英语写作---lesson-5-effective-paragraph

Lesson5段落写作EffectiveParagraphQuestionstoconsider:•Whatisaparagraph?•WhatisthestructureofatypicalEnglishparagraph?•Howtodevelopaparagraph?•Whatkindofparagraphsarestrong/goodparagraphs?Whatisaunifiedparagraph?•Aunifiedparagraphmustfollowtheideamentionedinthetopicsentenceandmustnotdeviatefromit.•Aparagraphisunifiedwhenallofitssentencesillustrate,clarify,explain,supportand/oraddresstheideathatthetopicsentenceputsforward.Isthisparagraphunified?Ifeelquiteconfidentaboutthemathtestthatisscheduledfortomorrow.Theinstructorhastoldusexactlywhattostudy,andmygradesonhomeworkhavebeengood.Afterthetest,SusanandIaregoingtoeatandthengotoamovie.Sheistakingmeoutbecauseitismybirthday.Lastweekweweregoingtogotothehomecominggame,butshewassickandwedidn’tgettogo.•Eversincetheearly20thcentury,electricityhasbecomeanessencialpartofourmodernlife.Iftherewerenoelectricpower,themodernworldwouldbeingreattrouble.Therefore,weshoulddoourbesttosaveelectricityandenergyresourcessuchascoalandoil.•Topic：Ienjoyweekends.•IcansleeplateonSaturdaymorning.•MyfriendsandIcanvisitandrunaround.•Icandoallkindsofshopping.•SchoolassignmentsaredueonSunday.•WeusuallygoforarideonSundayafternoons.•Topic:theweatherhasbeenchangeable.•OnSundaywehadahighwindthatblewdownsometrees.•Mondaywassocoldthatwehadtoturnontheheatandwearourwintercoats.•Tuesdayweformedagrouptogorollerskating.•ByWednesdaytheweatherclearedandthesuncameout.•ThursdaywasashotandhumidasanAugustday.•Fridaymorningitbegantorain,anfitlooksasifwe’llhaveacold,steadywindforafewdays.Isthisparagraphunified?Ifeelquiteconfidentaboutthemathtestthatisscheduledfortomorrow.Theinstructorhastoldusexactlywhattostudy,andmygradesonhomeworkhavebeengood.Infact,IsupposethatmathhasalwaysbeenoneofthesubjectsthatIenjoythemost.Ihavealreadyspenttwohoursreviewingpages115-140.TonightSusanandIwilldevoteanotherhourortwopracticingsomeofthesampleproblems.ThenIwillbeready.Howtoachieveunityinaparagraph?Paragraphunityisachievedthroughthe“leadership”oftheparagraph---thetopicsentence.Thetopicsentencesummarizesthemainideatobeexpressedintheparagraph.Allthesupportingsentencesintheparagraphshouldfocusonthesinglemajorthought---thecontrollingidea.WeAmericansareincrediblylazy.Insteadofcookingasimple,nourishingmeal,wepopafrozendinnerintotheoven.Insteadofstudyingadailynewspaper,wearecontentedwiththecapsulesummariesonthenetworknews.Worstofall,insteadofwalkingevenafewblockstothelocalconveniencestore,wejumpintoourcars.Thisdependenceontheautomobile,evenforshorttrips,hasrobbedusofavaluableexperience—walking.•Paragraphunity•主题明确突出•只能包含且围绕一个中心思想。•Topicsentence•introducecloselyrelatedsupport••supporting/developingI.Checkthefollowingparagraphsforunity.Underlinethetopicsentenceandcrossoutirrelevantsentences.Nooneknowsexactlywhenpeoplestarteddryingtealeaves,puttingboilingwaterontopandthendrinkingit.ExpertsbelieveteadrinkingmayhavestartedinChina,TibetandIndia.AChineselegendsaysthatitbeganin2500BCwhenafewleavesaccidentallyfellintotheEmperor'sboilingwater.Teaisverydeliciousandverypopulartoday.Chineserecordsfrom780ADtalkaboutgrowing,drying,anddrinkingtea.SoonafterthatteawasbroughttoJapanbyChineseBuddhistmonks.Duringthe1600sitwasbroughttoEngland.TherecentwatershortageinCaliforniaforcedchangesinCalifornian’slifestyles.Whenwaterwasrationed,Californianslearnedtoconservewater.Theydidn’twatertheirlawnsorgardensorwashtheirautomobiles.Theytookfewershowersandbaths.Thewatershortagelastedtwoyears.Californiansalsolearnedtorecyclewater.Forexample,theyusedtherinsewaterfromtheirwashingmachinestowatertheirhouseplantandgardens.Homework•Topic:TheChangesinPeople'sDiet•Causeandeffect;enumeration•Outline:•1.People'sdiet(饮食)havechangedgtearlyinthepastfiveyears.•2.thereareseveralreasonsforthechanges:growingincome;improvedhealthadwareness;changedlifestyle.—enumeration;exemplification•3.Thechangingdietisastrongedvidenceforchina’srapiddevelopment.Definethewaysofdevelopmentandwritngansentenceoutlineforeachtopic•Howdoyoumakedumplings?•LunarNewYearParadeinChina•DongShiblindlyimitatedXiShi(东施效颦).•WeNeedtoBroadenOurKnowledge•ShouldFirecrackersBeBanned•GlobalShortageofFreshWater