11/6/2021.

I. Post-Reading (Scene from a Restaurant)

1. Topic sentence: I walk into the restaurant’s dining room and take in all the
action people from all walks of life interacting with each other.

2. Controlling idea: Action people from all walks of life interacting with each
other.

3. Three groups:

+ Group of four young women

+ Young couple

+ Five men in their thirties and forties.

II. Thesis statement

My job might not be the most socially rewarding job in the world, but every
night I learn something new about the nuances of human interactions and that
makes me happy.

III. The hook

I walk into the restaurant’s dining room and take in all the action people from
all walks of life interacting with each other.

IV. Post-Reading (Restaurant)

1. Action people from all walks of life interacting with each other.

2. It is 8 p.m and I scan the restaurant and take in all the action – people form all
walks of life interacting with each other.

3. Paragraph 2: In the left corner of the restaurant are several small round tables,
and at this moment, they are all occupied.

Paragraph 3: In the center of the dinning room things are happening.

Paragraph 4: In the far right corner of the restaurant, a middle-aged man is

sitting alone.

4. The hook: These are normal activities, but not for me.
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a. Oufits (Paragraph 2): brightly colored.

b. Sweater (Paragraph 3): elegantly dressed.

c. Cologne (Paragraph 4): best quality.

d. Chuckles (Paragraph 4): lighthearted chuckles.

e. Job (Paragraph 5): most social rewarding.

6. All walks of life interacting with each other (Introduction) – The nuances of
human interaction (Conclusion).

V. Descriptive Essay Outline

I. Introduction (Paragraph)

C: Thesis: It is 8 p.m and I scan the restaurant and take in all the action – people
form all walks of life interacting with each other.

II. Body Paragraph 1 (Paragraph 2)

A. Four young women.

1. They are all laughing heartily

2. The thinnest one has just finished telling a joke.

3. They probably decided to go out directly afetr work.

B. Couple

2. Are they arguing?

3. The woman anxiously begins to tear her napkin into tiny pieces.

4. The man is holding his cup tightly.

III. Body Paragraph 2 (Paragraph 3)

A. Five happy men.

1. One guy whispers something to the guy next to him.

2. The other three insist that these two reveal what they are whispering about.
3. One of them will touch the table a few times as he is speaking.

B. My reaction to them

1. They have a very lively discussion.

2. Each of them cannot wait to jump into offer something to the conversation.

IV. Body Paragraph 3 (Paragraph 4) Topic sentence: In the far right corner of
the restaurant, a middle-aged man is sitting alone.

A. Middle-aged man.

1. His top-of-the-line cologne.

2. He is definitely not lonely.

3. Every once in a while, he asks his server to refresh his cup of coffee.

4. The noisy clinking of the spoon against his coffee cup is drowned out by the
music that is being played.