Writing about Advantaages-Disadvantages (Supporting With Parallel Points) Instructor Mihrican Yigit
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WEEK 3
SUPPO
RTING W
ITH PA
RALLEL
POINTS
(ADVANTAGES/DISADVA
NTAGES)
THIS WEEK;
You will write a composition which provides three parallel points to support your main idea.
“Parallel” means belonging to the same category, such as;
Advantages of something,Disadvantages of somethingThree goals (next week)Three types of something(next week)
BEFORE YO
U START;
CHOOSE YO
U TOPIC
AND BRAINST
ORM
ABOUT YOUR MAIN ID
EA
LIVING IN A CITY
Easy
to fin
d job
Many Health
Services
Several Social Activities
High cost of living
crowded
dirty
Develodep educational
opportunities
Then, decide which one to write; advantages
or disadvantages?
INTRODUCTIO
N
HOOK;Start with an interesting beginning about the topic.Write a general, not specific sentence or question
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND INFORMATION;Give some specific informatıon about the topic.Do not give too much details.Write at least two sentences.Your BACKGROUND INFORMATION should be connected to your HOOK.
INTRODUCTION
THESIS STATEMENT;In your last sentence;
Tell the topic,Use specific vocabulary according to the topic you choose such as advantage/benefit, disadvantage/drawbackList the ideas that you are going to talk about in your body paragraph.
INTRODUCTION
BODY
FIRST ADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGE
Transition + Topic sentence + DetailsFirst,… First of all,…
First advantage/disadvantage of… is … (N)First advantage/disadvantage of… is that S + V
One major advantage of ….SECOND ADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGE
Transition + Topic sentence + Details
Second,…Second/Another advantage/disadvantage of… is … (N)
Second/Another advantage/disadvantage of… is that S + VAn additional advantage of…
THIRD ADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGE
Transition + Topic sentence + DetailsFinally,…
The last type/advantage/disadvantage of… is … (N)The last advantage/disadvantage of… is that S + VThe most important advantage/disadvantage of….
A further advantage of …The main advantage of...
CONCLUSION
Use a transition,In conclusion,…In Summary,…To summarize,… To sum up, To conclude,… In short,… In brief,…All in all,…Summing this whole thing up,….)Restate the THESIS STATEMENT with different words.Summarize the BODY paragraph,CLOSE with an advice, prediction, Suggestion, or Opinion.
COMPOSITION STRUCTURE
NOW REMEMBER: A GOOD COMPOSITION:
Is interesting. Is well organized.Uses proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.Has all the elements in the right place.Has a powerful “grabber” HOOK sentence.Gives detailsHas a well-defined thesis statement
Has three different advantage, disadvantage to support the main opinion of the thesis.Has a well-organized body paragraph.Has transitions to order ideas.Concludes by “mirroring” the introduction by repeating the thesis and the 3 supporting reasons and leaves the reader with a strong CLOSURE to remember.