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BLUEPRINT for WRITING

BLUEPRINT for WRITING. COS Writing Lab. In home construction, the architect’s BLUEPRINTS provide a builder with drawings of the house’s framework. Once the framework has been built, all other parts of the house will both emanate from and attach to that framework.

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BLUEPRINT for WRITING

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  1. BLUEPRINT for WRITING COS Writing Lab

  2. In home construction, the architect’s BLUEPRINTS provide a builder with drawings of the house’s framework. Once the framework has been built, all other parts of the house will both emanate from and attach to that framework.

  3. And, like the building contractor is dependent on the architect . . . . . . so is the reader dependent on the writer. Both need BLUEPRINTSto guide them.

  4. Blueprint of an Essay LEAD, THESIS, CLUEING SENTENCE TOPIC, S/D SENTENCES x # PARA. CONCLUSION

  5. BLUEPRINT has four parts. • Leads • Clueing Sentences • Paragraph Transitions • Sentence Coherence

  6. Part Three: Paragraph Transitions THE TRANSITIONAL SENTENCE ( tranny )

  7. TITLE LEADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO. THESIS OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. CLUEING SENTENCE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. TOPIC SENTENCE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOO. SUPPORT/DETAIL SENTENCES OOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. TRANNY OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. TOPIC SENTENCE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO. SUPPORT/DETAIL SENTENCES OOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOO. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

  8. Tranny Job = Linking paragraphs together to promote coherence 1ST TOPIC TRANNY 2ND TOPIC TRANNY 3RD TOPIC

  9. Features of a tranny sentence • Must have ‘a foot’ in both paragraphs. • Must change the argument (topic). • May be either last sentence of a pre- • preceding paragraph or first sentence • of the following paragraph. • May double as a topic sentence. • Often is an absolute necessity.

  10. Tranny Examples Thesis = Household pets are a misery.

  11. 1st TOPIC = Trouble with dogs. But the annoying habits of dogs seem mild when compared to the incessant antics of cats. 2nd TOPIC = Trouble with cats.

  12. 2nd TOPIC = Trouble with cats. Add to the cat’s litter box the smelly lizard’s habitat, and the pet owner’s misery will escalate in proportion. 3rd TOPIC = Trouble with lizards.

  13. Put your tranny on the line! In this exercise, you will be given four practice trannies. Each practice will have a thesis statement and two or three topics, like the previous example on pets. Try to create a tranny for each pair of topics.

  14. Thesis : Soil erosion may be prevented. 1st TOPIC = Wind Erosion. Tranny = __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2nd TOPIC = Rain Erosion.

  15. Thesis:Japanese autos are superior to Detroit cars. 1st TOPIC = Passenger Vehicles Tranny = _____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2nd TOPIC = Pickup Trucks

  16. Thesis :We must renew our vigor in media censorship. 1st TOPIC = Movie Rating System Tranny = ________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2nd TOPIC = M.T.V. Tranny = ________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 3rd TOPIC = Comic Books

  17. Thesis = Boy Scout merit badges should include paintball sharp- shooting. 1st TOPIC = Competition Tranny = ________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 2nd TOPIC = Self-defense Tranny = ________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 3rd TOPIC =Aggression Relief

  18. TRANNY QUIZ • Trannies should be used • A. as backup to essay conclusions • B. wherever there is significant change • in paragraph subjects • C. when clarity is not essential B. wherever there is significant change in paragraph subjects

  19. 2. A tranny may be found either as a last sentence in a preceding paragraph, or A. included in a series of bullets B. signaling the approach of cited material C. a first sentence in a following paragraph C. a first sentence in a following paragraph

  20. 3. A tranny may do double duty as A. a topic sentence B. a concluding statement C. a title A. a topic sentence

  21. 4. The tranny nearly always • takes the place of a formal outline • B. has a foot in the subjects of both • paragraphs • C. avoids using coordinating • conjunctions B. has a foot in the subjects of both paragraphs

  22. 5. A tranny may A. be repeated, verbatim, between all paragraphs B. join together more than two subjects C. be expanded into a paragraph C. Be expanded into a paragraph

  23. Enough, already!

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