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2019/12/18,Part2WritingtheIntroductoryParagraph,1.FunctionsoftheIntroduction2.Howtointroducethetopic3.Howtowritethethesisstatement4.WritingPractice,2019/12/18,Problems,1.ThesisStatement2.TopicSentence3.ThesisRestatemente.g.Inmyopinion,same-sexmarriageshouldbelegalized.,2019/12/18,FunctionsoftheIntroduction,1.Capturethereadersinterest2.Providebackgroundinformation(introducethetopic)3.Statethemainideainathesisstatement,2019/12/18,Introducethetopic,Useoneoracombinationofthefollowingtechniques:1)Movefromgeneraltospecific2)Useananecdote3)Useaquotation4)Askaquestion5)Presentfactsandstatistics,2019/12/18,1.Movefromgeneraltospecific,“Afunnel(漏斗)introduction”fromgeneralstatementsonthesubjecttoonethesisstatement.Resembleafunnel,wideatthetopandnarrowatthebottom.,2019/12/18,Anexample,Weliveintheageoftechnology.Everyday,newtechnologyappears,rangingfrommini-CDsthatcontainentireencyclopediasofinformationtogiantspacetelescopesthatcansendphotographsofdistantstarsbacktoEarth.Ofallthenewtechnologicalwonders,personalcomputershaveprobablyhadthegreatestinfluenceonthedailylivesofaveragepeople.Throughcomputers,wecannowtalktopeopleinanycountry,researchanytopic,work,shop,bank,andentertainourselves.Personalcomputershaveespeciallyrevolutionizedcommunication,entertainmentandbusinesspracticesinthepasttwentyyears.,2019/12/18,Exercise:Rewriteeachparagraph,Ex.1(1)Therefore,workaholicslifestylescanaffecttheirfamilies,sociallives,andhealth.(2)Becausetheyworksomanyhours,workaholicsmaynotspendenoughtimeinleisureactivities.(3)Nowadays,manymenandwomenworkinlaw,accounting,realestate,andbusiness.(4)Thesepeopleareseriousaboutbecomingsuccessful;theyworklonghoursduringtheweekandevenonweekends,sotheyarecalled“workaholics.”Key:3421,2019/12/18,Ex.2(1)Therefore,anyonewhowantstodrivemustcarryadriverslicense.(2)Itisdividedintofoursteps:studyingthetrafficlaws,takingthewrittentest,learningtodrive,andtakingthedrivingtest.(3)Gettingadriverslicenseisacomplicatedprocess.(4)Drivingacarisanecessityintodaysbusysociety,anditisalsoaspecialprivilege.Key:4132,2019/12/18,Ex.3(1)Duringthisperiod,childrenseparatethemselvesfromtheirparentsandbecomeindependent.(2)Teenagersexpresstheirseparatenessmostvividlyintheirchoiceofclothes,hairstyles,music,andvocabulary.(3)Theteenageyearsbetweenchildhoodandadulthoodareaperiodofgrowthandseparation.Key:312,2019/12/18,2.Useananecdote,Relateaninterestingstorythatwillinterestthereaderinthesubject.Newspapersandmagazinewritersfrequentlyusethistechnique.,2019/12/18,3.Useaquotation,-Quoteanauthorityonyoursubject-Useaninterestingquotationfromanarticle-Useaproverb-Useafavoritesayingofafriendorrelative,2019/12/18,4.Askaquestion,Askoneormorequestions.Toengagethereadersinthetopicrightaway.Theywillwanttoreadoninordertofindtheanswerstothequestions.,2019/12/18,5.Presentfactsandstatistics,Presentsomeinterestingfactsorstatisticstoestablishcredibility.e.g.Statisticsshowthat.,2019/12/18,Exercise:identifythetechniqueortechniques,Onestudentlooksathisneighborsexampaperandquicklycopiestheanswers.Anotherstudentfindsoutthequestionsonatestbeforeherclasstakesitandtellsherfriends.Stillanotherstudentsneaksasheetofpaperwithformulaswrittenonitintothetestroom.Whataboutyou?Wouldyoubetemptedtocheatonanexamifyouknewyouwouldntgetcaught?Accordingtoarecentnationalsurvey,40percentofAmericanteenagerswouldcheatunderthatcondition.Whatiscausingtheepidemicofcheatinginourschools?Moststudentscheatontestsbecausetheyfeelpressuretogetintoagoodcollege,becausetheywanttoavoidthehoursofstudyingtheyneedinordertogethighgrades,orsimplybecausetheyarenotconcernedwithhonesty.Key:anecdote,question,statistics,2019/12/18,WritethethesisStatement,Usuallythelastsentenceoftheintroductoryparagraph.Controltheinformationforanentireessay.-Ittellswhethertheessayisgoingtodiscusscausesandeffects,reasons,orexamples;whethertheessayisgoingtoclassify,describe,narrate,orexplainaprocess.,2019/12/18,Sample1:Peoplehavealwayscreatedconveniencestomakelifeeasier.Onesuchmoderninventionisthecomputer,whichhasimprovedmanyaspectsofourlives,especiallyinthefieldofeducation.Becauseofcomputertechnology,highereducationtodayhasthreemajorconveniences:lecturevariety,easyresearch,andtime-savingwriting.,2019/12/18,Sample2:RecentlytherehasbeengrowinginterestinlearningChineseasaforeignlanguageasChina,theancientorientalcountry,becomesmorepowerfulandinfluentialininternationalaffairs.AnditiscertainlyworthwhileforforeignerstolearnChinesesinceitwillofferthemgoldenopportunitiesforpersonaldevelopmentaswellasanaccesstothesplendidChineseculture.,2019/12/18,*Fortheexamplesabove,whataspectsofthesubjectdoestheessaydevelop?,2019/12/18,Examples:Aretheygoodthesisstatements?,1.Iamgoingtodiscusstheeffectsofradiation.onlyatopicTheeffectsofradiationareoftenunpredictable.Arguable,2019/12/18,2.Cowsproducemilk.onlyafactThemilkcowsproduceisnotalwaysfitforhumanconsumption.arguable3.Therearemanyadvantagesanddisadvantagestogoingtocollegeforfurtherstudies.notanarguablepointTheadvantagestogoingtocollegeforfurtherstudiesfaroutweighthedisadvantages.arguable,2019/12/18,4.GoingtocollegeintheMidwestcanbefun,andIfoundthatlivinginasuburbofalargecityisthebestwaytolivewhileatcollege.morethanoneideaGoingtocollegeintheMidwestcanbefun.arguable,2019/12/18,Whatmakeagoodthesisstatement,1.Thethesisstatementisacompletesentence,butisnotwrittenasaquestion.2.Thewritersopinionisincludedinthethesisstatement,whichneedstobeexplainedorproved.3.Thethesisstatementshouldbebroadenoughtogenerateideasanddetailstowriteabout,butnarrowenoughtokeepafocus.*4.Onemainideaisexpressedinthethesisstatement.5.Thethesisstatementhelpstoorganizetheessay.,2019/12/18,Exercises,A.Studythefollowingstatementscarefullyanddecideifthestatementcanbeathesisstatementornot.,2019/12/18,1)Theadvantagesofmajoringinengineering.No2)WhydoIwanttobealawyer?No3)ThedifferencesbetweenSichuanandHunancuisine.No4)Knowingaforeignlanguagecanbebeneficialtoanyone.Yes,2019/12/18,5)IwouldliketodiscussmyviewsontheOlympicGames.No6)Studentsshouldbeallowedtomanagethebookstore.Yes7)WhenIfirstcametotheUnitedStates,Iwasntusedtoeatinginfast-foodplaces,andIwasamazedattheshoppingcenters.No,2019/12/18,B.Studythefollowingstatements,whicharenotthesisstatements.Rewriteeachofthesentencestomakeitathesisstatement.,2019/12/18,1)IamgoingtoexplainwhyIdecidedtogotocollege.Revised:Choosingtogotocollegewasadifficultdecision.2)Thehazardsofstoringchemicalwastes.Revised:Storingchemicalwastescanproducemanyhazards.,2019/12/18,3)Iamgoingtodescribemyhome.Revised:Myhometownhassomeinterestingsights.4)Therearemanysimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenlifeinthecountryandlifeinthecity.Revised:Differencesbetweenlifeinthecountryandlifeinthecityfaroutweighthesimilarities.,2019/12/18,Writingpractice:Topicsfordiscussion,1.Typesofmovies(Division)2.Same-sexmarriageshould/shouldnotbelegalized.(Argument)3.Theinternetrevolution(Exposition),2019/12/18,Homework,GoonwritingaboutthesametopicandwriteIntroductioninatleast3sentencesandatleast40words,usingthetechniqueswelearntoday.Deadline:aweekfromtoday,Room605,
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