Paragraph Coherence & Direction #2

Using clues in the sentences I've given you, rearrange the sentence in the order Emily intended.  (From Emily Williams'

"If It Makes You Happy: Prozac, The Most Important Breakthrough of the Century.")

Which sentence does not belong?  ________  Why not?
 

Topic sentence ________
first main sentence ________
second main sentence ________
third main sentence ________
fourth main sentence ________
fifth main sentence ________
sixth main sentence ________
 

Why did you chose sentence _____ as the topic sentence?
 
 

Why did you put the sentences in this particular order?  What helped you to do so?
 
 

What do you think the paragraph BEFORE this one discussed?  Why?
 
 

Write the transitional topic sentence for the NEXT paragraph.  What's your rational for this topic sentence?

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[1] He continues to say, "Prozac is not a wonder drug. People on Prozac do not have unusual or sensational results, but they do have good antidepressant effects" (7).
 

[2] However, Dr. Randolph Catlin, chief of Mental Health at Harvard University Mental Health Services, assures that Prozac can only reduce the feeling of depression; it cannot create or change underlying personality.
 

[3] Many mistakenly argue that taking antidepressants alters one’s personality.
 

[4] Despite its proven effectiveness, the development of Prozac stirred several public controversies.
 

[5] The public can legitimately put to rest outdated worries about Prozac’s power to hide or create personality traits.
 

[6] This label sent a message to the public saying depressed people took Prozac to hide from their troubles.
 

[7] When scientists first introduced Prozac into the market, the media called it a "happy drug."
 

[8] Barbara Bihm and Billie Ann Wilson explain that neurotransmitters, or "chemical messengers", move through the synaptic space between transmitters and receptors in the brain (see figure 1).

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Answer

Despite its proven effectiveness, the development of Prozac stirred several public controversies. When scientists first introduced Prozac into the market, the media called it a "happy drug." This label sent a message to the public saying depressed people took Prozac to hide from their troubles. Many mistakenly argue that taking antidepressants alters one’s personality. However, Dr. Randolph Catlin, chief of Mental Health at Harvard University Mental Health Services, assures that Prozac can only reduce the feeling of depression; it cannot create or change underlying personality. He continues to say, "Prozac is not a wonder drug. People on Prozac do not have unusual or sensational results, but they do have good antidepressant effects" (7). The public can legitimately put to rest outdated worries about Prozac’s power to hide or create personality traits.

Does not belong: Barbara Bihm and Billie Ann Wilson explain that neurotransmitters, or "chemical messengers", move through the synaptic space between transmitters and receptors in the brain (see figure 1).