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Blueprints Skills | |
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Chart Welcome to Blueprints | |
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To the Teacher | |
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To the Student | |
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Preface to Blueprints | |
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The Paragraph | |
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Blueprints for the Paragraph | |
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What Is a Paragraph | |
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The Three Main Parts of a Paragraph Sources: Reading and Analyzing Sample Paragraphs | |
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Orlando: from Tiny Town to Major Metropolitan Area | |
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The Effects of Tourism on One Florida City | |
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Transition Expressions: in addition (to), though and although, later Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Synthesizing | |
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The Writing Process: Practice Writing Paragraphs | |
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The Writing Process: Writing Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments from the Academic Disciplines | |
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Descriptive Paragraphs | |
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Blueprints for Descriptive Paragraphs | |
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What Is a Descriptive Paragraph? | |
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Sources: Reading and Analyzing Sample Paragraphs | |
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Riding the Train to New York City | |
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Taking the "D" Train | |
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Transition Expressions: when, as, while, and after Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Synthesizing | |
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The Writing Process: Practice Writing Descriptive Paragraphs | |
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The Writing Process: Writing Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments from the Academic Disciplines | |
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Process Paragraphs | |
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Blueprints for Process Paragraphs | |
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What Is a Process Paragraph? | |
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Sources: Reading and Analyzing Sample Paragraphs | |
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Polygraph Testing | |
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DNA the Easy Way | |
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Transition Expressions: first, next, then, and finally Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Synthesizing | |
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The Writing Process: Practice Writing Process Paragraphs | |
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The Writing Process: Writing Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments from the Academic Disciplines | |
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Definition Paragraphs | |
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Blueprints for Definition Paragraphs | |
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What Is a Definition Paragraph? | |
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Sources: Reading and Analyzing Sample Paragraphs | |
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HIV | |
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AIDS | |
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Transition Expressions: this (+ noun), according to, and in fact Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Synthesizing | |
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The Writing Process: Practice Writing Definition Paragraphs | |
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The Writing Process: Writing Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments from the Academic Disciplines | |
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Comparison/Contrast Paragraphs | |
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Blueprints for Comparison/Contrast Paragraphs | |
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What Is a Comparison/Contrast Paragraph | |
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Sources: Reading and Analyzing Sample Paragraphs | |
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The Internet and Intranets | |
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Shareware Versus Commercial Software | |
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Transition Expressions: like, the same...as, in contrast, and whereas Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Synthesizing | |
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The Writing Process: Practice Writing Comparison/Contrast Paragraphs | |
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The Writing Process: Writing Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments from the Academic Disciplines | |
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Introducing the Essay | |
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Blueprints for Writing Essays What Is an Essay | |
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From Paragraph to Essay: An Example | |
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Transition Expressions: for example, for instance, one..., another..., and such as Working with Essay Outlines | |
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The Writing Process: Practice Writing an Essay | |
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The Writing Process: Writing Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments from the Academic Disciplines Appendices | |
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Documenting Information from Sources | |
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Run-On Sentences | |
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Comma Splices | |
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Fragments | |
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Partner Feedback Forms | |