This project begins taking you through the writing process. You will write a first draft of a paragraph here and then will go through a revision process guided by lessons following this project. Make sure that you pay careful attention to instructions. In the second project you will copy and paste the paragraph from this project and then make needed changes on the new copy. The goal is for you and your teacher to be able to trace the revisions to your paragraph.

Instructions:
Write a paragraph of at least 150 words using one of your subtopic ideas from the lesson "Expository Writing" and the outline you wrote for the lesson "Paragraph Structure."

Answer the questions below concerning the first draft of your paragraph.

What is the topic sentence?
What is the subject of the topic sentence?
What is the controlling idea of the topic sentence?
Which sentences in the paragraph do not support or prove the controlling idea?

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

Name five of the six points you should check,or have checked, when you are practicing your speech by recording it or with a f listening

How does the allusion to icarus support the author’s tone ? a)it makes it clear that earhart,like icarus ,fell to her death .b)it emphasizes earhart’s failure in spite of her ambition.c)it stresses that the author views earhart’s fate as a mystery.d)it shows that the author sees earhart as a kind of legend can someone