SAMPLE 1
April 2008
INTRO
THESIS: I always want a person from my family that helps me when I have to make a decision. My first thought is for my Mother because she is the person who I admire the most.
POD: I admire her because she is intelligent, responsible and patient.
BODY # 1
TOPIC SENTENCE #1: Intelligent
DETAIL # 1: She learns things quickly.
EXAMPLE: She finished High School when she was fifteen years old.
EXAMPLE: She has a good ability to analyze and solving problems.
DETAIL #2: She has excellence communication skills.
EXAMPLE: She enjoys talking in public.
EXAMPLE: She expresses her thoughts clearly.
DETAIL #3: She is enthusiastic.
EXAMPLE: She likes to learn new things and skills.
EXAMPLE: She takes a problem as a challenge.
BODY # 2
TOPIC SENTENCE # 2: Responsible.
DETAIL # 1: At home
EXAMPLE: She taught me that I have to do my homework every day.
EXAMPLE: She take care me and my sisters when we were sick.
DETAIL # 2: At work
EXAMPLE: She always arrived on time.
EXAMPLE: She accomplish with her task and responsibilities.
DETAIL # 3: She is responsible with her friends.
EXAMPLE: If a friend asks her for a favor she never said no.
EXAMPLE: She gave a good advice to her friends.
BODY #3
TOPIC SENTENCE: Helpful
DETAIL # 1: She likes to help other people.
EXAMPLE: She goes to hospitals as a volunteer.
EXAMPLE: She enjoys teaching kids.
DETAIL # 2: At work
EXAMPLE: She helps her co-workers on their needs.
EXAMPLE: At her office she pays attention of details.
DETAIL # 3: At home
EXAMPLE: She enjoy organize the house.
EXAMPLE: She likes work as a team player.
SAMPLE 2
September 2005
It's ok if you put my name... it will give me something to check out when I feel that I can't do something ......... Thanks
, Always remember that you must "believe" that you can
do anything before you "can "do anything. I believe
in you. MCueto
INTRO
THESIS: There’s always one person that someone is going to run to and they’re going to dislike them. That person to me is Bobby back in New York.
POD: Bobby is disrespectful & anti-social.
BODY 1
TOPIC SENTENCE #1:
Disrespectful
DETAIL#1: At Home
EXAMPLE: Bobby talks back to his parents.
EXAMPLE: Does whatever he wants, regardless to what his parents tell him.
DETAIL#2: At Work
EXAMPLE: If he doesn’t like a customer, he’ll be rude to them or won’t acknowledge them.
EXAMPLE: He goes against the things his manager tells him.
DETAIL#3: At Church
EXAMPLE: Bobby belches loudly & laughs about it during Church.
EXAMPLE: He talks on his cell phone during mass.
BODY 2
TOPIC SENTENCE #2: Anti-Social
DETAIL#1: At School
EXAMPLE: He withdraws himself from talking to people.
EXAMPLE: Bobby doesn’t join in on class discussions.
DETAIL#2: At Parties
EXAMPLE: He stands against the wall alone just looking around.
EXAMPLE: He doesn’t join his friends on the dance floor.
DETAIL#3: Getting Introduced
EXAMPLE: He’ll become shy until people would leave him alone.
EXAMPLE: Bobby walks off by himself to be alone.
CONCLUSION: There’s always going to be some type of qualities that others won’t like that would make them dislike them.
SAMPLE 3
JANUARY 2006
INTRO
THESIS: I dislike my cousin Maria Hernandez.
POD: Maria is nasty and a liar.
BODY 1
TOPIC SENTENCE#1: Nasty
DETAIL#1: School
EXAMPLE: Maria burps in front of the teacher.
EXAMPLE: Maria farts during class in front of her friends.
DETAIL#2: Home
EXAMPLE: When Maria’s mother tells her to take a shower she tells her no tomorrow.
EXAMPLE: When Maria and her family eat dinner she eats with her mouth open.
DETAIL#3: Work
EXAMPLE: Maria scratches her arm pits, and smells her hands afterwards in front of the clients.
EXAMPLE: Maria told the manager if she had any green booger showing outside from her nose.
BODY 2
TOPIC SENTENCE#2 Liar
DETAIL#1: Church
EXAMPLE: Maria confesses her sins to the priest, and she lies to him.
EXAMPLE: Maria is talking in her cell phone during the mass, and she tells me that she was praying to God when she didn’t.
DETAIL#2: Parties
EXAMPLE: Maria tells her friend that she brought her a gift, and she shows up with no gift.
EXAMPLE: Maria tells everyone that she is a professional dancer, and she doesn’t know how to dance.
DETAIL#3: Beach
EXAMPLE: Maria brought an ice cream at the beach, and she went back to tell the ice cream man that her ice cream had an ant that if she can get another ice cream for free.
EXAMPLE: Maria told everyone that she lost her money, and it wasn’t true her money was inside her purse.
CONCLUSION: Maria is a person that I will always dislike, because she is
nasty and a liar.
SAMPLE 4
JANUARY 2006
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