Lab session 7
Writing
Summaries and Opinion paragraphs.
Dear students,
Today we will keep working on summaries and opinion paragraphs to
sharpen your writing skills and this time it is going to be IN PAIRS.
You are going to work with a classmate to write a summary and an opinion essay. The idea is to reinforce these
contents.
Let´s review some ideas:
A summary :
1. is a condensed version
of a larger reading or listening.
2. must be concise
3. uses your own words
expressed briefly
4. answers to:Who? What? When? Where?
Why? How?
Taken
from: http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/writing_a_summary.htm
With all these fresh
ideas on your mind, have a look at the
following video about Roald Dahl a well-known british author ,and write down a
summary of his life.
following video about Roald Dahl a well-known british author ,and write down a
summary of his life.
Taken from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A48OHQ5SlIo
Activity 1
Roahl Dahl's life: Write down a page summary, include a picture of him . 8 points.
Roahl Dahl's life: Write down a page summary, include a picture of him . 8 points.
Activity 2:
Discussion
Now have a look at the following
picture and read the thought it contains.
Activity 2
Now,
please answer the following questions in your notebooks:
4 points.
·
1.What do you think about what Wilde
declares?
·
2.Do you agree or disagree with him?
·
3.What are your main reasons of why
you agree or disagree with him? Support your ideas.
·
4.What would be your final thought (
personal thought)regarding this topic?
Activity 3 :Project. 15 points
There are many topics that are
controversial in our world ; among them the
use of robots in different fields.
use of robots in different fields.
First of all do a Webquest about this interesting topic; then check the link provided
below.
But ...What is a web quest?
A Web Quest is "an
inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that
learners interact with comes from resources on the internet.
WebQuests are based on constructivist learning theory and
have been a part of project-based learning and teaching in mainstream
education for some time, but they also have a multitude of applications in
ESL/EFL, both in ESL/EFL classes that are focused on content/or theme-based
learning and in teacher training.
Now...go for the information:
Now, follow the next steps to write your
opinion essay about ROBOTS.
1.
Read the article, suggest a catchy title and think about what your opinion is.
2.
Brainstorm: think about what you want
to say and write down all your ideas.
3.
Choose the most interesting or relevant
ideas to support your opinion.
4.
Organize the ideas into paragraphs and
put the paragraphs in order:
Opening paragraph: state the topic and give
your opinion. Introduce 3 ideas that support your opinion.
Body paragraphs (3 paragraphs): each paragraph
develops one idea that supports your opinion.
Conclusion paragraph: summarize your
opinion and give a final recommendation.
5. Write a draft.
6. Edit your draft: check spelling,
grammar and punctuation. ( might use the computer tool for that)
7. Have your draft edited by the two of
you.
8. Share your final printed composition with
your teacher.
You may use these useful expressions to write your text:
How to...
Introduce your opinion:
In my opinion…
I(personally) think/I
believe/
I feel/I don’t feel
that…
In my view/ In my point of view
….
As I see
it…
As far as I’m concerned
…
It’s clear to me
that…
I agree/I don’t agree that…
Sequence ideas:
To begin
with…
The first point
is…
First of all
…/First/Firstly,...
Secondly/
Thirdly…
Finally…/Lastly…
Add information
Furthermore,
…
Moreover,
….
In addition,
…
Besides,
…
What is more,
…
Also…/...too
As well
as…
Apart from
(that)…
Give a reason
Due to(+noun)/Due to the fact that(+sentence)
Owing to(+noun)/Owing to
the fact that(+sentence)
Because……(+sentence)
Because of………(+noun e.g.: the rain)
Since…/As……(+sentence e.g.: he is the boss)
That’s why
...
For this/that
reason
Express a consequence
Consequently…
Therefore…
So…
As a result of…
This means
that…
Introduce the conclusion
In
short…
In brief…
In
summary…
To sum
up
In
conclusion…
To conclude…
So, to sum up we can say that this lab consists of three elements to be considered:
-Summary: 8 points
-Opinions: 4 points
-Project: 15 points.
Due date:
Section 1: Monday, October 19th. 11:00 am.
Section 1: Monday, October 19th. 11:00 am.
Section 2: Friday, October 23rd. 11:00 am.
Now, just enjoy the following the following song. The story of my life with One Direction.
Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG2piMjhIVY
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