Day: November 28, 2016

Week 2-11 (November 29)

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  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 5: Comparison essays
    • Comparison essays
    • Organization of a comparison essay
    • Topic selection
    • Grammar for writing
      • Word forms and common suffixes
      • Connectors and transitions
      • Comparative and superlative
      • Parallel structure
  3.  Announcements/Homework
    • By Sunday, December 04:
      • Weekly Writing 2-07
    • Before next class:
      • Do brainstorming on the comparison essay and make an outline. Submit it @ GOALS.
        • Topic: Hokkaido and Okinawa as travel destinations
        • You can choose either the Block method or the Point-by-point method.
        • Choose either comparison (focusing on the similarities) or contrast (focusing on the differences).
        • Choose two points of comparison.
        • The outline should include:
          • Name and ID
            • Thesis statement
            • Topic sentence
              • Supporting ideas [key words]
            • Topic sentence
              • Supporting ideas [key words]
            • Concluding sentence