Writing567 Friday 10/11/19

Paragraph writing process-

Two stages:
PREWRITING (5-8m)
1. Analyze the topic
2. Generate ideas and vocab - key words
3. Organize the ideas

WRITING
4. Rough copy
5. Proofread and edit
6. Good copy


Often the students who try to think and write at the same time  are not as successful as the students who break the process into two stages.


Main challenges:
1. Basic sentences - SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX
2. Vocabulary - lack of rich vocabulary, high precision words
3. Phrasing  - authentic English phrasing, English that sounds like English, lack of familiarity with real English



handiwork - jobs around the house
"She is very handy around the house. She can fix things."
DIY - do it yourself, you can do your own car/house/bicycle/guitar repairs


Embarrassment In School
1. Grade school is not always a pleasant and or happy place.
She speak Mandarin and English.
She doesn't speak Korean or Tagalog.

nor - fine, but unusual, not commonly used

K-12
Kindergarten - German kinder - child, garten-garden

Kinder Surprise are illegal to be sold in the US.

2. Its embarrassments are many and varied.
It has many varied embarrassments.

its - confusing to native speakers
its, it's
its - possessive "The dog is scratching its side.
it's - it is - apostrophe

3. You lose your notebook, sit on chewing gum, and get sick after lunch.
It was stomach-turning.

4. You're denied your recess, caught passing love notes, and shoved into the wrong rest room.

First, you're denied your recess. Then, you're caught passing love notes. To top it off, you're shoved into the wrong rest room.

to top it off - the last thing either good or bad

5. Some events are trivial. Some events are traumatic.
Some events are trivial and traumatic. XXX
Some events are trivial, but some are traumatic.
Some events are trivial; on the other hand, some are traumatic.
They all make their impression.
But all make their impression. casual

Begin a sentence with SOBA, is a very casual style of writing. Not great for academic writing.

However, all make their impression.
Nevertheless, all make their impression.
Regardless, all make their impression.
Despite this, all make their impression.
That notwithstanding, all make their impression.
- sounds like a lawyer (liar)



in the red - in debt, owe money
in the black - made a profit, making money
Black Friday

Thanksgiving in Canada is the second Monday of October.

Thanksgiving - roast turkey, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, gravy,
wine, beer
dessert - pumpkin pie, apple pie

tryptophan - chemical in turkey, makes people sleepy

turkey is very low fat, high-protein, also low taste