Week 5 Homework

Week 5 Homework

Homework for Week 5

?发现和认识存在问题。

?小组:阅读彼此的作文

?1. 文章有中心句(thesis statement)吗?写得好不好?

?2. 文章分段写了吗?主题句(topic sentence)是什么?主题句体现段落的中心意思了吗?

?3. 段落是紧扣文章中心展开的吗?

?根据以上问题为所读文章撰写大纲(outline)

?大纲写在作文试题纸的背面,并署上名字。

格式:

原文作者:

原文题目:

大纲撰写人:

Outline:

套路:具体问题具体分析(blind)

知识:联系哪些知识,如何用(sharpening)

审题:如何做到紧扣题目(relevance)

?Reading & summary: Which part is more relevant considering the possible point to be made?

?development

?知识运用:如何谈development?

?话题相关:慈善、网络时代、消费主义、娱乐至死、营销、流行文化、乌合之众

?切题:express your opinion towards the activity, especially whether the problems found with this kind of activity will finally undermine its original purpose.

?*题目说明与阅读材料:缩小范围,限制话题

Thinking & Writing

?Examining the topic 审题?Determining a thesis 中心思想?Making an outline 结构大纲

?development: summary

?利弊与初衷?Argumentation

Determining a thesis

?Effective thesis statement: what & how?

?What is an effective thesis statement?

?1. A good thesis statement is specific and restricted.

?2. A good thesis statement ties the whole essay together. It gives shape to the form of your essay.

How:Formulating Thesis Statement

?1. Neither too broad nor too narrow

?2. A complete sentence

?3. No announcement of the obvious

?4. An opinion or attitude on a topic instead of the topic itself ?5. Subtopics

?Poor thesis:

?Broad Noun + weak verb + vague, evaluative adjective

?Better thesis

?Specific noun + active verb +specific modifiers ?Inner-city public schools grapple with some serious problems.

?Some of the most serious problems in today’s inner-city public schools are the overcrowded classrooms, the low percentage of trained teachers, and the lack of resources such as textbooks for students.

比较

?1. Insects are fascinating creatures.

?2. Ants are one of nature's most successful insects.

?3. Strength, organization, and communication make ants one of nature's most successful insects.

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