Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 9

Use emphatic order (order of importance) to arrange the following scrambled list of sentences. Write the number 1 beside the point that all the other sentences support. Then number each supporting sentence, starting with what seems to be the least important detail and ending with the most important detail.
_______ The people here are all around my age and seem to be genuinely friendly and interested in me.
_______ The place where I live has several important advantages.
_______ The schools in this neighborhood have a good reputation, so I feel that my daughter is getting a good education.
_______ The best thing of all about this area, though, is the school system.
_______ Therefore, I don't have to put up with public transportation or worry about how much it's going to cost to park each day.
_______ The school also has an extended day-care program, so I know my daughter is in good hands until I come home from work.
_______ First of all, I like the people who live in the other apartments near mine.
_______ Another positive aspect of this area is that it's close to where I work.
_______ That's more than I can say for the last place I lived, where people stayed behind locked doors.
_______ The office where I'm a receptionist is only a six-block walk from my house.
_______ In addition, I save a lot of wear and tear on my car.