Prewriting: With a pen and not, writing homework help

Prewriting: With a pen and notebook or with your laptop, sit down wherever it is convenient to work for an hour: in a room (a classroom would work), on a porch or step, or on a park bench, for example.

Look at the various objects around you and choose three: one that you like, one that you dislike, and one for which you feel indifference (don’t really care about). Jot down the name of each item and the feeling it arouses in you; for example, purple armchair—ugly.

Examine why you feel the way you do toward each of these three objects. Exactly what are the qualities of the first object that you like, or do you like it because of some pleasant association? What makes you dislike the second object? If you find it ugly, just what do you mean by “ugly”? And finally, what is lacking in the third object that makes you indifferent towards it? Why does it fail arouse any feeling or emotion inside you? Describe these qualities so that others can see and feel what you see and feel.

Write down three groups of thoughts, one about each object. If you really try to analyze your feelings and explain them clearly to others, you should have no difficulty doing this.

Writing, Revising, Editing, and Publishing: The material you have collected for the writing assignment should naturally form three paragraphs: one about the object you like and your reasons for liking it; one about the one you dislike and your reasons for disliking it; and one about the object you are indifferent to and what it lacks. In addition to these three “body” paragraphs, you will need to begin with a brief introductory paragraph explaining where you are and what you are doing. You will also need to end your essay with a concluding paragraph, generalizing your reasons for liking and disliking things.

In other words, you will write five paragraphs. Unity is provided by your subject, but keep coherence in mind, and make your writing easy for the reader to follow. Make your first sentence in each paragraph as interesting as possible. Do not begin with, “I am going to write about an object I like.” Remember to use Chart 2 and Chart 3 to prepare you final essay. (33 points)