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Introduction. UNIT 1. WRITING ABOUT PEOPLE. Prewriting: Asking Questions and Taking Notes. Mode Essay: Writing About People Mother of Hope. Part I: Organization. @AHEADS= Finished Paragraph Format. Title Rules: Model A: Handwritten Paragraph Format A Troubled Leader. Part II: Grammar and Mechanics. Capitalization Rules. End-of-Sentence Punctuation Rules. Writing Practice: About Yourself. Part III: Sentence Structure. Simple Sentences/Parts of a Sentence. Subject-Verb Agreement: Prepositional Phrases. Writing Practice: About Your Family. The Writing Process. On Your Own! A Person You Admire. Model Paragraph: Rough Draft-My Brother Ryan. Editing Checklist. Model Paragraph: Edited and Revised Draft-My Brother Bryan. Additional Writing. UNIT 2: NARRATION. Prewriting/Freewriting. Model: Freewriting. A Memorable Event in My Life. Model Essay: Narration Earthquake. Part 1: Organization. @AHEADS= Narration: Time Order. Time Order Words and Phrases. Writing Practice: Time Order Paragraph. Part 2: Grammar and Mechanics. Model Essay: Simple Present Tense and Adverbs of Frequency. A Traditional Hindu Wedding. Simple Present Tense and Adverbs of Frequency. Position of Adverbs of Frequency. Comma Rules. Writing Practice: A Traditional Wedding. Part 3: Sentence Structure. Model: Compound Senses Monsieur Seguin's Goat. Compound Sentences with and, but, so and or. Rules for Using Coordinating Conjunctions. Writing Practice: Sentence Combining Lily's Terrible Day. Part 4: The Writing Process. On Your Own! A Memorable Event or Experience in Your Life. Editing Checklist. Additional Writing. UNIT 3: DESCRIPTION. Prewriting: Clustering. Model: Clustering A Place from My Childhood. Model Paragraph: Description The Stairway. Part 1: Organization. Description. Spatial Order. Spatial Order Words and Phrases. Writing Practice: Spatial Order The Green Hills College Campus. Part 2: Grammar and Mechanics. Model Essay: Present Continuous Tense; it is; there is/there are

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