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Advanced English Writing
Week 4
Lesson plan
1. Announcement
– English Clinic
2. Review: Unity and Coherence
3. Quiz
4. Practice #1
5. Chapter 7: Comparison essay
6. Outlines
1. Announcements
• The English Clinic is a one-on-one tutoring service (for conversation and writing).
• You can sign up via hss.kaist.ac.kr (School of Humanities and Social Sciences website). It is quite easy to do with your smartphone.
2. Review: Unity and Coherence
1. Unity One idea per paragraph
2. Coherence
Repeat key nouns
Use consistent pronouns
Use transition signals
3. Quiz • You have 5 minutes to complete the quiz.
4. Comparison essays: overview
Organization Point-by-point
Block
Signal words Comparison
Contrast (concession/opposition)
4. Practice #1
• Complete the following sheet. Work with a partner and make decisions together.
5. Chapter 7: Comparison essays
Organization Point-by-point
Block
Signal words Comparison
Contrast (concession/opposition)
5. Organization
• Point-by-point: – Each point of comparison becomes the topic of a
body paragraph.
– Multi-paragraph essay.
– I want you to focus on this kind of organization!
• Block: – Arrange all similarities in one paragraph and all
difference in another paragraph.
– 4-paragraph essay
5. Organization Outlines
Point-by-point Block
I. Introduction I. Introduction
Thesis: In light of the ever quickening pace at which Apple products are released, the technological specifications and design of current-generation and last-generation iPhones will be reviewed.
II. Body II. Body
1. Display (iPhone 6 and iPhone 5s) 1. iPhone 6: Display, Hardware, Design
2. Hardware (iPhone 6 and iPhone 5s) 2. iPhone 5s: Display, Hardware, Design
3. Design (iPhone 6 and iPhone 5s)
III. Conclusion III. Conclusion
5. Signal words
• Compare:
– There are similar transition phrases, subordinators, and coordinators.
– See page 141
• Contrast: – There are signal words for unexpected results on p.143
– There are signal words for direct opposites on p. 144.
6. Outlines
• Creating a proper outline is VERY IMPORTANT!
– An outline needs the following:
• Visible divisions between major and minor information.
• Your thesis statement.
• The topic sentences of your body paragraphs.
• Key words supporting the topic sentences.
• Your concluding thoughts.
6. Outlines
• Complete the sheet I have given you.
• Think of a topic for a comparison essay with your partner. You may need to do some research on your phones.
• Here are some examples: 1. Compare the theories of Newton and Einstein.
2. Compare the ideas about cosmology before and after Galileo.
3. Compare and contrast daily life before and after a significant discovery or invention, like electricity, microscope, or automobile.
4. Compare and contrast life before and after the Korean war.
6. Outlines
• Complete your outlines in class or finish them for homework.
• Please submit your outlines tomorrow.
• Office: 1315