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1. Brainstorm ideas and use the information from class discussions to develop your writing.
2. Make sure your paragraph starts with a topic sentence that directly responds to the prompt and ends with a concluding sentence that rephrases your topic sentence. Make sure that your topic sentence has a clear controlling idea.
3. Use both general and specific support to explain your topic sentence. 
4. You must use at least two vocabulary words from Vocabulary #1. Underline the words.
5. The paragraph should be between 175-250 words. Include word count at the end.  (185 words, for example) 
6. You must use at least three adverb clauses and/or adverb phrases. Highlight the adverb clauses/phrases.
7. The paragraph must be typed and double-spaced.