Practice 1. Prewriting Process: Narrowing Topics

This practice consists in transforming very general topics into more specific ones.

• Technology ⇒ Smartphones ⇒ Android/IOS ⇒ Apps ⇒ Social media ⇒ The danger of social media

• Parties ⇒ Nightclubs ⇒ People ⇒ Minors ⇒ Forbidden entry to minors in nightclubs
  

Table of Contents

FIRST PART

Practical Sessions

• Practice 1. Prewriting Process: Narrowing Topics.
• Practice 2. Prewriting Process: Brainstorming.
• Practice 3. Organising paragraphs.
• Practice 4. Drafting my first paragraph.
• Practice 5. Editing my first paragraph.
• Practice 6. Final version of my first paragraph.
• Practice 7. Re-writing and proofreading.
• Practice 8. Descriptive paragraph: how to stop procrastinating.
• Practice 9. Opinion paragraph: Internet for refugees.
• Practice 10. Opinion Paragraph: Analysing a Ted Talk.
• Practice 11. Edited version of the opinion paragraph.
• Practice 12. My opinion about schools and creativity.
• Practice 13. Comparisons.
• Practice 14. Comparison poem."Shall I compare you to ... ?
• Practice 15. Argumentative paragraph. "Employees should be permitted to work from home".
• Practice 16. Block organisation. "Is the exploration of the space worthwhile?"
• Practice 17. Problem-solution paragraphs.

Writing Journal

• 1. How my life has changed since I came from England.
• 2. A special skill I have.
• 3. My hobby: musical theater.
• 4. Learning to play a sport.
• 5. My favourite sport to watch.
• 6. An accident.
• 7. Being on time.
• 8. The people I live with.
• 9. American customs I like/dislike.
• 10. An important story in the news.
• 11. The working student.
• 12. A big mistake I once made.
• 13. Using e-mail.
• 14. Cell phones.
• 15. Teenagers.

SECOND PART

Practical Sessions

• Practice 18. Writing thesis statements.
• Practice 19. My first outline: "Globalization"
• Practice 20. Introductions. Opening sentences.
• Practice 21. Funnel lead introduction.
• Practice 22. Descriptive lead essay.
• Practice 23. Conclusion of my descriptive essay
• Practice 24. Cohesion and coherence. Edited version of a paragraph.
• Practice 25. Bad style.
• Practice 26. Air pollution essay.

Writing Journal

• 16. The right age to get married.
• 17. A good friend.
• 18. Shopping
• 19. My last day in my country.
• 20. My first day in Los Angeles, California, United States.
• 21. Discrimination.
• 22. My favourite food.
• 23. The best car I own.
• 24. Smoking in public places.
• 25. A movie star or singer I like.
• 26. A belief I have or used to have.
• 27. A story from my childhood.
• 28. My favourite possesion.
• 29. Music is special to me.
• 30.My worst habit.