From Grammar to Writing Part I

Page 45, Exercise 4

• Choose a phase of your life to write about. Give this phase a title.
• Think about words and phrases to describe this phase and write them on the lines around the circle.
Add more lines as necessary.
• Then use your ideas from the circle to fill in the middle column in the chart.
• Identify the verb forms you will need to write the sentences and write the name of the forms in the
right column.
• See Exercise 3, page 44, in your Student Book for an example.
• Then write a paragraph about the phase you chose.

THE
________________________
PHASE IN MY LIFE

Paragraph Section Information Form of the Verb

Topic Sentence
• what the writer is like now
Body of the Paragraph
• habits and feelings during the phase

• the event that ended the phase

• behavior since the phase ended

Conclusion
• the results of the change

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From Grammar to Writing Part II
Page 81, Exercise 3

• Decide which future plans to write about.

• Write your ideas on the time line. Be sure to include dates and years.
• Make the time line longer as necessary.
• Then use your information to write your letter.
• Remember to include time clauses such as by the time, when, while, as soon as, before, after, since.

Plan
Date / Year

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From Grammar to Writing Part III
Page 117, Exercise 3

• Decide on two people, places, or things, to compare.

• Write words or phrases about the similarities and differences on the diagram.
• See Exercise 2, page 117, in your Student Book for an example.
• Then use your information to write your comparison and contrast essay.

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 From Grammar to Writing Part IV
Page 151, Exercise 3

• Choose a movie or TV to will write about.

• Write words and phrases to fill in the story map.
• See Exercise 2, page 150, in your Student Book for an example.
• Use the information from your story map to write your paragraph(s).

Who opposes him and why:

What the hero wants:
CONFLICT

8
3

7
MAIN CHARACTERS

6
MOVIE TITLE:

SETTING

5
Where:

When:

THE STORY
EVENTS IN

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From Grammar to Writing Part V
Page 183, Exercise 3

• Think about all of the things you do during a typical day.

• Write what you do and when you do it in the schedule below.
• See Exercise 2, page 182, in your Student Book for an example.
• Use your information to write your letter.

To Do
Time
To Do
Time

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From Grammar to Writing Part VI
Page 220, Exercise 3

• Choose a famous person to write about.

• As you research this person’s life, write one main event in each box. Then add the details about this event.
• Add boxes and lines as necessary.
• Then use the information to write the first draft of your essay.

FAMOUS
PERSON

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From Grammar to Writing Part VII
Page 264, Exercise 5

• Read the information you wrote in your free writing for Exercise 4 page 264.
• Circle the (important) information you want to include in your letter.
• Use the graphic organizer below to organize your information into paragraphs.
• Then write your letter.

Say why you are writing / what the problem is.

Say why you think this problem happened.

Say how this problem should have been handled / what should have been
done differently.

Suggest talking / meeting to solve the problem.

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From Grammar to Writing Part VIII
Page 307, Exercise 4

• Choose a building to write about.

• As you research, write the information for the questions below.
• Then write your report about the building.

When was it built? Who built it? Why was it built?

BUILDING
________________________________

What are some of its Why is it famous? Other information

features?

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 Page 360, Exercise 2

Paragraph I The feeling you are going to write about: ______________________________

• Choose a feeling to write about.

One or two examples: ______________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

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Paragraph II The causes and effects of the feeling:
From Grammar to Writing Part IX

A. ______________________________________________________________
B. ______________________________________________________________
C. ______________________________________________________________
Paragraph III How you deal with the feeling:
A. ______________________________________________________________
B. ______________________________________________________________
• Note: This outline can also be found in Exercise 3, page 360, in your Student Book.
• Write a three-paragraph essay about the causes and effects of a feeling that you have.
• Complete the following outline and then use the information to organize your writing.

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From Grammar to Writing Part X
Page 429, Exercise 3

• Choose an incident you would like to complain out.

• Write notes in each box below. Each box represents a paragraph.
• Then use your ideas to write your letter of complaint.
• Remember to use direct and indirect speech.
• See Exercise 1, page 427, in your Student Book for an example of a complaint letter.

Give background information and state the problem.

Explain briefly why this situation is a problem.

Describe any action you have taken.

Say what you think should be done to solve this problem.

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