When you see that word in your directions, pretend that your English teacher will be grading the par

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Paragraph

• When you see that word in your directions,
  pretend that your English teacher will be grading
  the paragraph.

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The expository paragraph needs

• Five characteristics/facts about plant
• To be written
• Creatively
• Scientifically correct
• At least six sentences
• Two introduction sentences from the Bluebook
• Three sentences about characteristics/facts
• Conclusion sentence
• Go back to first two sentences
• Write about how this was a perfect plant for the
  topiary
• Include words like
• Flower festival
• At Epcot
• Disney gardeners

• Proper DOL and spelling
• Action verbs
• Do not WRITE backwards sentences which use
• Verbs is, are, was, were, be, being, been
• Move direct object (after the verb) to be the
  subject (before the verb)
• No personal pronouns
• I my me
• You your
• We us
• He she