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Brannan: A Writer's Workshop
A Writer's Workshop: Crafting Paragraphs, Building Essays
Bob Brannan, Johnson County Community College
Defining Ideas-Combining Patterns of Development

Writing On and Offline

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Directions: Think of a word used as slang that has a separate formal meaning (for example, "cool," "sweet," "wicked," etc.) Write a paragraph that describes a setting in which you would use the word as slang. Then, visit the Merriam-Webster's online dictionary and find the word's formal meaning. Write a second paragraph that explains the difference in the two (or more) meanings. Is one definition the "true" meaning? How do listeners know the difference?

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Directions: What do you mean by "happiness"? Freewrite about the concept for a few minutes. Write an informal essay that defines happiness.









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