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her interests & skills
topic for one area of focus (could be one paragraph or
several)
·
she draws
and does oil paintings
·
creates
craft projects with her students who are emotionally disturbed
·
goes to
art exhibits
·
has a
yearly Christmas Tree trimming party
·
has lots
of BBQ parties
·
takes
life drawing classes
·
tries
different restaurants and loves to eat out
·
is a
great cook of
·
Friday
night Pizza parties for her sons
·
is taking
swimming classes at the YMCA
·
avid
reader
·
loves to
spend summers in LBI
choose paragraph
Rhetorical Method for this area focus:
Example\Illustration |
her generosity
(our theater trip
topic for one area of focus (could be one paragraph or
several)
·
beautiful
sunny summer day
·
arrived
early to get some lunch
·
Cleia was
late as usual
·
for our
birthday
·
she was
dressed nicely
·
waiting
in line was interesting
·
elderly
ladies in front were talking so sweetly because they were having a yearly
get together
·
one was
from Colarado, one was from Millburn, NJ
·
Suddenly
one cried, she lost her ticket
·
Celia
gave her ticket to the saddened women
·
I looked
on in amusement because now we couldn't go to the theater as planned-
still I was proud of her
·
the lady
kissed and hugged us both
·
we gave
the other ticket away and went to a bookstore and laughed and enjoyed each
other just the same
·
that was
a generous thing to do
choose paragraph
Rhetorical Method for this area focus:
Narration |
family orientation
topic for one area of focus (could be one paragraph or
several)
·
owns
her own home and decorates it all the time
·
she is
a grandmother and very excited about it
·
takes
good care of Kenny
·
is
involved with Dave's athletic endeavors
·
attends all of his games and get involved
·
knows and
socializes with a famous actor and his wife
·
is
still in contact with her friends from grammar and high school
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provides transportation for aging family members
·
helps
take care of our mother
·
often
gets together with Marcia and Jeanette two high school buddies
·
often
visits her deceased friend's aging mother to cheer her up
·
loves
watching sports sports with her husband
·
supports her hippie son's trips
choose paragraph
Rhetorical Method for this area focus:
Description
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| Thesis |
| My
twin sister Celia is an inspiration to all who meet her, not only
because of her many talents and generous personality but
because of her dedication to friends and family. |
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I |
Celia's interests
in art and her career keep her very busy and she usually has
something fascinating going on |
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A |
takes an art class with
friends |
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B |
Has art shows at the local
library, has original painting all over her house (and mine) |
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D |
is in charge of the theater
productions at her job as a a high school teacher |
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E |
attends art opening for her
friends |
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F |
takes a swimming class, and
exercises in the part |
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G |
spends all her summers at LBI
since she was a youngster usually renting a house with many friends |
|
II |
Her generosity is
a very important part of her personality; our theater trip clearly
illustrated it. |
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A |
as a twin we often spends
birthdays together |
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B |
went to the theater to see
"Little Shop of Horrors" a uniquely funny off-broaday play |
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C |
while waiting over heard 2
little old ladies talking-they were crying - one lost her ticket |
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D |
Cleia gave her one of our
tickets-made believe we had an extra |
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E |
she and I went out for
lunch-never saw the play -gave the other ticket to a passer by. |
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III |
Although
personality is great; her family & friends play the most
important role in defining her.
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A |
she regularly attends her
children's sporting events |
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B |
maintains friendships since
grammar school" Marcia, Carol, Jeanette |
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C |
Maintains contact with
deceased friend's eldrly parents |
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D |
cooks home style for friends
on Friday nights (pizza night fro everybody) |
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E |
drives mother-in-law to
doctors, to visit friends anywhere she needs to go |
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F |
travels to Colorado regularly
to see her eldest son who lives there |
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G |
pays for younger son's college
tuition by doing home instruction tutoring |
| Conclusion |
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We should all appreciate &
spend time with our relatives; they will not always be around |
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Stop wasting time on those who
do not care about us (sports figures, actors, etc) focus o those we
love |
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Learn from those who are
generous and are there for you |
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reflect on importance of
family |
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thank my sister for being so
wonderful |
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5. Make Prewrite Decisions
Primary Rhetorical Method:
Description
Development:
Examples, Case Examples
Coherent order of ideas\support:
Order of importance of
her examples
Tone:
Happy and
Proud
Purpose:
To celebrate my sister and inspire a reader to learn from her
positive attitude : |
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