Question

1. Read the following passage and use it to respond to the prompt. (15 points)

Shopping at Value X
While many people recognize the benefits of shopping at discount stores, there is one store that seems to offer the best shopping experience: Value X. Value X provides great prices on high-quality products, excellent customer service, and extra perks for frequent shoppers. Customers can purchase items they can trust at Value X. From clothes to household needs, such as towels and small appliances, our products are inexpensive and made to last. In addition, the employees at Value X are great. If a shopper is looking for something and cannot find it, any of the Value X employees is available to assist him or her. Finally, the Value X Rewards Program provides regular customers with additional savings when they spend a certain amount of money within a month. Customers who belong to the Value X Rewards Program also receive free popcorn and drinks each time they shop at the store. It is hard to beat the value and experience that Value X offers for today's shopper.

Instructions:
In one or two sentences, describe the organizational pattern of the passage "Shopping at Value X." Then, write a short passage on a topic of your choosing that uses the same organizational pattern. Be sure your passage fits the organizational pattern, clearly introduces the topic, and develops the topic with details.


2. Think of something that you do well that you could teach someone else. For example, maybe you know how to bake brownies or ride a bicycle. Write a description of that task that someone could use to complete it. Organize your description using headings or a numbered or bulleted list. (15 points)


3. Read the following job description from Marco's Lawn Care website.

Looking for an exciting opportunity to join a company where you can grow? Marco's Lawn Care is the place for you! We have a variety of openings for people interested in joining our lawn care team. Even if you've never mowed a lawn or planted flowers, you may still be a good fit with Marco's Lawn Care. We are looking for people who are willing to work hard and who don't mind getting dirty. We're also interested in candidates who can work flexible schedules, who can problem solve, and who have their own transportation since we service lawns in several different towns. Please send a résumé and cover letter to: Marco Andrews, Owner, Marco's Lawn Care, 444 Grass Lane, Green, LA 12345.

Instructions:
Write a cover letter to include in your application for this job. Your cover letter should address the audience effectively and include a salutation, an introduction, at least one body paragraph, and a closing. You may make up details about your work experience to fit the job description. (15 points)

Answer 1

1. Passage Prompt

It can be characterized as an advertising informative text. First, it introduces the establishment it's going to inform the audience about, then it states why the customer should chose for it instead of the competition, followed by detailed justification through products categorization and high quality service providing, and finally it closes with perks providing to loyal customers, restating that their services are better than the competitions', on the conclusion.

Passage that uses the same organizational pattern:

A pill to treat anxiety and overweight:

Many pharmaceutical companies offer medicines to treat anxiety and an alternative to people who have face a hard time with diets. But none offer a solution to both in one! We bring to you Anxiet, the one-of-a-kind pill that helps in both your anxiety and nutrition treatments. Anxiet acts through blocking your hunger brain receivers while simultaneously inhibiting the synapses responsible for transmitting the anxious feeling. In other words, it makes you less hungry whenever you feel it (allowing you to improve your dietary education) and calmer when dealing with stressful situations (which for itself helps you eat less whenever you feel hungry, and actually less hungry all the time). Besides that, our product's very name already helps you treat your anxiety, since because it's so easy to remember, you avoid getting anxious for trying to remember some pill's name you've taken or to find out a new medicine for it!

These being two of the major illness present in America today, we are sure of the importance of Anxiet in everyday americans' life.

2. Task Description

How to Bake a Meringue

It's a very simple recipe. First you'll need the following ingredients:

• 1 tecup of egg white.
• 2 teacups of refined sugar.

Then follow these instructions:

Cook both on low heat until the sugar's full melt; Then take it to the blender and blend it until a consistent dough is formed (if you turn the bowl upside down, the dough won't fall).

Place the dough distributed in small unities on a waxed paper covered baking dish, and put it in the oven to cook on low heat until it dries (for approximately 2 hours). And it's done.

3. Cover Letter

Mr. Marco,

I'm writting to you to apply for a job positiong at Marco's Lawn Care. I'm Mike, 23, and I believe my qualities truly match your demands.

I consider myself to be a real hard worker and I don't mind getting my hands dirty either. Both could be proved by my experiences as a diner's auxiliary cook for 8 months and summer camp lifeguard in last Summer. And although I don't have any work experience with lawns properly, I grew up watching my grandfather, which had came from a countryside town, take care of his own lawn his whole life. He always refused to have someone paid for doing it and through him I could have an idea of what it takes to take care of it, and even aid him a few times.

For all these reasons, it would definitely fill me with joy being able to joing your team.

Grateful for you consideration,

Michael Myers

Answer 2

1. First I want to explain to you why we use Paragraph organization patterns, and this is because it allows describing different ways in which a text can be organized taking into account its characteristics and what the writer wishes to convey. This with the objective that readers understand more easily paragraphs, essays, or chapters. The organizational pattern of the passage "shopping at value X" is The list of items pattern, because this pattern consists of presenting in a list form the reasons, facts, examples or characteristics that support the main idea of the text, in order to explain in detail the features or properties about something, which in this case is that Value X offers the best shopping experience.

Passage with the List of items Pattern.

In the business world, there are many factors that are part of economic development and positioning. But there is a factor that everyone knows is the main resource of a company, this is human talent because through them companies can grow or deteriorate. Only with the support of human talent, companies can achieve their objectives, perform daily tasks, apply knowledge in specific activities and even human talent is responsible for replicating the image of a company in the market. Currently, it has become essential to have a team of qualified employees, committed and involved with the goals of the organization. Human talent guarantees that the company fulfills its daily tasks and therefore generates optimal and effective results, transforming knowledge into productive activities. In addition to this, having workers who are comfortable with their work, generates a pleasant working climate, which positively impacts the image of the organization in society. Based on the above, which demonstrates the importance of human resources and the positive effects that this resource provides to organizations, it is also important to recognize that if the personnel of a company is not managed correctly it can produce negative results and therefore the deterioration of an organization.

2. HOW TO MAKE A THREE KIND OF MILK DESSERT

To make three kinds of milk dessert we require the following ingredients:

1. Liquid milk

2. Condensed milk

3. Milk cream

4. Unflavored gelatin

5. Rectangular cookies (salty or sweet)

6. A glass or plastic container

7. A metal pot.

8. A blender.

Step by step to make the dessert:

1. Pour all the contents of the unflavored gelatin plus 1/4 of liquid milk into a metal pot, boil this mixture and stir constantly until a smooth cream is generated.

2. Pour the mixture prepared in step 1 into the blender and add a condensed milk cup, a liquid milk cup, and a milk cream cup. Turn on the blender and mix until a smooth cream with all the ingredients is generated.

3. Place the cookies in the bottom in the glass or plastic container.

4. Pour all the contents of the blender into the container over the cookies.

5. Place an extra layer of cookies on the cream that you just poured into the container.

6. Place the container in the freezer for approximately 3 or 4 hours and then place it in the refrigerator.

7. Dessert of three kinds of milk ready to enjoy.

3. COVER LETTER FOR JOB APPLICATION

January 22, 2019.

Marco Andrews

Lawn care from Marco's owner

444 Grass Lane, Green, LA 12345

Dear Mr. Marco Andrews.

I am writing for the purpose of applying to the vacancy to be part of your company. I am a proactive, hard-working, dedicated and honest person. I saw the job offer on the website and I would like to be able to participate in your selection process to obtain this position.

I have 4 years of experience working as a gardener; I know the different types of plants and the special care that should be taken with the grass and flowers. I have always worked independently so I have my own transportation and I have the availability to take me out of the city if it is necessary. Also, I can work in flexible schedules and I have the entire attitude to learn and put into practice new knowledge.

I include my resume with the corresponding certifications so that you can verify my academic level and my experience.

I thank you very much for the opportunity to apply for this job offer and I hope my profile will be selected for the position.

Please feel free to email me or call me. My cell phone is 555-656-4443. I hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,

Andrea Turriago.