Process Writing: Crayons

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Go to http://manufacturing.stanford.edu

Click on “How Everyday Things are Made.” Click on Products > Crayons

Write 150 words describing how crayons are made. Use the passive for most sentences. Write 2 or 3 paragraphs.

This task should take about 20 minutes.

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Text Box:
Bad Starts
Don’t start sentences with

Also
Although
And
Because
But
Moreover
So

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Text Box: Linking
Link sentences like this

§ The wax is delivered to the factory.
§ The wax is stored in large tanks called silos.

After being delivered to the factory, the wax is stored in large tanks called silos. ________________________________________________________________________

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