Hunter's Graduate Writing Class
Quarter 1 Assignment 1

Worksheet: Writing a 5 x 5 style essay 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Step 4: Outline paragraphs 1 and 5

Title: My G3 Powerbook

Paragraph 1. Introduction

Sentence 1 Topic sentence for the whole essay
Sentence 2 Summarize paragraph 2
Sentence 3 Summarize paragraph 3
Sentence 4 Summarize paragraph 4
Sentence 5 Introduce paragraph 2

Paragraph 2. Subtopic #1: History and use

Sentence 1 Topic sentence for paragraph 2
Sentence 2 Needed for conferences/lectures
Sentence 3 1999: started using at home
Sentence 4 Now my favorite
Sentence 5 300 MHz slow now, but don't want to change

Paragraph 3. Subtopic #2: Description

Sentence 1 Topic sentence for paragraph 3
Sentence 2 Big, black, white logo, heavy
Sentence 3 Drives: CD and ZIP/no floppy
Sentence 4 Quiet, stable, slow wakeup, int'l modem
Sentence 5 Keyboard big, soft, Japanese

Paragraph 4. Subtopic #3: OS and software

Sentence 1 Topic sentence for paragraph 4
Sentence 2 English Mac OS 8.6, Japanese 8.5
Sentence 3 Mostly old software, HyperCard, Appleworks
Sentence 4 Outlook express 5, great
Sentence 5 Web browsing: iCab and Netscape

Paragraph 5. Conclusion: ___________________________

Sentence 1 Begin conclusion
Sentence 2 Summarize paragraph 2
Sentence 3 Summarize paragraph 3
Sentence 4 Summarize paragraph 4
Sentence 5 Conclusion sentence for the whole essay