WRITING REVIEW

GROUPWORK

PARTICIPANTS:

OBJECTIVE:

INSTRUCTIONS:

The objective of this exercise is to remember the main points to keep in mind to write a persuasive
essay, as well as, revise the weakest points observed in the first essay you wrote.

1. You´ll see fragments of a persuasive essay: IS BREAKFAST NECESSARY?

2. Work in groups. Each answers is a group decision.
3. Complete or highlight the responses, according to the exercise.

Is breakfast necessary?
EXERCISE 1:

This is the example of a possible introduction for the essay (OUTLINE) . Find at least 3 problems
and make a list in the table below:

Many people, especially young people, go through the day without having breakfast. Many people

believe that it is not necessary, or they say that they do not have time for that, and begin their day

with no meal. I believe that everyone should eat breakfast before going to his or her activities. The

purpose of this paper is to show the importance of breakfast, especially for students.
This introduction has been corrected. Here, highlight the hook and the thesis:

Many people, especially young people, go through the day without having breakfast. Breakfast is

the first meal of a day, usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking

the fasting period of the previous night.  There is a strong likelihood for one or more "typical", or

"traditional", breakfast menus to exist in most places, but their composition varies widely from place to

place, and has varied over time, so that globally a very wide range of preparations and ingredients are

now associated with breakfast. Many people believe that it is not necessary, or they say that they

do not have time for that, and begin their day with no meal. However, having breakfast has many

benefits for people such as keeping them healthy, control of weight and a considerable

improvement in their daily performance.

EXERCISE 2:

This is the outline of the body paragraph. Find the problems in each topic sentence or
supporting words/ideas :

It helps people be healthy.

Sicknesses

Heart

Doctor.

The food people get in the morning can be determined to control poople´s weight.

Balance ingredients.

Not to feel hungry during the day.

Daily performance.

Active.

Tiredness.

Energetic.

PROBLEMS FOUND IN TOPIC SENTENCE 1

PROBLEMS FOUND IN TOPIC SENTENCE 2

PROBLEMS FOUND IN TOPIC SENTENCE 3

EXERCISE 3:

This is the conclusion of the essay (OUTLINE). Find the problems:

To sum up, Having breakfast has many benefits for people such as keeping them healthy, control

of weight and a considerable improvement in their daily performance.