Name: ______________________________
Writing about Your Neighborhood
A.
Brainstorming: Think about the neighborhood where you live. What do you like about it?
What do you dislike about it? Put your ideas in the chart below.
Things I like: Things I dislike:
B.
Decide if you want to write about what you like or what you dislike. Choose two of the things you like or dislike. Organize your paragraph in the outline below:
I really like (or dislike) my neighbor for a couple of reasons:
1.
Give 1st reason: _______________________________________________________ a.
Example showing this reason?____________________________________________ b.
Another example? _________________________________________
2.
Give a 2 nd reason: ___________________________________________________ a.
Example showing this reason?____________________________________________ b.
Another example? _________________________________________

C.
Write a paragraph below: follow your outline, use the model on page 62 as example.