Dear Students,
So far this semester, descriptive and narrative become your favorite paragraphs. Both kinds simply say about description of certain object or narrate an inspired story. Therefore, please compose an expository paragraph, a simple and clear text.
As Boardman stated in Writing to Communicate (1990: 4-7) about expository, that … the goal of expository writing is to explain something to the reader. You can explain something in many ways. Some of these are:
1. by comparing two things or people (e.g buildings, political leaders, economic theories)
2. by showing the steps in a process (e.g how to increase profits, how to evaluate a painting)
3. by analyzing something
dividing something into its parts (e.g different theories of learning, different kinds of governments)
analyzing a problem (e.g global warming, nuclear power, high divorce rates)
4. by persuading
trying to make others do something (e.g stop smoking, sign a petition, join an organization)
5. arguing for your opinion (e.g American cars vs. Foreign cars, the pros and cons of giving grades in school).
Students may choose either comparing, showing the steps, persuading or analyzing things to be the purpose of the text. Please read the handout as your references before you begin to write.
The topic for the project would be your free choice, say for example; describing the tips of traveling, steps to apply internet modem to notebook or explanation about certain object or persuade the reader through your text about specific idea.
Last, upload your paragraph on web blog just before January 5th, feel free to contact me for further information.
Good Luck!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Identfying Fragments
Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal communication or “body language” communication by facial expressions, head or eye movements, hand signals, and body postures. It can be just as important to understanding as words are Misunderstandings – often amusing but sometimes serous-can arise between people from different cultures if they misinterpret non verbal signals. Take, for example, in the United States: a circle made with the thumb and index finger. To an American, means that everything is OK. To Japanese, the difference in meaning of a gesture very common, it means that you are talking about money. In France, it that something is worthless, and in Greece, it is an obscene gesture. Therefore, an American could unknowingly offering a Greek by using that particular hand signal.
The following incident illustrates how conflicting nonverbal signals can caused serious misunderstanding. While lecturing to his poetry class at Ain Shams University in Cairo, a British professor became so relaxed he leaned back in his chair and revealed the bottom of his foot to the astonished class. The next day, the Cairo newspapers carried headlines about the student demonstration that resulted, and they denounced British arrogance and demanded that the professor be sent home. Making such a gesture in Muslim society the worst kind of insult.
Nonverbal communication or “body language” communication by facial expressions, head or eye movements, hand signals, and body postures. It can be just as important to understanding as words are Misunderstandings – often amusing but sometimes serous-can arise between people from different cultures if they misinterpret non verbal signals. Take, for example, in the United States: a circle made with the thumb and index finger. To an American, means that everything is OK. To Japanese, the difference in meaning of a gesture very common, it means that you are talking about money. In France, it that something is worthless, and in Greece, it is an obscene gesture. Therefore, an American could unknowingly offering a Greek by using that particular hand signal.
The following incident illustrates how conflicting nonverbal signals can caused serious misunderstanding. While lecturing to his poetry class at Ain Shams University in Cairo, a British professor became so relaxed he leaned back in his chair and revealed the bottom of his foot to the astonished class. The next day, the Cairo newspapers carried headlines about the student demonstration that resulted, and they denounced British arrogance and demanded that the professor be sent home. Making such a gesture in Muslim society the worst kind of insult.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Exercise on Unity and Completeness
Should not Bring Mobile Phone to School
Recently most people own mobile phone. Why does mobile phone user increase dramatically in recent years? First, the feature and functions have increased. Mobile phone is not used just for calling, but sending text, taking pictures, recording videos, accessing internet, playing games and much more. Second, mobile phone has also become a lot cheaper. Now this communication device does not only fill the pocket of adult but also teenager and student. This device is even produced with complete software that can spoil the users in their spare time. Even a lot phones are intentionally designed to teenaged market. However should they be allowed to bring them to school? Many schools do not allow students to bring cell phones to school. It is very reasonable because bringing phone to school potentially disrupts the learning process. Most students use cell phones irresponsibly. They use cell phones to talk to their friend during class time. They also use the calculator and camera features in the class as well. Those potentially lead less concentration in learning and teaching process. Some features in mobile phone also help users in finishing some tasks.
Students go to school to learn and behave fair way. Mobile phones provide a large temptation to cheat in tests. They can communicate to anyone in almost everywhere in the world. Because of the small size of the cell phone, students can send a text quietly and discreetly. The text can go unnoticed anywhere to get help on answering tests, homework, and other class assignment. Learning in school is to behave fair not cheating.
Therefore, schools should ban students from bringing their cell phones. However it should be done fairly. In case of an emergency some student need a call for help, providing easy access to phone is better. The usage of mobile phone has been considering to be one of main equipment in students’ life.
Giving Children Homework
There are a lot of discussion as to whether children should be given homework or not. Is it enough for children having time to study at school or needing additional time in home for study after school time? Some people claim that children do enough work in school already. They also argue that children have their hobbies which they want to do after school, such as sport or music. A further point they make is that a lot of homework are pointless and does not help the children learn at all. However, there are also strong arguments against this point of view. Parents and teachers argue that it is important to find out whether children can work on their own without the support from the teacher. They say that the evening is a good time for children to sit down and think about what they have learned in school. They can even watch their favorite TV program at the same time. Furthermore they claim that the school day is too short to get anything done. It makes sense to send home tasks like independent reading or further writing task which do not need the teacher support. On the other hand, some homework is good idea but that should only given at the weekend when children have more time.
1. find irrelevant sentences and cross them out!
2. Do the paragraphs have completeness, add sentences to complete the text if necessary!
Recently most people own mobile phone. Why does mobile phone user increase dramatically in recent years? First, the feature and functions have increased. Mobile phone is not used just for calling, but sending text, taking pictures, recording videos, accessing internet, playing games and much more. Second, mobile phone has also become a lot cheaper. Now this communication device does not only fill the pocket of adult but also teenager and student. This device is even produced with complete software that can spoil the users in their spare time. Even a lot phones are intentionally designed to teenaged market. However should they be allowed to bring them to school? Many schools do not allow students to bring cell phones to school. It is very reasonable because bringing phone to school potentially disrupts the learning process. Most students use cell phones irresponsibly. They use cell phones to talk to their friend during class time. They also use the calculator and camera features in the class as well. Those potentially lead less concentration in learning and teaching process. Some features in mobile phone also help users in finishing some tasks.
Students go to school to learn and behave fair way. Mobile phones provide a large temptation to cheat in tests. They can communicate to anyone in almost everywhere in the world. Because of the small size of the cell phone, students can send a text quietly and discreetly. The text can go unnoticed anywhere to get help on answering tests, homework, and other class assignment. Learning in school is to behave fair not cheating.
Therefore, schools should ban students from bringing their cell phones. However it should be done fairly. In case of an emergency some student need a call for help, providing easy access to phone is better. The usage of mobile phone has been considering to be one of main equipment in students’ life.
Giving Children Homework
There are a lot of discussion as to whether children should be given homework or not. Is it enough for children having time to study at school or needing additional time in home for study after school time? Some people claim that children do enough work in school already. They also argue that children have their hobbies which they want to do after school, such as sport or music. A further point they make is that a lot of homework are pointless and does not help the children learn at all. However, there are also strong arguments against this point of view. Parents and teachers argue that it is important to find out whether children can work on their own without the support from the teacher. They say that the evening is a good time for children to sit down and think about what they have learned in school. They can even watch their favorite TV program at the same time. Furthermore they claim that the school day is too short to get anything done. It makes sense to send home tasks like independent reading or further writing task which do not need the teacher support. On the other hand, some homework is good idea but that should only given at the weekend when children have more time.
1. find irrelevant sentences and cross them out!
2. Do the paragraphs have completeness, add sentences to complete the text if necessary!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Mid Term Test
dear students
Please choose one of a reality show on TV and compose a simple paragraph (descriptive, Narrative or Expository) about the discussed program.
then upload to your blog ASAP
Please choose one of a reality show on TV and compose a simple paragraph (descriptive, Narrative or Expository) about the discussed program.
then upload to your blog ASAP
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Students' next task
after we discussed mechanics, punctuation marks and identifying sentence and rewriting section (revising and editting), your next task is revising your first text which I've posted comments as correction. let me have it next week, ok. good luck
Revision for Rahina's paragraph as I could not post any comment on your dashboard
Everybody has (got) their own touching moments, even a (small) simple thing can touch our heart. They could be good or bad moments. Those moments came out through different ways for each person. (Just the same as other people) SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME ONE DAY THIS WAY, (I have my own way how I got those moments) AS I AM A (was) slightly introverted, it SOMETIMES makes me shy to do what I really want to do and (it) (sometimes) becomes the source of my touching moments. For example, once, I visited my grandmother in a hospital. She got a stroke. While I was there, I (could) only STOOD (stand) near her room's door AND STARED (staring) at her without saying any words. My relatives might have thought that I was a strong young girl because I did NOT (n't) even go near her to hug or (to) talk to her. They might have thought ALSO that I had such a "strong wall" surrounding me (so) AS that I did NOT (n't) cry like some people there did. But they were wrong ACTUALLY, They JUST could NOT (n't) SEE (read) what I felt at that time. They did NOT (n't) notice (it) while I was walking out to get my best hideout to cry. They did NOT (n't) know that I WAS regret why I could not express (my grandmother) how I love MY GRANDMOTHER AND how I was really afraid of losing her. It really touched my heart, though you didn't even know it. Now I HAVE ('ve) learnt to ease my shyness little by little. Lately, I notice that sometimes it Is fun to let people know what is in my mind. (Whatever it is), PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PHRASE.
*) too many use for the term “touching moments”, notice on bracketing words and capital letters, please.
Monday, September 20, 2010
students writing
I've posted comments to those whose writings accessible from my link, so for those who haven't get my correction yet, please confirm me your blog link, thanks a lot guys
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