Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 7

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.