Author Question: What is one question a writer should ask him/herself when revising the topic sentences of the body ... (Read 92 times)

biggirl4568 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

What is one question a writer should ask him/herself when revising the topic sentences of the
body paragraphs?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Read this writing situation carefully and then determine which of the following correctly
identifies the four parts of the writing situation.
Your chemistry teacher asks you to write a report that describes the results of a test for
contaminants in the college's drinking water.

a. Your topic is a lab report, your audience is the college, your purpose is to inform, and your
genre is report.
b. Your topic is contaminants in the college drinking water, your audience is the college, your
purpose is to persuade, and your genre is report.
c. Your topic is contaminants in the college drinking water, your audience is your chemistry
teacher, your purpose is to inform, and the genre is a report.
d. Your topic is drinking water, your audience is your chemistry professor, your purpose is to
persuade, and your genre is a report.

raenoj · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Any one of the following: Does each topic sentence raise one separate and distinct thesis point?
Is each topic sentence clearly linked to the thesis with a reference to the general subject or to
your attitude about the subject? If your thesis lists points of development, are body paragraphs
arranged in the same order as the thesis points?

Answer to Question 2

c. Your topic is contaminants in the college drinking water, your audience is your chemistry
teacher, your purpose is to inform, and the genre is a report.