Writing Project Workbook - Helen English 120 Production · Arabic should be the language of instruction instead of English. Simplified version of the Project Essay Format Introduction

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WritingProjectWorkbook

StudentName__________________________________________________StudentNumber__________________________________________________Section__________________________________________________Teacher’sName__________________________________________________

Fall2016Q2

Level3-UFPEnglish

AnOpinionEssay

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TheWritingTopicPrompt

Thisistheessayprompt:

SimplifiedversionoftheProjectEssayFormat

Introduction

v Ageneralstatementaboutthetopicv Essaytopicv Thesisstatement(withopinion)

FirstBodyParagraph(containingreasonswhyyouagree)

v TopicSentencev reason1+supportv reason2+Support

SecondBodyParagraph(containingreasonswhyyoudisagree)

v TopicSentencev Reason1+Supportv Reason2+Support

Conclusion

v Re-statethethesisstatementv Summarizethemainreasonsoftheessayv Finalstatement

UAEuniversitiesrequirestudentstostudycoursesinEnglish.However,somepeoplethink

ArabicshouldbethelanguageofinstructioninsteadofEnglish.

Whatisyouropinion?Givereasonsforyouranswer.Writeatleast250words.

Youmustwriteatleast250words.

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ModelEssay

Oneof thebiggestdevelopments in life is theway inwhichwecommunicate

witheachother.Today,weusethemobilephone.Somepeoplebelievethatmobile

phonesarevital for life today,whileothers thinkthat theyarenotalwaysused ina

goodway.Inmyopinion,mobilephoneshavebothprosandconstotheiruse.Iwill

lookatbothsidesoftheargumentandgiveseveralexamples

Firstly,Ibelievethatmobilephonesareagoodthingbecausetheyhelptobring

peopletogethermore.Forinstance,peoplecantalktoeachotherwherevertheyare

intheworld.Anexampleispeoplewhowork‘inthefield’,inareaswherethereareno

normalphones. They can still talk to their colleaguesor family and friendswhether

theyareupamountain, inadesert,oronaboatatsea.Asaresult,mobilephones

havemadetheworldasmallerplace.

In contrast, some people think that mobile phones can be a nuisance. An

exampleofthisisthattheyareverynoisyinpublicplacessuchasinrestaurantsoron

public transport. For instance,apop tunecanbeannoyingwhen it is very loudand

comingfromsomeonenexttoyou.Anotherproblemwithmobilephonesisthatsome

peopledonotshowrespectwhentheyareinaprivatebuildingsuchasahospitalor

mosque.Consequently,mobilephonescausemorestressinsociety.

Inconclusion,whilemobilephonesplayapositiverole,theyalsohavenegative

effects.Whilewehaveseenthatmobilephoneshelptobringpeopletogether, they

cancausestress. Inmyopinion,wemust learn tousesuch technology ina sensible

wayandrespectthewishesofothers.

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Mobilephonesarethemostcommonformoftechnologyseenanywhereintheworld.Manypeoplethinktheyareagoodthing,butsomebelievetheyareabadthing.Discussthereasonsforbothpointsofviewandgiveyourownopinion.

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MODELESSAYANALYSISLookatthemodelessayanddothefollowingactivities

1. WhatistheMAINIDEAoftheessay?

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2. WritetheTHESISSTATEMENTfromtheessayhere.

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3. WhataretheTWOMAINREASONSthathe/sheusestosupporthis/heropinion?

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4. HowmanyEXAMPLESfortheFIRSTMAINREASONarethere?Whatisit/arethey?

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5. HowmanyEXAMPLESforeachSECONDMAINREASONarethere?Whatisit/arethey?

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6. WhatkindofFINALTHOUGHTdoesthewritermakeintheconclusion?

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Hereisanexampleofanoutlinebyanotherstudentwhoansweredthesamequestionbutinadifferentway.Introduction GeneralStatement: Technologyisveryimportant Support:

communication economy changesintheworld

Thesis:There are many reasons why I believe that phones are

important, and in this essay….

BodyParagraph1Mainreason: communication Supportingideas:

emergencies up-to-dateinformation

BodyParagraph2 Mainreason: nuisanceinsociety Supportingideas:

lackofprivacy probleminschools

Conclusion: Rewordthethesisstatement:I believe there are both positives and negatives to ……

Summaryofmainideasfromthebodies:

emergencies accessinformationquickly disruptclasses invasionofprivacy

Opinion:My advice is ……

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Level3-UFPEnglish

WritingProject

Outline

Fall2016Q2

EnglishatUniversity

Youhavetwoclassperiods,(100minutes)tocompletethis. Usingtheinformationfromyourreadings,Internetresearchandbrainstorming,createanoutlineforyouressay.Youshouldwriteinnoteform.

StudentName_________________________________________________StudentNumber_________________________________________________Section_________________________________________________Teacher’sName_________________________________________________

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BrainstormingtheTopicCompletethetablebelowwithideasfrombrainstorming,thereadingsintheprojectiBookandfromsomeofthelinksthatyouhavefollowed.(notesonly)

MainReason–BodyParagraph(BP)1 Supportingidea/sBP1

2ndreason–BP2 Supportingidea/sBP2

UAEuniversitiesrequirestudentstostudycoursesinEnglish.However,somepeople

thinkArabicshouldbethelanguageofinstructioninsteadofEnglish.

Whatisyouropinion?Givereasonsforyouranswer.Writeatleast250words.

Youmustwriteatleast250words.

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WritingProjectOutline

Organizeyourpointsandexamplesintheoutline.Putyourmostimportantpointfirst.Writeinnoteform.Introduction

GeneralStatement: __________________________________________________________

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Support __________________________________________________________

(introducetopic) __________________________________________________________

Thesisstatement(wholesentence):

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BodyParagraph1

MainIdea(topicsentence): __________________________________________________________

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Supportingideas:(explanation,examples)

1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

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BodyParagraph2

MainIdea(topicsentence): __________________________________________________________

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Supportingideas:

1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

Conclusion:

Rewordthethesisstatement:

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Summaryofmainideasfromthebodies:

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Opinion: _______________________________________________________

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Level3-UFPEnglish

WritingProject

FirstDraft

Fall2016Q2

EnglishatUniversity

Youhavetwoclassperiods,(100minutes)tocompletethis. Usingtheinformationfromyouroutline,createafirstdraftforyouressay.Reviewthefeedbackgiventoyoufromyourteacher.Youshouldwriteonalternate(ُمَتعاقِب)lines.


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FirstDraft

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Level3-UFPEnglish

WritingProject

FinalDraft

Fall2016Q2

EnglishatUniversity

Youhavetwoclassperiods,(100minutes)tocompletethis.Reviewthefeedbackgiventoyoufromyourteachertoimproveyourfirstdraft.Usingyoureditedfirstdraft,createafinalversionofyouressay.Youdonotneedtowriteonalternatelines.

FinalVersion


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