Paragraphication
What's with the title? I don't know. It's late. I need cookies. I can't use my right thumb because I grazed it on a razor this morning.
Too much information?
Ahem.
For our final assignment we had to make a booklet containing one short essay, one long essay, and four individual paragraphs. I figured I would get the paragraphs out of the way first, since it creates the illusion that I'm halfway through the assignment.
The first one is a comparison-contrast paragraph, which I've done here. Technically you're allowed to write a new one, which I might if I have some leftover time. And the second one is a character sketch paragraph, which is mandatory. You might remember the character sketch I did here, which I really enjoyed.
I decided to do my assignment on Larry Tesler, the inventor of copy and paste. My original not-so-iconic-icon was Max Factor, one of the first people to commercialise makeup, but turns out a lot of people know him already (I didn't. What does that say about me? *gasps*)
Character Sketch Paragraph
It's a good habit to do pre-writing before any writing, as my middle school English teacher taught me, so here's mine:
The purpose of a character sketch essay/paragraph is to create an image of someone, based on his/her appearance, behaviour, and impression. Since I don't know Tesler personally, I had to do a little scrounging on YouTube.
This was my first draft:
And my revision/editing, which aims to filter any unnecessary parts and/or technical errors like grammar and spelling:
And my final character sketch paragraph:
(120 words)
Chronological Paragraph
A chronological or process paragraph acts as a "tutorial" and must indicate the progress of time.
Pre-writing:
Draft, revising and editing:
Final result:
Definition Paragraph
Finally, a definition paragraph is a paragraph that, well, defines. Mind the 5W + 1H---Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How.
Pre-Writing:
Draft, revision and editing:
Final paragraph:
Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster for screenshots because I can't imagine having to retype (or even copy-paste) the whole thing here. I'm using my middle finger to replace my thumb for the time being. Now I can see why opposable thumbs were so evolutionary!