Aim: To write about the topic with internet information (A) and your opinion (B)
Topic: Vacant houses and buildings in Japan [this is your new topic this week]
Procedure: Follow these steps; Open a new Word Document and write three short paragraphs 1) Graph; 2) Website; and 3) Opinion
Writing Format: usually we use a graph for the second, third or later paragraph. Because we use the graph to relate to the information before (paragraph one). There are two ways to relate information. 1) To expand the before information – connects. 2) Is to continue with other / different information to provide new facts.
Graph
- Search the internet for a graph about the topic.
- Take a screen-shot of the graph.
- Write a short paragraph about the graph (40-50 words) in your Word Document
- Insert the graph(screenshot) under the paragraph
Website
- Search the internet about the topic
- Select 1 website; copy the URL
- Write a short paragraph about the graph (40-50 words) in your Word Document
- Insert the URL under the paragraph
Opinion
- Write your opinion about the paragraph (30-35 words)
Introduction
- Topic sentence: write the theme of your essay (1 sentence)
- Introduce the main point of the body paragraph – website (1-2 sentences)
- Introduce the main point of the body paragraph – graph (1-2 sentences)
- Summarize your opinion (1 sentence)
Conclusion
- Re-write your Topic sentence (slightly use different words)
- Summarize the main points – in any order. For example website information / graph information, or graph information / website information
- Write a sentence: Why do you think this topic / subject i important
- Last sentence: repeat your opinion.