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1、英语写作系列视频,Prewriting,Considering your assignment Considering your audience Considering your purpose Gathering your material,Prewriting,Task 1: List the four steps in prewriting that you learned in this program.,considering _ considering _ considering _ _,Considering assignment,A given topic Expositor
2、y writing Persuasive writing Descriptive writing Narrative writing,Considering assignment,A broad subject: narrow it down Computers Animal rights Civil war Sports Voting Electronic college Health care,Considering assignment: No topic or subject,Task 2:Is it suitable as a subject or topic?,Alternativ
3、e fuel Henry Fords development of the assembly line resulted in the mass production of cars: Americas legal system: America needs a flat tax: butterflies Is intelligence determined by nature or by nurture? Answer,Task 3: Choose the reason why each of the following topics would most likely be unsatis
4、factory for a timed essay of approximately 500 words. Is the topic A) too broad and cannot be written about within the time allocated; B) boring or written about too often; or C) unfamiliar to you so you cannot write about it knowledgeably?,The major poets, painters, and dramatists of the Renaissanc
5、e: _ America should lower the drinking age: There are many different theories to explain the disappearance of the dinosaurs: America needs stronger gun control laws: Nanoscale “trees” improve efficiency in low-cost plastic solar cells: Answer for reference,Task 4: Explain why each of the following t
6、opics would most likely be suitable for a timed essay of approximately 500 words.,Media producers should prosecute people who download copyrighted music Students should be placed in classes according to their academic ability, not their age Why my father is my hero How to solve a quadratic equation
7、Golden retrievers are better pets than cocker spaniels Answers,Know your Audience,Task 5: Identify the primary audience and any potential secondary audiences for each of the following pieces of writing.,1. in-class essay 2. college application essay 3. class newspaper 4. letter of complaint to a com
8、pany 5. text message to a friend 6. essay on a standardized test 7. rsum and cover letter 8. posting to a social web page Answer,Why audience analysis,Writing Purposes,To explain: definition/illustration/division and classification/comparison and contrast/cause and effect You show and tell about a t
9、opic Expository writing To persuade: definition/illustration/division and classification/comparison and contrast/cause and effect You convince people that your idea deserves serious consideration Argumentation,Purpose,To describe: space You use your 5 senses to help your readers visualize or get a m
10、ental picture of what you are writing about Descriptive writing To narrate: time order or process To tell a story Narrative writing Entertaining Note: Writers usually combine their writing purposes but only one dominates.,Task 6: Choose the main purpose of each of the following topics. Is the topic
11、most likely meant A) to narrate; B) to explain; C) to describe; or D) to persuade?,My mothers herb garden How to plant an herb garden Why people should cook with herbs The rabbit (and other creatures) in the herb garden Answer,Directions: Choose the main purpose of the following passage. Through thi
12、s passage, does the author most likely intend A) to narrate; B) to explain; C) to describe; or D) to persuade?,“Lucy, can you see it?” Mark asked. “See what? Mark, youre scaring me.” Lucys eyes strained to make out the shadows in the dim light outside the hall window. “Focus, honey. Just focus on th
13、e empty lot next door,” Mark begged in a strangely calm voice. “I can see the old chain-link fence,” Lucy said. “What else do you want me to see?” she asked. “The mountain. It wasnt there before,” Mark responded. “Dont be a fool. Mountains dont rise up in ten minutes,” Lucy said in a quavering voice
14、. “When we looked out a few minutes ago, we could see the apartment building and the movie theater in the village. Where are they now?” Mark asked. “Theyre theyre oh” Lucy trailed off.,To narrate!,To explain!,The years 15941599 were momentous for William Shakespeare. He produced a steady stream of p
15、lays of the highest quality. He continued as a principal actor and manager in the Lord Chamberlains Men, blessed with a stable work environment in the all-too-unstable world of the theater. As a result, he prospered financially and created a comfortable life and a solid estate. In 1599, he became part owner in the most prestigious public theater in London, the Globe.,To describe,Through the heat of this long ride, we felt our total lack of water and the meagerness of our supply of food. Our thirst became so oppressive as we were marched here from Culpeper, some four miles with
