Title:My Job at an Apple Plant
Introduction & thesis:
Opening remarks or hook ...................................................................... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Working at an apple plant was my worst job because the work was physically hard; the pay was very poor; and, most importantly, the working conditions were dismal.
Paragraph 1: Hard work
Topic sentence: First of all, the job made enormous demands on my
strength and energy.
a) rolled cartons for ten hours daily
b) dragged 14 wooden skids to trailer
c) performed the stacking work of 2 men
Paragraph 2: Poor pay
Topic sentence: I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so
much if the pay had not been so poor.
a) paid the minimum wage
b) felt compelled to take as much overtime as possible
c) averaged over sixty hours a week but earned less than $100.00
Paragraph 3: Bad working conditions
Topic sentence: But even more than the low pay, what the upset me
about my apple plant job was the working conditions.
a) humorless supervisor kept breakneck routine at assembly line
b) working temperatures near zero-degree
c) lack of job companionship
Conclusion:
a) restate the thesis
b) Give a summary or state your overall impression or both
c) Closing remarks (close with a quotation, anecdote, recommendation, warning, prediction, etc.)
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TitleMy Job at an Apple PlantIntroduction & thesis Opening r.docx
1. Title:My Job at an Apple Plant
Introduction & thesis:
Opening remarks or hook
......................................................................
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
……Working at an apple plant was my worst job because the
work was physically hard; the pay was very poor; and, most
importantly, the working conditions were dismal.
Paragraph 1: Hard work
Topic sentence: First of all, the job made enormous demands
on my
strength and energy.
a) rolled cartons for ten hours daily
b) dragged 14 wooden skids to trailer
c) performed the stacking work of 2 men
Paragraph 2: Poor pay
Topic sentence: I would not have minded the difficulty of the
work so
much if the pay had not been so poor.
a) paid the minimum wage
b) felt compelled to take as much overtime as possible
c) averaged over sixty hours a week but earned less than
$100.00
Paragraph 3: Bad working conditions
Topic sentence: But even more than the low pay, what the upset
2. me
about my apple plant job was the working
conditions.
a) humorless supervisor kept breakneck routine at assembly line
b) working temperatures near zero-degree
c) lack of job companionship
Conclusion:
a) restate the thesis
b) Give a summary or state your overall impression or both
c) Closing remarks (close with a quotation, anecdote,
recommendation, warning, prediction, etc.)
