Writing a for and against composition Why do we do it? 1. End of year tests 2. Important life skill 3.

Entrance requirement for studying abroad . !atriculation e"am PROBLEMS (that students have when writing a for and against composition) 1. Having something to sa #ou will be able to say more if you do the brainstorm acti$ity % group or indi$idual le$el FIRST STEP Eg! Is it better to be a $egetarian or not &'( )*)I+,. healthier food . people need meet to sur$i$e . does not contain fats . children should eat meat . you don/t ha$e to kill animals . meet is delicious . cholesterol . you feel better . inhuman conditions on farms0 sick animals . your stomach is full . doctors agree with this kind of diet . $egetarians look pale 'n a piece of paper write two columns 1for and against2 and write as more ideas as you can. 3uring the process of brainstorming acti$ity0 accept a"so#ute# e$erything % easier to remo$e stuff than to add it4 E$ery idea that comes to your mind is '5 on this le$el. 6ater you can cross it or it can lead you to something interesting. SECOND STEP +ow think and organi7e ideas in a rational order Is there o$erlapping? 1healthier 8 $egetarians do not ha$e some diseases 8 doctors agree . all these ideas mean the same0 belong to the same group9 or: meet is delicious0 you feel better2 *et 3 key ideas for both sides. ;ick three best arguments that could be supported by some proof. THIRD STEP 'rgani7e these key ideas. &irst of all0 you need to say something general about your topic in the beginning. Eg. In the last few decades vegetarians, or avoiding eating meat, has become more and more popular. Why do people tend to change thousands of years old habits? First of all, more and more people think that it is not healthy to eat fats. Secondly. owever, it seems that the main reason why people become vegans or vegetarians is that they don!t want to harm or kill animals. "hey feel that we don!t have to kill some living being to survive. #n the other hand, people need meet to survive In my opinon, . #our te"t must be $isually organi7ed as well. Introduction0 3 points for0 and 3 against and your opinion must be clearly $isible without reading. #our paragraphs must be separated. $! %anger of "ecoming i##ogica# #our ideas must flow naturally from one to another. #ou must use linking words to link ne"t paragraph with the pre$ious one. #our last argument must be the strongest so you must sa$e the most important argument for the end0 because you will paraphrase the same idea in your opinion.

&! Having enough to write a"out ,upporting argument % gi$e e"amples. <ase without e$idence is nothing. Eg. It is medically pro$ed that high cholesterol influences heart diseases. =e specific4 =ack up your arguments with ideas. +e"t question: Where are the main arguments? ;aragraphs % is it difficult to read0 to follow main ideas 1>.? main ideas2. Lin'ing devices &irstly0 secondly0 finally0 in the end -ransition signals: 'n the other hand0 @owe$er 1opposite2 -hey are crucial because you can determine what is important and what isnAt. (R)%*+( What do I e"pect from > 1. -ask completion 2. 'rgani7ation 1is it easy to read0 linking words0 paragraphs2 3. )ccuracy 1are mistakes acceptable0 not serious2 . (ange 1is it too simple0 some pupils ne$er take risks0 complicated structures...2 % bit of e"cellent0 but... 2 % quite a few mistakes0 but communication is a problem0 message is still clear$

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E"ample of a composition: @eading Introduction &irstlyC 1first argument . against2 ,econdlyC 1second argument . against2 'n the other side 8 @owe$er 1first argument . for2 !oreo$erC 1third argument . for2

-o conclude 1<onclusion2 In my opinion 1your opinion0 which should be the same as the last0 strongest argument0 third . for2. In the abo$e e"ample 1drawing20 you can see the heading and separated paragraphs. #our teacher can gi$e you a mark from organi7ation almost without reading. When a teacher looks at the writing0 and reads the first words of the paragraphs he8she can be able to grade your organi7ation 1of course0 partly0 but your mark can be lower because of this $isual aspect2. "ime and number of words% > minutes for 1>D.2DD words % 1D minutes for plan.