2. Turn this question into a topic
sentence.
3. What facts or ideas can I use to support this
topic sentence? Collect your
facts.
4. Check each fact. Make sure each fact answers
the question you posed in #1
above.
5. Why would/should people be interested in this
topic?
6. Choose your three best facts and/or reasons from
your list above. Use these facts, along with your
topic sentence, to complete an outline formatted
like the one below.
I. topic sentence (1st power sentence)
A. 1st fact or reason (2nd power sentnece)
B. 2nd fact or reason (2nd power sentnece)
C. 3rd fact or reason (2nd power sentence)
7. Using the above notes, write a four-sentence powergraph (1222) using clear and simple sentences. This is your first draft.
Students may use this exercise in conjunction with
the internet site Writing Den.
