Practice of English Composition 영작문 연습

Contents  Unit 6 Cause and effect essays Part 1 Stimulating ideas  Warm-up: Who is wealthier?  Reading: The millionaire next door  Free writing practice Part 2 Brainstorming and outlining  Rhetoric focus: clustering ideas  Reading: Why students are poor  Language focus: cause and effect organization

Warm-up: Who is wealthier?

Cause and effect essay  Cause and effect essays are concerned with why things happen (causes) and what happens as a result (effects).  Cause and effect is a common method of organizing and discussing ideas.

Reading: The millionaire next door T or F?  __1. A typical millionaire is easy to recognize by his beautiful house, his luxury car, and his expensive lifestyle.  __2. Most millionaires are the first people in their family to become millionaires.  __3. A typical millionaire is single.  __4. A typical millionaire is more likely to enjoy saving and investing money than spending it.

Free writing  Write about your own experience managing your finances Do you save money regularly? Do you live below your means? Does your family have an effective arrangement regarding money? Is financial success very important to you, or are you more interested in other types of success?

Practice: Brainstorming ideas Something to celebrate The right guests Careful planning A nice day

Practice: Brainstorming ideas A good appearance punctuality Skills or training suitable for the job friendly enthusiastic

Clustering ideas

a strong body no injuries being fast/agile fast decisions cooperation … stress management

Developing ideas into outline

Reading: Why students are poor  Read the essay.  What are the two main reasons that college students are poor? 1) College students can not work full- time because they need to study. 2) College students have a lot of extra expenses related to school.

Reading: Why students are poor  Why do college students sacrifice the extra money that a job would provide ？ College students are hoping that a college degree will help prepare them to get a good job with a high salary.

Reading: Why students are poor  What are the additional expenses that college students have? College students have to pay tuition and related fees. They have to buy books, computers and technology-related resources, pens, notebooks, etc.

Reading: Why students are poor  Explain whether you think the writer admires college students or not, and why. The writer admires college students because they work hard and make sacrifices to reach their future goals.

Structural analysis  Introduction Hook (with an example that the author is familiar with) Background information  What a college student wears  What kind of transportation a student uses  What a college student eats Thesis statement  There are two main reasons why being poor is an unavoidable part of the college experience.

Structural analysis  Body paragraph 1 Topic sentence Details: reasons/explanations  Taking courses/studying  Having to sacrificing the extra money that a job can provide in order to concentrate on classes

Structural analysis  Body paragraph 2 Topic sentence Details: reasons/explanations  Paying tuition fees  Buying expensive textbooks  Buying other necessary things, such as computers, paper, pens, notebooks, etc.

Structural analysis  Conclusion How does the writer comment on the information?  Suggests a change or solution  Gives an opinion Fortunately, the causes of student poverty are temporary.

Cause and effect organization  Introduction Hook Background information Thesis statement  Body paragraph 1 Topic sentence Details: a) … ; b) …  Body paragraph 2 Topic sentence Details: a) … ; b) …  Conclusion (summary; comment)