Chapter 3 - Practice Exercise 4

Write a review of your favorite or least favorite restaurant and incorporate examples effectively. Your review should be at least one paragraph. Use the checklist to help complete the exercise. Checklist:

• Does your paragraph have a clear and focused topic sentence?
• Does your paragraph have examples to illustrate or explain the main idea expressed in your topic sentence?
• Do your examples clearly relate back to the main idea?
• Do you use a signal phrase to introduce your example?
• Do your examples make your point clear?
• Does your concluding sentence reaffirm the main ideas of the paragraph?
• Is your paragraph understandable and free from grammatical and spelling errors?

Use the checklist to help complete the exercises.

1. Write a brief paragraph using personal experience to illustrate your opinion about the importance of education.
2. Write a brief paragraph using a hypothetical and/or pop-culture reference to illustrate your ideas about one of the following topics:
   • Honesty in the media
   • Quality of education in America
   • The importance of advertising in business