Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Paragraph writing - Jane Schaffer method - example 2

Thesis
Global warming is a problem that can no longer be ignored but it is also a problem with many solutions.

Topic sentence / statement (TS)
Global warming is a world problem.

Concrete detail sentence (CD)
If it is not stopped, many experts believe that the world may be drastically hurt.

Commentary (CM)
(CM1) For example, in the movie "Inconvenient Truth", Gore presents many graphs to explain how the earth will be harmed if nothing is done about it (Gore, 2004).
(CM2) These graphs show that pollution from cars and industry are the biggest contributors to global warming.

Concluding Sentence (CS)
(CS1) As a result, we must all begin to solve the problem of global warming now and not tomorrow.
(CS2) It must begin with a look at ways to reduce pollution from cars and industry.

Paragraph

Global warming is a world problem. If it is not stopped, many experts believe that the world may be drastically hurt. For example, in the movie "Inconvenient Truth", Gore presents many graphs to explain how the earth will be harmed if nothing is done about it (Gore, 2004). These graphs show that pollution from cars and industry are the biggest contributors to global warming. As a result, we must all begin to solve the problem of global warming now and not tomorrow. It must begin with a look at ways to reduce pollution from cars and industry.

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