Earl J. Noble I rock, you rock, we rock together.

Greetings If you me, please use the code in the subject line every time. Welcome! How was your weekend? Fantastic!

Take a deep breath and then say: I love speaking English. I am calm and relaxed when I speak English. I am not shy nor scared. I am not afraid to make mistakes. Mistakes help me to learn and improve my English. I always try my best. Class Mantra

What teachers tell you Essay Structure Thesis Statement – The main idea of the essay. Body paragraphs – paragraphs that develop the idea of the thesis statement Closing paragraph – Restates the main idea and reinforces the ideas in the body paragraph.

What I’m telling you Essay Structure Tell’em what you’re going to tell them Tell’em Tell’em what you just told them.

Topic Sentences Topic sentences have two parts: – The topic – A controlling idea Topic sentences are complete sentences. Topic sentences should be general.

Good Topic Sentences Example: Hyemi owns a coffee shop in Gungdong that is popular with university students. Topic: Hyemi Controlling idea: owns a coffee shop in Gungdong that is popular with university students.

Bad Topic Sentences Hyemi’s coffee shop. – Sentence is incomplete Hyemi owns a coffee shop – Too general Hyemi owns a coffee shop in Gungdong frequented by university students who spend an average of \ 12,500 per visit. – Too specific

Supporting sentences Supporting sentences expand the idea of the topic sentence by either explaining, developing, or proving the controlling idea. This is usually performed by using statistics, examples, or quotations.

Good supporting sentences The average check of a student in a coffee shop in Gungdong is \ 3,500 but the average check of a university student in Hyemi’s coffee shop is \ 12,500. Hyemi’s coffee shop is frequently busy when other coffee shops in proximity are empty. “My friends and I love Hyemi’s coffee shop.” said Eunjoo “The coffee is freshly roasted and the free wi-fi makes it a good place to study and relax.”

Hyemi owns a coffee shop in Gungdong that is popular with university students. Hyemi’s coffee shop is frequently busy when other coffee shops in proximity are empty. The average check of a student in a coffee shop in Gungdong is \ 3,500 but the average check of a university student in Hyemi’s coffee shop is \ 12,500. “My friends and I love Hyemi’s coffee shop.” said Eunjoo “The coffee is freshly roasted and the free wi-fi makes it a good place to study and relax.” With great coffee, wi-fi, and Chungnam University and KAIST nearby, it’s easy too see why Hyemi’s coffee shop is popular.

Closing Sentences Closing sentences usually do one of three things: 1.Restate the main idea 2.Tell the effect (what will happen or what is happening now) 3.Tell how you feel. No aegyo is allowed, ever.