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2/23/2015

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As you remember from earlier posts, when you write a research paper or a formal essay, you always need a thesis and a plan of attack.  Plans of attack (and many other tasks related to paraphrasing) ask you to group, rephrase, or simplify your ideas into just a few words.  Some people find this to be a little tricky, so I wanted to offer you a way to practice.  Below, you will find a series of bolded words and italicized words.  Italicized words are specific examples or illustrations.  Bolded words are the categories.  I want you to match examples with the correct category.  There will be multiple examples for each category.

Skill, Feeling, Aspect, Value, Trait, Issue, Symbol, Talent

Singing, Happy, Positivity, Jealous, Greedy, Greed, The Bald Eagle, Lonely, The American Flag, Fairness, The Star-Spangled Banner, Honesty, Justice, Dancing, Writing, Public Speaking, Cancer, Freedom, Crime, Performing, Drought, Jealousy, Funding for Cancer Research, Weather Patterns, Drug Abuse

When you have your groups, you can share them in the comment box or check back Friday for my answers.       


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