Four well-developed paragraphs:
A two-paragraph summary of Diane Ackerman's "Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall" 0n pages 438-442 of our text.
And a paragraph where you reflect or respond to her text.
When referring to the author in the first sentence of each summary, the following three templates:
1. Diane Ackerman, author of "________," writes about the process of_____.
2. She also describes "________."
3. Ackerman also explains how "________."
Develop your summary by identifying main ideas, including major details, and by providing short quotations from each text.
One paragraph response: develop your response paragraph by sharing your own thoughts, connecting your own experiences or observations, or things you have read in the news. You can find the sample seminar paper under the "Files" tab to the left.
A paragraph that identifies the different steps in the process that Ackerman describes in "Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall." For example, the process of making toast includes four steps: putting the toast in the toaster, taking the toast from the toaster, buttering it, and eating it. How many different steps does she describe as the leaves turn colo