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English Skills with Readings, 7th Edition

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EXPLANATION
The writer of this paragraph provides a number of specifics that support the opening point.
However, the supporting material has not been organized clearly. Before writing this paragraph, the
author should have (1) decided to arrange the supporting evidence by using emphatic order and (2)
listed in a scratch outline the reasons for the cruelty to Andy Poppovian and the supporting details
for each reason. The writer could also have determined which reason to use in the emphatic final
position of the paper.

Activity 11
Create a clear outline for paragraph 2 by filling in the scheme below. The outline is partially
completed.

When I was in grade school, my classmates and I found a number of excuses for being cruel to a
boy named Andy Poppovian.

Reason        1.   

Details          a. _____________________________________________________________

                      b. ____________________________________________________________________

                      c. ____________________________________________________________________

Reason       2.   

Details          a. _____________________________________________________________

                      b.

Reason       3.    ______________________________________________________________

Details           a. _____________________________________________________________

                      b.
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Reason       4.    _______________________________________________________________

Details           a. ____________________________________________________________________

                      b.

                      c. ____________________________________________________________________

                      d. ____________________________________________________________________

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