Ruin Lives Drains the body of essential vitamins and nutrients Affects job performance Embarrassment of family members can sometimes be unbearable to live with Health effects Hangovers = Frequent Lateness Spending needed cash at bars instead of for staples & bills can strain home life Cirrhosis of the Liver Drinking on the job can result in termination Hangovers = Frequent Absences Personality is altered Affects personal life Alcohol depresses the central nervous system’s ability to function properly Essay Type? Topic

9. Alcoholism Can Ruin Lives Health EffectsAffects Job Performance Affects Personal Life Cirrhosis of the LiverHangovers = Frequent Lateness Personality is altered Drains the body of essential vitamins and nutrients Hangovers = Frequent Absences Spending needed cash at bars instead of for staples & bills can strain home life Alcohol depresses the central nervous system’s ability to function properly Drinking on the job can result in termination Embarrassment of family members can sometimes be unbearable to live with Expository Essay

10. The Three Africas To have an accurate picture of Africa, one should remember that there are, roughly, three Africas, each with its distinct climate, terrain and style of life. Northern desert regions population tends to be clustered into cities along rivers or the seacoast or into smaller settlements near oases people in this area have long been expert cattle raisers and hunters oil, timber, minerals, sugar cane, coffee, tobacco, bananas, rice, and corn are income Southwestern tropical jungles many wild animals inhabit the plains in this region hot, dry climates with little land suited for farming subsist partly on what crops and animals they could raise and partly on trade with Europe Southeastern grasslands population here is denser in areas where adequate rainfall and fertile soil make farming possible precious stones, especially diamonds, enhance the economy the region closest to the Hollywood image of mysterious jungles Essay Type? Topic Thesis Level 5

11. The Three Africas Northern Desert Regions Southeastern Grasslands Southwestern Tropical Jungles hot, dry climates with little land suited for farming many wild animals inhabit the plains in this region oil, timber, minerals, sugar cane, coffee, tobacco, bananas, rice, and corn are income population tends to be clustered into cities along rivers or the seacoast or into smaller settlements near oases people in this area have long been expert cattle raisers and hunters the region closest to the Hollywood image of mysterious jungles subsist partly on what crops and animals they could raise and partly on trade with Europe population here is denser in areas where adequate rainfall and fertile soil make farming possible precious stones, especially diamonds, enhance the economy Expository Essay

12. My Hero Giving Regularly remembered items of importance to others Put others needs always before his own even if it meant his own hardship Believed & practiced “any job worth doing is worth doing well” Ethical Insisted on regularly contributing monetarily to worthy causes Would always drop whatever he was doing to lend someone in need a helping hand Shared whatever he had with friends and family Thoughtful Always considered how anything he would do would affect others Exhibited an unwavering sense of honesty Lived by the “Golden Rule” Essay Type? Topic

13. My Hero ThoughtfulGivingEthical Put others needs always before his own even if it meant his own hardship Would always drop whatever he was doing to lend someone in need a helping hand Lived by the “Golden Rule” Always considered how anything he would do would affect others Shared whatever he had with friends and family Believed & practiced “any job worth doing is worth doing well” Regularly remembered items of importance to others Insisted on regularly contributing monetarily to worthy causes Exhibited an unwavering sense of honesty Narrative Essay