Definition

♫Definition♫--Bygroup4☺(Angel₰Michelle₰Mark₰Ivy)☺Whileinawrittendefinition,wemakeclearinamorecompleteandformalwayourownpersonalunderstandingofaterm.☺Suchadefinitiontypicallystartswithonemeaningofaterm.Themeaningisthenillustratedwithaseriesofdetails.♫Requirements☺Aqualifieddefinitionshouldhaveunity,supports,coherence,goodintroductionandconclusion.☺StudentscanlearnthesethingsfromthetwotypicalexamplesofourtextbookPage284-288DevelopingaDefinitionEssay♫ConsideringPurposeandAudience☺ThepurposesofwritingadefinitionessayﬞToexplaintoreadersyourunderstandingofakeytermorconcept.ﬞTopersuadeyourreadersthatyourdefinitionisalegitimateone.☺AttentionsﬞAdefinitionessaydoesnotsimplyrepeataword’sdictionarymeaning.Instead,itconveyswhataparticulartermmeanstoyou.ﬞAswithotheressayforms,keepyouraudienceinmind.If,forinstance,youwereproposinganewdefinitionofpatriotism,anaudienceofwarveteransmightrequiredifferentexamplesthanwouldanaudienceofcollegestudents.☺ExampleﬞInwritinganessayonpatriotism(爱国精神),youmightdescriblethreepeoplewhoyouseeastrulypatriotic（爱国的）.ﬞWritingabouteachpersonwillhelpensurethatreadersseeandunderstandthetermasyoudo.ﬞOfcourse,atthebeginning,whateverdefinitionyouchoose,besuretoprovidespecificinstancessothatreaderscanfullyunderstandyourmeaningoftheterm.☺AdditionalremarksﬞAswithotheressayforms,keepyouraudienceinmind.Forinstance,ifyouwereproposinganewdefinitionofpatriotism,anaudienceofwarveteransmightrequiredifferentexamplesthanwouldanaudienceofcollegestudents.♫DevelopmentThroughPrewriting☺Forexample,Brain,theauthorofDefinitionofaFootballFan,spentafewminutesjottingdownanumberofpossibleessaytopic,keepinginmindthequestionWhatdoIknowagooddealabout,oratleasthaveaninterestinexploring?Andhemadealistoftopicideas.☺Thefollowingarehiswritingsteps:ﬞFirst,heselectedAGreenBayPackersfanasthetopicthatinterestedhimmost.ﬞAftergivingitfurtherthought,hedecidedtobroadenhistopictoincludeallfootbalfans.ﬞNext,hedevelopedideasanddetailsabouthistopicbyclusteringhisthoughts.ﬞFinally,hedecidedonathesisthatwouldindicatehisessay'splanofdevelopment.Withallaboveinmind,hewrotethefirstdraftofhisessay(textbookP290).♫DevelopmentThroughRevising☺Aftersometime,Brainshowedhisfirstdrafttoastudypartnerfromhiscompositionclass.Andthenheworkedonhisnextdraftwithconsultinghisclassmate'scommentsandremovingawkwardortooinformalwords.(textbookP292-294)AProfessionalEssaytoConsider♫TextbookP292-296WritingaDefinitionEssay♫TextbookP296-300TheEnd☺Thanksalot!Happyeveryday~~