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Lesson 2 E&BEPresentationsThesis statement

Writing an outline

Academic Word List

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Research Paper Course

Students who do not participate in the

Research paper course can join a

group and only write the paper and do

the presentation for the English

course.

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Treasure Trove of Presenting articles

The Three Ps of Presenting

Oliver, Jan-Paul, Clark

Five ways to transform tekst-heavy slides

Yulian, Anne

Presenting Tips for Public Speaking

Stijn, Tim, Yuntao Stop annoying audiences with bad powerpoint

Casper

Dealing with Disasters

Mike, Amber

Power Up Your Powerpoint PresentationBas, Tom, Ruth

5 stepts to preparing a quality presentation

Yimin

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Treasure Trove presenting articles

Structure

Fluency

Intonation Body langauge

Vocabulary

Grammar Pronunciation

Content

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Did you structure your presentation like this?

Purpose and content How much detail can you cover in your allotted time?

Needs of your audience

What does your audience already know about your topic?

What do they need to know?

The Introduction: What am I doing?

Introduce yourself, your topic and the context of your topic.

Tell your audience what you will cover in your talk.

The body: What have I found?

Include key points, new knowledge, examples, trends in your data, etc.

Use signposting language: the first point I want to make concerns .

Conclusion: Why is this important or relevant?

Highlight the implications or possible applications of your findings.

Finish with a take home messages.

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Language practice

Discuss last weeks hand-out:

signalling

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Thesis statement

a statement which clarifies the main argumentfor the rest of the essay.

at the end of the first paragraph of an essay;summarizes the main point and perspective ofthe writer

introduces the reader to the purpose of the essay

one or two sentences

expresses one main idea is specific

provides the reader with a blueprint for what is

to come in the paper

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Samples of thesis statements

IMMIGRATION

Illegal immigration adversely affects the economy of

the United States.

ALCOHOLISMAlcoholism has a severe economic impact on the

healthcare system in California.

FREE SPEECH

The government shouldn't waste resources

censoring the Internet.

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Which sentence below is a thesis statement?

1

Gandhis method of non-violence in removing the imperialist powersfrom India was more effective than Maos method of violence in China.

Gandhi used non-violent strategies to gain independence for India

while Mao used violent strategies in his revolution in China.

2

Eight years of civil war have destroyed the economy and infrastructure

in Liberia.

After eight years of civil war, Liberia needs to focus on rebuilding itseconomy by investing in manufacturing and infrastructure

development in order to keep the present peace.

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Practice: write a topic statement

Exercise 91A and 91B

Topic Statement (from Writing Skills Problem

Solver, Carol H. Behrman)

hand-out

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Argumentative essay

makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claimwith specific evidence

The claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation,

a cause-and effect statement, or an interpretation.

The goal of the argumentative paper is to convince the audience

that the claim is true based on the evidence provided.

argumentative thesis statementHigh school graduates should be required to take a year off to

pursue community service projects before entering college in order

to increase their maturity and global awareness.

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How do I start writing a thesis statement?

Identify a topic

Derive main point from topic

Compose a draft thesis statement

Refine and polish draft thesis

statementComplete the final thesis statement

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Outline

shows how you are going to prove your thesis.

shows the structure.

key words and phrases are enough.

the more detailed your outline is, though, the

easier it will be for you to write the paper.

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Structure of an outline

I. MAJOR SUBTOPIC

A. Minor Subtopic

1. Major Detail

(a) Minor Detail

(b) Minor Detail

2. Major DetailB. Minor Subtopic

II. MAJOR SUBTOPIC

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Order and format

I

Major subtopic

Roman numerals

A

Minor subtopicsCapital letters

1

Major details

Hindu-Arabic numeralsa

Minor details

Lower case letters

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Example outline: College and afterThesis: The decisions I have to make in choosing college courses, depend on

larger questions I am beginning to ask myself about my lifes work.

I. Two decisions described

A. Art history or chemistry

1. Professional considerations

2. Personal considerations

B. A third year of French?

1. Practical advantages of knowing a foreign language

2. Intellectual advantages

3. The issue of necessity

II. Definition of the problem

A. Decisions about occupationB. Decisions about a kind of life to lead

III. Temporary resolution of the problem

A. To hold open a professional possibility: chemistry

B. To take advantage of cultural gains already made: French

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Academic word listHas everybody studied the

AWL sublists 1 and 2?

Lets check our knowledge

of AWL sublist 1!hand-out

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Grammar: tenses

Revising grammar: present tense

Student who do not need this:

Hand-out Academic Vocabulary 1

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Present simpleI work we work

you work you work

he/she/it works they work shit happens-rule

habit always, usually

He always gets up late.

I watch National Geographic every day.fact

The sun rises in the east.

A bachelor study precedes a master study

newspaper headlines / on-the-spot report

Oldest man alive graduates from universityKristen Hen passes the ball to her teammate Molly Cassidy.

scheduled time in the future

This lesson ends at five.

At what time does the party start tonight?

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Present continuousI am working we are working

You are working you are workingHe/she/it is working they are working

to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment:

You are learning English now.

to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress;however, we might not be doing it at this exact second:

Aren't you studying at the university now?

to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future:

I am meeting some friends after work.

expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens. The

meaning is like the simple present, but with negative emotion:

I don't like them because they are always complaining.

Never use the present continuous with words like love, like, hate

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Present perfect simpleI have seen we have seen

you have seen you have seenhe / she / it has seen they have seen

puts emphasis on the result Example: She has written five letters.

action that is still going on Example: School has not startedyet.

finished action that has an influence on the present

Example: I have lostmy key.

signal Words: already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

An action that happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is

not important.

I have seen that movie twenty times.

My English has really improved since I moved to Australia.

She has been in England for six months.

I wentto Mexico last year.

I have been to Mexico in the last year.

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Quiz 2Question1 Spelling

Spell the word .................. without any spelling mistakes.

Question 2 Abbreviations

What is the abbreviation D.I.Y. stand for?

Question 3 General knowledgeThere are eight states of America starting with the letter M. Name at least

five.

Question 4 Economy

What country has cut the value of its currency against the US dollar by

32%, in an effort to boost its economy?

Question 5 Picture

What is this?

http://www.google.nl/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=goggles&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=mTiVe0drpf_v1M&tbnid=BLRxFrW2EaLQtM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://blog.debate.org/2010/10/05/google-goggles-comes-to-the-iphone-but-why/&ei=jRkYUazYC7ON0wXwqoGoDQ&bvm=bv.42080656,d.d2k&psig=AFQjCNEWpTFsAisKuXGHAKFKgrGzSyib1A&ust=1360620289613896

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Individual essay a 650 - 850 word individual argumentative essay

peer-editing group of 3 (different groups than your group essay) group members A, B & C, will receive peer feedback from each other.

rewrite your individual essay and hand it in

Week 11: discussinng issues / question group members A and B withAnnemarieke

Week 12: discussinng issues / question group members C and D with

Annemarieke

Week 13: deadline final individual essays

Suggestion: deadline essay ready for peer-editing: week 8

deadline peer assessment: week 10

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Group research paper

groups of 3

2500-word research paper (same paper you will

be writing for your Research Paper course)Week 6

Decide on topic

Week 7Create research question/ statement & outline

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Fill in the lists Research paper & final

presentation groups

Peer-editing groups

(individual essay)

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Homework for next week

write a thesis statement and create

an outline for the individual paper

and bring this to class! write an introductory paragraph and

bring to class

AWL: Sublist 1 and 2!

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Academic Word List

list consisting of 570 word families

the list does not include words that

are in the most frequent 2000 words ofEnglish

Sublist Families of the Academic Word List

http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/acadmiw

ordlist/sublists

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Any questions?

Aything suggestions for next week?

Any comments?

You can of course always email me

about anything!

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How to reach Annemarieke?

Annemarieke de Wind

a.de.wind@rug.nl

annemarieke@emailme.nu

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