EF3/4 Academic paragraph

"Roses Sing on New Snow"

"Why did Maylin argue with the governor?"

PROCESS
Prewriting
1. Analyze the question
What is the question asking us to do?
2. Generate ideas
a. 
b. 
c. 

3. Put them in order

Writing
4. Rough copy

Grabber- 
Topic sentence- address the question

Q: "Why did Maylin argue with the governor?"

TS: Maylin argued with the governor for three/two reasons.
TS: Maylin argued with the governor because she knew he couldn't take the recipe back to China.
TS: Maylin had an argument with the governor because he didn't understand about food.
TS: Maylin argued with the governor because he threatened her family.


Make sure that you are on-topic. Address the question that is asked. Don't write a plot summary; don't retell the story.

academic writing - school writing

analyzing - thinking deeply about something, finding reasons, making connections, making arguments (persuading)


TS: Maylin argued with the governor because he was asking her to do something that was impossible- to teach him to cook the food the same as her.
1. ML cooked every day, governor didn't have the skill
2. Maylin cooked with her heart, emotion- governor didn't have the same emotion about cooking
3. ML is a woman from the New World- governor us from the old world- different culture, different food
4. ingredients are a little different, water different


"I" think