Find a paragraph that you think is emphatic or well-written.

Find a paragraph that you think is emphatic or well-written.

Discussion 5.1: Emphatic Writing
Step 1 Research a paragraph.

Using course materials and the Internet, research a paragraph you think is emphatic of well-written.

Find a paragraph that you think is emphatic or well-written.
Type or copy and paste the paragraph into your post.
Include information about the source’s author, title, and publication/URL.
Step 2Post a response to the discussion board.
Analyze the paragraph and respond to the following questions and, if it’s relevant, include your own personal experience:

What makes it emphatic? How does it effectively use subjects and verbs?
How does it effectively arrange old and new information?
How does it use coordination or subordination effectively to convey the relationships between ideas?
Step 3Read and respond to other students’ posts.
Read other students’ posts and respond to at least two of them. In addition to other comments you may have, address the following in your response posts:

Comment on the author’s analysis. Why do you agree or disagree with author’s analysis?
What else can you say about the emphatic qualities of the sentences?
Use your personal experience, if it’s relevant, to support or debate at least two other students’ posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues professionally and provide examples to support opinions.