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Earl J. Noble
I rock, you rock, we rock together.
• Greetings
• [email protected]• If you email me, please use
the code in the subject line every time.
Welcome! How was your
weekend?
Fantastic!
Email coding
[name] [class days] [class type] [room number] [keyword]
Example:
Happy Girl WF 307 blog address
Take a deep breath and then say:
• I love speaking English.
• I am calm and relaxed when I speak English.
• I am not shy or scared. • I am not afraid to make mistakes.
• Mistakes help me to learn and improve my English.
• I always try my best.
Class Mantra
Previously in the course
• The Word– Truth-functionality of words– The definition of the word is the criteria for the
thought you wish to express.– Appropriate words
• Not “really, really big” but “enormous”• Not “sounds kinda true but not” but “specious”
– Write what you mean, so you mean what you write.
Paragraph Structure
• Topic sentence– The main idea of the paragraph.
• Supporting sentences– Sentences that develop the idea of the paragraph
• Concluding sentences/transitional sentences– Not necessarily used
Topic Sentences
• Topic sentences have two parts:– The topic– A controlling idea
• Topic sentences are complete sentences.• Topic sentences should be general but not too
general.
Good Topic Sentences
• Example:Hye-ji owns a coffee shop in Gungdong that is
popular with university students.Topic: Hye-ji
Controlling idea: owns a coffee shop in Gungdong that is popular
with university students.
Bad Topic Sentences
• Hye-ji’s coffee shop.– Sentence is incomplete
• Hye-ji owns a coffee shop– Too general
• Hye-ji owns a coffee shop in Gungdong frequented by university students who spend an average of \12,500 per visit.– Too specific
Supporting sentences
• Supporting sentences develop the idea of the topic sentence by either explaining or proving the controlling idea.
• This is usually performed by using statistics, examples , or quotations.
Good supporting sentences
• The average check of a student in a coffee shop in Gungdong is \3,500 but the average check of a university student in Hye-ji’s coffee shop is \12,500.
• Hye-ji’s coffee shop is frequently busy when other coffee shops in proximity are empty.
• “My friends and I love Hye-ji’s coffee shop.” said Eunjoo “The coffee is freshly roasted and the free wi-fi makes it a good place to study and relax.”
Poor Supporting Sentences
• Hye-ji is a single mother and small business owner.
• Hye-ji’s coffee shop puts up their Christmas decorations in October.
• Hye-ji used to own bar but went into a drug rehabilitation program so now she owns a coffee shop.
• Gungdong is not adjacent to KAIST.
Hye-ji owns a coffee shop in Gungdong that is popular with university students. Hye-ji’s coffee shop is frequently busy when other coffee shops in proximity are empty. The average check of a student in a coffee shop in Gungdong is \3,500 but the average check of a university student in Hye-ji’s coffee shop is \12,500. “My friends and I love Hye-ji’s coffee shop.” said Eunjoo “The coffee is freshly roasted and the free wi-fi makes it a good place to study and relax.” With great coffee, wi-fi, and Chungnam University and KAIST nearby, it’s easy too see why Hye-ji’s coffee shop is popular.
Concluding sentences
• Concluding sentences show the end of the paragraph has been reached.
• Concluding sentences summarize the points of the paragraph or restate/reinforce the topic sentence.
Transitional Sentences
• Transitional sentences introduce the idea of the next paragraph.