Day
TimeRoom Location

What’s up?  Not much, how are you doing?
What’s going on?  Oh, super busy these days, but good. How about you?

How are you?  Not bad, how about yourself?
How have you been?  I’ve been good, and you?

How’s the day treating you?  It is treating me well. The weather is greatHow have things been going lately?  Lately, they have been going well. How about you?

What did the stamp say to the envelope?
You stick with me and I will take you places.

 1. Final Presentation Preparation Time 2. Group Presentations
 3. Class Surveys

4. Cohesion and Unity 1. What subtopics will your group cover 2. start writing a general script (Bullet points)

Make sure to switch up who says whatPart 1
 Person 1  Person 2  Person 3

Part 2
 Person 2  Person 3  Person 1Conclusion Person 3  Person 1 Person 2

Smoking causes many health problems. Not only is nicotine, theprimary drug in cigarettes, unhealthy, cigarettes contain manyother dangerous and carcinogenetic additives. These ingredientsmake cigarettes incredibly toxic. Accordingly, repeated studies
have consistently linked cigarette smoke to a myriad of healthproblems: high blood pressure, tooth decay, gum disease, mouth
cancer, throat cancer, and lung cancer.

Skeleton of Essay
Smoking should be outlawed because it causes health and environmental damageand ends up costing everyone a lot of money. (Thesis)
Smoking causes many health problems, from heart disease and influenza to lungcancer.
Often overlooked, smoking also creates a lot of pollution that harms theenvironment.
Since smoking causes so many health problems, healthcare for smokers is very
costly. (I think this is my strongest argument, so it is last)
Given that smoking causes severe health and environmental problems and that it costs
taxpayers a tremendous amount of money in healthcare costs, it should be madeillegal.

Every year hundreds of thousands of people die from a silent killer(hook). This is not a virus, a maleficent animal, or even an illegal substance.
Smoking tobacco, once an everyday, common man’s practice, is still widelypracticed. Currently one out of every three people smoke and this needs tostop.
Smoking should be outlawed because it causes health and environmental
damage and ends up costing everyone a lot of money.

1.

Begin sentences with short, simple words and phrases that a) communicate
information that appeared in previous sentences, or b) build on knowledge thatyou share with your reader.

2.

In a paragraph, keep your topics short and reasonably consistent.

From (Purdue Online Writing Lab) Topics are crucial for readers Readers depend on topics to focus their attention
 Usually Positioned toward the beginning of sentences.
 Topics tell readers what a paragraph is "about." If readers feel that a sequence of topics is coherent, then they will understand your reasoning/yourexplanation.
 However, if throughout the paragraph readers feel that its topics shift randomly, thenthey have to begin each sentence out of context, from no coherent point of view.

 When that happens, readers feel dislocated, disoriented, and out of focus.
 Key word: Focus, Focus, Focus

 “Canadian software companies face several tough challenges inthe new millennium because of ‘brain drain,’ and the monopoly
held by their American counterparts. However, the Canadiandollar is getting stronger. ‘Brain drain’ is a bad thing. Our
greatest resources are leaving. Microsoft is squeezing out its
competitors. In comparison, if the ‘brain drain’ continues,
Canadian companies will find it difficult to produce innovative
software. If the dollar doesn’t stay strong, it will hurt us. It will
help the Americans.”

 “Canadian software companies face several tough challenges in the newmillennium because of ‘brain drain,’ and the monopoly held by theirAmerican counterparts.

 Many possible topics: What is the focus? What are some of these topics?
 Brain drain ????

 “Canadian software companies face several tough challenges in the new millennium

because of ‘brain drain,’ and the monopoly held by their American counterparts.

 However, the Canadian dollar is getting stronger. – Another topic ?
 ‘Brain drain’ is a bad thing. – This does not tell me what brain drain is.
 Our greatest resources are leaving. – What are these?
 Microsoft is squeezing out its competitors. – Why are we talking about Microsoft?
 In comparison, if the ‘brain drain’ continues, Canadian companies will find it

difficult to produce innovative software. If the dollar doesn’t stay strong, it will hurt
us. It will help the Americans.”

Canadian software companies have been facing several toughchallenges recently because of brain drain. ‘Brain drain’ is a catchy new
term for when American companies entice Canadian doctors, scientists,
researchers, programmers, and business people to cross over the border
into the United States. These U.S. companies lure Canadian talent with thecompetitive research and business edge that they have as a result ofindustry monopolies. Simply put, Canadian companies are being beaten
because they find themselves on a playing field that is not always level andthus are losing the best and brightest workers to American companies.

1. What information does the reader need first?
2. What information then connects with the first information?
3. Does the following sentence answer a question from the earlier sentence?

 I live in a normal Turkish house in Izmit. (Why is it normal ) The house isn't

old or modern. The house is a normal Turkish house. The house is near the sea. Ittakes about 10 minutes to go to the sea side on foot. There is one bedroom andone living room. There are also two other rooms, too. We use them as a diningroom. Naturally, we have a kitchen, a bathroom, and a toilet. I live with myparents. And our house has a little garden; my parents spend their time there togrow vegetables and fruit.

1. Combine sentences
2. Delete redundant information (if the concept is easy to understand) I live in a normal Turkish house near the sea in Izmit. The house isn't

old or modern, and The house is near the sea. it takes about 10
minutes to go to the sea side on foot. There is one bedroom, and one
living room, and There are also two other rooms, too. We use themthat are used as a dining room. Naturally, we have a kitchen, abathroom, and a toilet. And our house has a little garden; my parents
spend their time there to grow vegetables and fruit.

1. Use pronouns

 I live in a normal Turkish house near the sea in Izmit. The house isn't oldor modern, and it takes is 10 minutes from the to go to the sea side onfoot. The house It has one bedroom, one living room, and two otherrooms, that are used as a dining room. Naturally, we it has a kitchen, abathroom, and a toilet. And our house it has a little garden; my parents
spend their time there to grow vegetables and fruit.

1. Use advanced transition and connective words to make the ideas flow better.
2. Don’t begin new sentences with FANBOYS
 I live in a normal Turkish house near the sea in Izmit. The house isn't

old or modern, and it is only 10 minutes from the sea side on foot. It
has one bedroom, one living room, and two other rooms that are used
as a dining room. Naturally, it also has a kitchen, a bathroom, and atoilet. And Moreover, it has a little garden where my parents spend
their time to grow vegetables and fruit.

1. Remove contractions for academic writing
2. Look for consistent article/number use
 I live in a normal Turkish house near the sea in Izmit. The house isn't is

not old or modern, and it is only 10 minutes from the sea side on foot. Ithas one a bedroom, one a living room, and two other rooms that are used
as a dining room. Naturally, it also has a kitchen, a bathroom, and atoilet. And Moreover, it has a little garden where my parents spend theirtime to grow vegetables and fruit.

 I live in a normal Turkish house near the sea in Izmit. The house is not

old or modern, and it is only 10 minutes from the sea side on foot. It hasa bedroom, a living room, and two other rooms that are used as a diningroom. Naturally, it also has a kitchen, a bathroom, and a toilet.
Moreover, it has a little garden where my parents spend their time togrow vegetables and fruit.

 1. What topics will your group cover 2. start writing a general script (Bullet points)

Make sure to switch up who says what
Part 1
 Person 1  Person 2  Person 3Part 2
 Person 2  Person 3  Person 1Conclusion Person 3  Person 1 Person 2