Activity: Rewriting Statements

Now that you have read about being specific in personal writing, practice rewriting the following topic sentences. Answers will vary, but you can check your responses against the answer key after you are done.

Rewriting Statements Activity

Read the following statements which would require outside sources and research to support; rewrite them, so they could be supported by first-hand experience as personal writing.

To give some examples:

Dogs make great companions.  

Rewrite: My dog Greta is an awesome companion to me.
 
McDonalds is a terrible place to work. 

Rewrite: I really dislike my job at McDonalds.

  1. The Prius is a great car.
    Rewrite:

  2. There are many reasons to consider pursuing the field of nursing.
    Rewrite:

  3. Year round school would be a really good idea.
    Rewrite:

  4. Television gets in the way of family togetherness.
    Rewrite:

  5. The bus system in my home town is terrible.
    Rewrite:

After you have rewritten the sentences, compare them to the answer key. Note that the answer key is just examples and your sentences will likely be different, but it should give you a sense of some directions you could take.

Source: Erin Severs
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