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.