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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.
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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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Level3-UFPEnglish
WritingProject
FinalDraft
Fall2016Q2
EnglishatUniversity
Youhavetwoclassperiods,(100minutes)tocompletethis.Reviewthefeedbackgiventoyoufromyourteachertoimproveyourfirstdraft.Usingyoureditedfirstdraft,createafinalversionofyouressay.Youdonotneedtowriteonalternatelines.
FinalVersion
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