Writing Academic English 4th Edition

RRA.CTICE 1
Thesis
Statementsfor
Chronological
Order

Chapter 5 I ChronologicalOrder:Process"Essays 85

A. Step 1 Check(~)thethesisstatementsthatsuggesta chronologicalorder.Put

a doublecheck(~~)nexttothethesisstatementsthatsuggestthe

essaywilldescribea processorprocedure.

Step 2 Inthesentencesyouhavechecked,circlethewordorwordsthat

indicatechronologicalorder.

Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.

~~ 1.Achildlearnstohandleresponsibilityina seriesofsmall~

2.Aperson'sintelligenceis theproductofbothheredityland

environment.

3. TherearetwomainreasonsI believewomeninthearmyshouldnot
   beallowedina warzonealongwithmen.


4. Theprocedureforsubmittingexpensereportshasrecentlychanged.


5. Thetensionsthatledtolastyear'sstudentriotshadbeendeveloping
   forseveralyears.
   6.NorthAmericandirectnessoftenconflictswithAsianmodesty.
   7.ThetwobusiesttraveldaysintheUnitedStatesarethe-Wednesday
   beforeandtheSundayafterThanksgiving.


6. Culturescelebratetheendofwinterandthearrivalofspringin
   differentways.
   9.Thepreparationofthepoisonouspufferfishforeatingisa delicate
   processthatis notforamateurchefs.

__10.Thelifecycleofthemonarchbutterflyisaninterestingphenomenon.

B. Writea thesisstatementfora processessayonfiveofthefollowingtopics.

Note:Youmaywanttouseoneofthesetopicsforyourownessayattheend

ofthechapter.

1. Howtotakea goodphotograph


2. Howtoresearcha topicforanessay


3. Howdiamondsareprocessedfroma diamondminetoa diamondring


4. Howtoperforma particular chemistryorphysicsexperiment


5. Howtotransplanta tree
   6. Howa hybridautomobileworks

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