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FA: Why People Should Read for Pleasure

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5 questions
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Introduction
A. Hook / Enganche
B. Background Information (be specific!)
C. Rewrite all of your background information into a few sentences
D. Thesis Statement/ Tu punto principal o tu posicion

Rearrange the sentences below so the Introductory Paragraph makes sense.

  1. In the pas years, the use of television and the internet has increased; this situation has caused many people to chante their interests and hobbies.
  2. Due to television and the internet, many people spend less time reading, so the purpose for this essay is to present reasons why people should read for pleasure.
  3. These reasons include, improving knowledge, expand understandings in general culture, have fun, allow imagination to fly, find new ways to express ideas, and expand your vocabulary.
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Paragraph 1
A. Main Idea/ Punto principal (Posición y Primera razón)
B. Example, Evidence/ Ejemplo, evidencia + Explain your evidence
C. Link to Topic/ Hacer la conexión con la idea principal
D. Concluding Statement/ Conclusión (Resumir A, B, y C en diferentes palabras)

Rearrange the sentences below so the Paragraph makes sense.

  1. The first reason is to expand your knowledge and understanding of culture.
  2. People who read more frequently have a greater understanding of life and a stronger perspective of their environmnet.
  3. I believe that gives them an advantage over other people who do not read as frequently.
  4. There are many great books with topics and themes such as history, novels, tragedies, comedies, and more.
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Paragraph 2
A. Main Idea/ Punto principal (Posición y Primera razón)
B. Example, Evidence/ Ejemplo, evidencia + Explain your evidence
C. Link to Topic/ Hacer la conexión con la idea principal
D.Concluding Statement/ Conclusión (Resumir A, B, y C en diferentes palabras)

Rearrange the sentences below so the Paragraph makes sense.

  1. So parents should encourage children to read more to use more of their imagination.
  2. The second reason to read more is that through books, you can have fun and event travel with your imagination.
  3. Children have a strong sense of imagination.
  4. Adults should maintain their imagination through more practice.
  5. Developing a strong sense of imagination and creativity is important to any professional career.
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Paragraph 3
A. Main Idea/ Punto principal (Posición y Primera razón)
B. Example, Evidence/ Ejemplo, evidencia + Explain your evidence
C. Link to Topic/ Hacer la conexión con la idea principal
D.Concluding Statement/ Conclusión (Resumir A, B, y C en diferentes palabras)

Rearrange the sentences below so the Paragraph makes sense.

  1. Finally, the third and most important reason for reading is expanding vocabulary and ways to express ideas clearly to other people.
  2. All these options provide opportunities to develop greater fluency in their methods of communication.
  3. There are many categories and methods to discover new the topics to read and learn the joy of reading.
  4. People can select books to help them learn a language better with grammarical structures and greater usuage of vocabulary.
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Conclusion
Part A: Restate your thesis (your position)
Part B: Summarize your reasons (resumir tus tres razones.)
Part C: What the audience benefits from agreeing with you (beneficios que el lector obtiene de estar de acuerdo con usted.)
Part D: Clincher (strong message at the end)/ Termina con una línea dramática (similar al enganche)

Rearrange the sentences below so the Conclusion makes sense.

  1. There are many excellent reasons such as expanding one's knowledge and understanding of culture, improve imagination and creativity, as well as vocabulary.
  2. In conclusion, I recommend people to read more often.
  3. Select books of greater interest in the beginning to ensure that it would be a book you wouldn't want to put down.
  4. Understandably, society should evolve with the devleopment of technology, be able to navigate the internet, but books should not be forgotten.
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