English Skills with Readings 8th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 25

Create a clear outline for paragraph 2 by filling in the scheme below. The outline is partially completed.
When I was in grade school, my classmates and I found a number of excuses for being cruel to a boy named Andy Poppovian.
1 Funny name
a._________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________
2 Physically slow
a. _________________________________________________________
b. Five guys could dance around him
3 _________________________________________________________
a._________________________________________________________
b. In regular conversation
4. _________________________________________________________
a. _________________________________________________________
b. Sand in eyes
c._________________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________________
Your instructor may have you rewrite the paragraph on separate paper. If so, be sure to introduce each of the four reasons with transitions such as First , Second , Another reason , and Finally. You may also want to use repeated words, pronouns, and synonyms to help tie your sentences together.