Bly - LA 7

Editing checklist: - capital letters - spelling - variety of vocabulary - paragraph structure - style (informative/formal) - punctuation - transition words

Example:  In summary, there are many reasons why college can be expensive.  This includes but not limited to: tuition, books, living expenses and additional fees.  However, investing in college is a long term investment in the future and should be seriously considered.

Here is a link to how to write a strong paragraph. writing paragraphs Example of a body paragraph for expository writing (informative writing) written together in class.  Red - topic and  concluding sentence Blue- Reasons Green - explanation/supporting details There are a few reasons why going to college can be very expensive.    To begin, the main reason college costs a lot money is because of tuition.    For example, each course in college costs around 500$.    A full time course load per semester is five courses.    Therefore, for one year courses alone cost 5000$.    Another reason why college is expensive is because you must buy books for your courses.    To be specific, each teacher will require you to buy their book which often costs around 100-200$.    This can add around 2000$ per year.  This is why college costs so much.

Introduction – a) Hook (question/fact/statistic)                                b) Introduce your topic in a general way                               c) State your purpose, thesis or over arching research question                              d) Briefly state the three specific areas you will be covering in the paper Ex: Studies have shown that more than 40% of teenagers in North America are involved in substance abuse.   During the development stage, teenagers often engage in impulsive activities because they want to change their stat...