What would you do as a parent to prevent a generation gap?
Because parents and their children are from different generations, they have different values and perspectives (points of view about life). Such differences can cause conflicts between the two generations. What are some things you would do as a parent to prevent conflicts between yourself and your children? Identify two or three things you could do. Explain them with examples and details (700800 words, every other line).
Vocabulary
| integral | to occur | financial support | sponsor |
| acknowledgments | to provide | thanks | advisor |
| to display | to benefit | disclaimer | supervisor |
| politeness | common element | source | committee member |
Unit 5
Support in Expository Paragraphs
Unit Topics:
Essay organization
An overview of essay development:
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Essay organization
| Objectives In this unit you will: | examine the classification of different types of essays; |
| learn ways of organizing essays; | |
| examine the structure of each type of essay. |
Starting up
Ex. 1. Give your explanations of these words (or give synonyms to them):
- to describe
- to compare
- to contrast
- to argue
- to persuade.
Introduction
Ways of organizing essays
Essays are organized differently according to their purpose. Essays can be divided into the following main types:
The descriptive essay
a. Description of object or place
b. Describing a sequence of events
c. Describing a process
d. Describing and explaining
The argument essay
a. The balanced view
b. The persuasive essay
c. The to what extent essay
Compare and contrast essays
a. The contrast essay
b. The compare essay
c. The compare and contrast essays
The descriptive essay
A. Description of object or place
Describe essays require you to state the appearance of something, or to state the major characteristics of it. Note the word state i.e. you are not asked to comment on the subject or to give your personal point of view on it. Questions are often introduced by:
Describe....
Narrate...
Tell....
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| description of aspect A |
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| description of aspect B |
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B. Describing a sequence of events.
Describing a sequence of events is simply telling a story.
State clearly when events happened or how one event caused another. Questions may be introduced by:
Give an account of..., Trace...,
Examine developments in...
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| First situation |
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| then A happened |
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| then B happened |
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| Final situation |
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C. Describing a process
This is like telling a story but here the connections between the facts must be clearly shown and explained. Group the events into steps or stages.
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Examples of such questions are:
Explain/What is the connection between...
Describe the procedures by which...
| Definition of process Main equipment/Main steps |
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| Step Two leads to |
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| Step Three |
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| Conclusion Summary of process |
