What do I learn in 5/15

Parallel Structure

Parallel structure means using the same grammatical form for all the classes.

Clauses => Newspapers can be classified according to frequence of publication: those that are published daily and those that are published weekly.

Adjectives => There are only two kinds of moviegoers: polite and obnoxious.

Nouns => Magazines usually are divided into three types: consumer publications, trade publications, and company publications.

Adverbs => Most people respond to TV talk shows in one of three ways: eagerly, indifferently, or reluctantly.

What do I learn in 5/8

Organizeing by Subjects

In the last class, I learned to organize a comparison or contrast paragraph using points of comparison. I found that another way to organize a comparison or contrast paragraph is according to subjects. With this organizational method, I use the subjects to structure the paragraph and then think about the points of comparison for each subject.

What do I learn in 5/1

Supporting with a Process

A. Be a ware of your audience.
B. Give all the necessary steps in the process.
C. Explain or describe the materials or equipment required.
D. Warn the reader of difficulties.
E. Give details and examples to make the process clear and interesting.

What do I learn in 4/24

Comparison and Contrast :

Key Words :
Unlile Russian high schools, American high schools offer elective subjects.

Coordinates :
American high schools offer elective subjects, but Russian schools do not.

Transitional Words :
American high schools offer elective subjects. However, Russian schools have no electives.

Subordinators :
While American high schools offer elective subjects, Russian schools have a set course of study.

What do I learn in 4/17

Cohesion:Connecting Words

1. for example--We also played games with them. For example, he hid the flash cards.....

2. since--It's been ten years since they married.

3. moreover--Bicycling is a good exercise. Moreover, it doesn't pollute the air.

4. therefore--He was down with the flu. Therefore, he couldn't come to the party.

5. however--I feel a bit tired. However, I can hold on.

What do I learn in 4/10

Organizing by points :
Analytical writing is often organized according to points. Points are the major parts or divisions of the topic. They are the ideas the writer will write about. The writer gives two, three or four subpoints to support the main idea. Each subpoint is further supported with details and examples.

I think there are some common principles of organization are as follows :
1. order of importance--from the least important to the most important
2. order of familiarity--from the most familiar to the least familiar
3. order of time--from the past to the present

What do I learn in 4/3

Transition :
In addition, Moreover, Therefore, In conclusion ...

Reflection :
I learned how to put apptopriate transition in sentence to make sentence go smoothly today. I think it's very important to use correct transition. In fact, it's what I usually hesitate in writing, sometimes I don't know what transition should I put because I found there are lots of transitions have the same chinese translation, but actually, they are used in different ways, I always be confused.After the class, I learned some useful transitions that I can use correctly, but I think I still have to read more articles and do more exercises to familiar with them.

What do I learn in 3/20

Vocabulary：
1.miracle ... It's a miracle that you survived the plane crash.
2.knack ... The clown has a knack of saying funny things.
3.willow ... Willows were planted along the river bank.
4.brilliant ... He is brilliant in many ways.
5.landslide ... The ruling party won a landslide victory.

Make a conclusion sentence：
1.It's like another statement of Topic sentence
2.It has to allow the thinking or point of content.

Some words be used in the start of conclusion sentence：
1.In an other words
2.In summary
3.Consequently
4.As a result