English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 41

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.
Reason Details 1. Funny name __________________________
a.__________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________
Reason Details 2. Physically show ________________________
a. __________________________________________________
b. Five guys could dance around him
Reason Details 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.