ENG011B | English Foundations II| Unit 4 Writing Assignment|4.10 Writing Strategies

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Writing Assignment

Writing Strategies

Answer each question. Be sure to save your work. When you are done, give your assignment to your teacher according to his or her directions.

(1 point)

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1.  One of the best questions for generating ideas is “What if?” Choose one of these “What if?” questions and write it in the space below.

a. What if I could change one thing in my life?

b. What if television had never been invented?

c. What if I had my driver’s license?

d. What if animals could talk?

e. What if I could be invisible for a day?

My “What if?” Question:

(1/2 point each)

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2.  Write 4 questions you might ask about your “What if?” question. For example, if you chose the question “What if I had my driver’s license?” you might ask, “where would I go?” or “what kind of car would I have?”.

a.

b.

c.

d.

Write an answer to each of your four questions here. Write complete sentences.

a.

b.

c.

d.

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(5 points)

3. Draft a paragraph using the five sentences developed in the previous task. Make sure the

sentences are arranged in logical order.

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(10 points)

4. Write answers to the questions that follow about the photograph below. (Most of your answers

will be your own “best guess.”)

a. Who lived here?

b. What might their life have been like?

c. Where is this building?

d. When did people live here?

e. Why did these people build their houses here?

f. How did these people survive? How did they get food and water? How did they make their clothing?

Your Score / ___ of 20

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