Does your paragraph have a topic sentence? Is it easy to understand what you are explaining? Do your supporting sentences focus on the main idea? Have you used enough examples? Does your paragraph have a closing sentence? Is your paragraph interesting? Check your spelling. Does each sentence have a subject and a verb? Do the subjects and verbs agree with each other? Sample comparison paragraph: As two main media, TV and newspaper have much in common. Both of them can provide the information needed by people, trying to cater for the different tastes of people on all sides of life. Mean while, they make money and survive in the society by selling ads. On the other hand, it is the difference between them that makes them have their own characteristics. TV can “broadcast” the information you want while newspaper can’t TV can provide a series of lively consecutive pictures while newspaper only has printed pictures on it. Most of time, TV offers information for free while newspaper costs you money. As to which is convenient, TV is not much as easy as to be taken as newspaper. Step Ⅶ Summary and Homework T: In this class, first, we've read two reports and compare them. Next, we've learnt to write a report. Then we learnt how to write a comparison paragraph. Finally, we practised writing one. Through these activities, we’ve learnt more about news media and learnt how to write a comparison paragraph. Besides, your ability to use language has been well developed. After class, you should practise more to train your ability. So much for today. See you tomorrow. Ss: See you tomorrow. Step Ⅷ The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard Unit 2 News media The Fourth Period How to write a comparison paragraph: a. What things are you going to compare? b. What characteristics or features the most important? c. How are two or more things, places, people or ideas similar to or different from each other? Step Ⅸ Record after Teaching (责任编辑:admin) |