table of contents

PRACTICES

Practice 1: prewriting process: narrowing and brainstorming topics

Practice 2: My first paragraph

Practice 3: "Organizing, paragraphs activities"

Practice 4: "Cell phone manners"

Practice 5: rewriting and proof-reading

Practice 6: peer- editing and self-editing

Practice 7: rewriting a descriptive paragraph

Practice 8: Descriptive and process paragraphs "the social network that allows you to work"

Practice 9: Narrowing the topic (II)

Practice 10: Do schools kill creativity?

Practice 11: "Organising contrast/comparison paragraphs"

Practice 12: Problem-solution paragraphs "Bullying".

Practice 13: How to write strong thesis statements.

Practice 14: edited version of an outline

Practice 15: Death Penalty Outline

Practice 16: My first outline

Practice 17: "Descriptive lead"

WRITING JOURNAL

1. How your life has changed since you came to UK

2. A special skill you have

3. A hobby

4. Learning to play a sport

5. Your favourite sport to play or watch

6. An accident

7. Being on time

8. The people you live with.

9. American customs you like/dislike

10. An important story in the news

11. The working student

12. A big mistake you once made

13. Using email

14. Cell phones

15. Teenagers

16. The right age to get married

17. A good friend

18. Shopping

19. Your last day in your country

20. Your first day in the United States

21. Discrimination

22. Your favourite food

23. The best car you own

24. Smoking in public places

25. A singer you like

26. A belief you have or used to have

27. A story from your childhood

28. A favourite possesion

29. Music that is special to you

30. Your worst habit 

31. An unforgetable night 

32. My favourite place to live in 

33. The fame