class review

1. Class review By 121251 Cho, Youngsoo

2. Table of Contents • Listing-Order Paragraphs • Topic Sentence • Concluding Sentence • Transition Signals • citations

3. Listing-Order Paragraphs 1.Begin with a sentence that names your topic and should has several points. (o) Flight attendants have three important characteristics. (x) Flight attendants should be self-confident. 2.Write about each point separately. 3. End with a sentence that reminds reader about the points you just discussed. Ex. In short, flight attendants are friendly, self-confident, and strong.

4. Topic Sentence • It tells the reader what the topic of the paragraph is about. • Consists of 1. Topic 2. Controlling Idea Flight attendants have Three Characteristics. -Usually the first sentence in paragraph.

5. Concluding Sentence • A concluding sentences closes the paragraph by summarizing the main points and restating the topic sentence in different words. • Ex. To summarize, employers look for dependable, responsible team players.

6. Concluding signals • To conclude, • In conclusion, • To sum up, • To summarize, • In brief, • In short,

7. Transitional Signals • A transition signal is a word or phrase that show how one idea is related to another idea. - Place most listing-order transition signals at the beginning of the sentence, and put a comma after them. First, flight attendants are friendly. In addition, flight attendants are self confident. Also, flight attendants are self-confident. Also may come in the middle of a sentence or at the end of a sentence with a comma. -They also like to hang out at the beach with their friends -They like to hang out at the beach with their friends, also

8. citations • First Steps in Academic Writings, Second Edition. Copyright 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc.