Write two paragraphs that use a change of focus. Review the Change of Focus section in Lesson Two, ELEMENTS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Then prepare yourself by answering the following questions to write two paragraphs in which you utilize a change of focus in the second paragraph. 1. What is the main idea of your first paragraph? 2. What is the main idea of your second paragraph? 3. Which of the eight types of focus (time, place, action, mood, point of view, speaker, idea, or step) will you use to change the focus of the second paragraph? 4. Type the first sentence of the second paragraph. This sentence should contain the word or words you will use to link the two paragraphs. 5. Type the final draft.

Athesis statement is not a.a question; it is your answer to a research question that you will address in your essay b.your position on a topic you will address in your persuasive essay c.about the topic of your persuasive essay.it is about the opposite position

Ow does the author reveal katina's initial excitement about her internship? a) by showing how katina responds to conflict b) by describing how katina felt at the end of the day c) by showing how katina interacts with other characters d) by describing how katina selected her clothes with care

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.