A GROUP EXERCISE IN GRAPHIC ORGANIZING

Narrative, Expository, & Persuasive Topics

Babysitting Parents usually pay

cash Watch t.v.Play gamesNot taxablePay is good Can do homework

Typically involves dinner

It’s funChildren sleep a lot of

the timeKids are hystericalIt’s easyIt’s more than

minimum wage

Essay

Type?Topic

Babysitting

It’s easy It’s fun Pay is good

Can do homework Play games It’s more than minimum wage

Typically involves eating dinner

Watch T.V. Parents pay cash

Children sleep a lot of the time

Kids are hysterical Not taxable

Expository Essa

y

Lengthen My Curfew

I’m ResponsibleI make all my

appointmentsAll friends have later

curfewsSocial life cut shortHave had a job for

two yearsDriver’s license for 1

yearComplete chores

Haven’t missed curfew Always babysit for you I’m DependableAfter-game socializing

is unable to occurEvening movies are

not often over in time to be home by 10:00 P.M.

Essay

Type? Topic

Lengthen My Curfew

I am responsible I am dependable My 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 chores Most of my friends are able to stay out later

Persuasive

Essay

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

The Best Day Ever

Finally hired for a new job

Met my husband to be

Parents 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 interviews Crashed 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

Alcoholism Can Ruin Lives

Drains the body of essential vitamins and nutrients

Affects job performanceEmbarrassment of family

members can sometimes be unbearable to live with

Health effectsHangovers = Frequent

LatenessSpending needed cash at

bars instead of for staples & bills can strain home life

Cirrhosis of the LiverDrinking on the job can

result in terminationHangovers = Frequent

Absences Personality is alteredAffects personal lifeAlcohol depresses the

central nervous system’s ability to function properly

Essay

Type? Topic

Alcoholism Can Ruin Lives

Health Effects Affects Job Performance

Affects Personal Life

Cirrhosis of the Liver Hangovers = 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

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

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

Expositor

y Essay

My Hero

GivingRegularly 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”

EthicalInsisted 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

ThoughtfulAlways considered how

anything he would do would affect others

Exhibited an unwavering sense of honesty

Lived by the “Golden Rule”

Essay

Type? Topic

My Hero

Thoughtful Giving Ethical

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