Kodi Sim 1T06 22/06/2020

ESSAY OUTLINE FRAMEWORK

Habits of Question Analysis
Should parents in your society let their children take risks today?

‘should’ questions types

IDENTIFY
Yes, but with surveillance.

Value term(s) [Expectations] → should (given the chance to take risks? Or no)
UNPACK

Context word(s) [Limits]→ your society,

parents, their children, today
- Time and location sensitive: Singapore, now in the present day
- Examine characteristics/ traits/ trends of today that may affect the issue.
* ALL topic sentences MUST have a characteristic of today as part of the reason.

Topic word 1 [Focus]→ their children

Teenagers, youths, adolescents: often considered to be still at a developmental

stage of their lives, whether it is physical, social or mental skills and abilities.
Often still growing in self-awareness and self-identity, so adults have the
tendency to think that they are uncapable 

Topic word 1 [Focus]→ take risks

Risk: a situation involving exposure to danger, incur the chance of unfortunate
consequences by engaging in (an action).

REASON &
BRAINSTORM

The 7-Sentence Essay Structure

OVERALL THESIS Stand + all Supporting Arguments/conditions for the stand to be true
(written in the introduction)
 Stand + (reason)*
TOPIC SENTENCE 1
*recall that this formula only leads you to the Topic Sentence, the rest of PEEL is still needed in the
(First Supporting Argument)
actual essay (see p16).
TOPIC SENTENCE 2
Stand + (reason)*
(Second Supporting Argument)

TOPIC SENTENCE 3
(Third Supporting Argument)
TOPIC SENTENCE 4
(First Opposing Argument)
TOPIC SENTENCE 5
(First Rebuttal/Concession)
TOPIC SENTENCE 6
(Second Opposing Argument)
TOPIC SENTENCE 7
(Second Rebuttal/Concession)
Stand + (reason)*
Distance marker (see pp22-23) + opposing stand + opposing reason**
**The rest of PEEL also loosely applies here (the compulsory element for EEL here is Explain the
Point – see p20 example). Provide evidence/rationale that support the Opposing Argument because
it sets the stage for your rebuttal/concession in the next Topic Sentence.
Rebuttal/concession marker (see pp22-23) + flaw in opposing reason
+ (supporting) reason
How to find a flaw in the opposing reason? Critique the quality of the evidence and/or rationale cited.
Remember to critique the quality of “their” argument – always attack the argument at the end and
not evaluate merely at the example level.
Distance marker (see pp22-23) + opposing stand + opposing reason**
Rebuttal/concession marker (see pp22-23) + flaw in opposing reason
+ (supporting) reason

Intro: Life is a lot like a poker game.  Players put down their money and take a
chance at either winning the jackpot or losing their shirts.  There is both an
element of luck and skill involved, but essentially it all comes down to what
you’re willing to risk. A generation ago, children walked to school by
themselves and enjoyed hours of unsupervised play. Well, times have
changed considerably, and so have attitudes about the way we raise our
children. we have become so preoccupied with safety, that we're basically
robbing our children of the chance to take risks, the kind of physical risks,
emotional risks, the kind of risks they need to become independent adults,
basically. 

They also point to the concept of ‘risk literacy’ as being a child’s readiness ‘to accept failure,
to achieve success, to take initiatives, to become self-competent, to develop probabilistic and
statistical thinking, to confront uncertainty and in turn to face the challenges of modern risk
society,’

1. We like to protect our children. To kind of basically intervene before

anything bad happens, I think, is what's considered a good parent these
days.risk-taking not only exposes you to dozens of positive
 outcomes you never would have experienced before, but it also
boosts your confidence, and helps you let go of the fear of
failing.
- Always an element of risk when we learn and try new things
- Downside is that there is a chance of failure, but it shouldn’t stop
you. – need to promote constructive failure
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2. Growing up:  create opportunities for your child to think independently,

or take risks,  not failing or neglecting my child by doing that. I'm actually
doing something great for their future. Informed risks, responsible risks. They
have to think through and weigh the consequences
3. When the grow up: Makes it easier for you to come up with ideas ans innovations.  taking
a risk is the best way to overcome your own weaknesses and confusions.
4.
5. .
6. Dangerous
7. Danger and risk are definitely different, says Alicia Berkelmans, who is raising
three young girls on a micro-farm outside Cambridge, Ontario. “It’s up to
parents to teach kids the difference between danger and risk,” she says. “Being
dangerous is letting a child play with matches unattended. Embracing risk is
showing them how to build a fire safely so they won’t get burned.”
You wouldn’t send a child who doesn’t know how to swim around water
without going through the rules of water safety and supervising them. You also
wouldn’t let young children around fires, wild animals or other unfamiliar
outdoor elements before having a conversation with them about the risks, rules
and things they should know.

8.
Conclude: “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
Essentially, this is a true statement. “Going too far” may depend on the type of risk being
pursued. However, life is filled with risk. We need to accept it. We need to deal with it. We need
to embrace it… deliberately, fearlessly, smartly, and aggressively.
Taking the right risks moves our life forward. Sitting in fear leads to stalemate or, simply stated,
a stale life. (no matter if they give them the chance to or not, it is ultimately up to them)
isn’t the same for everyone. It can be very different based on background,
neighbourhood and other factors. What is risky in Brooklyn, New York, on a Saturday
night isn’t the same as what’s risky in rural Louisiana. “You have to find what works
for you,” says Weingarten. “It won’t—and shouldn’t—look like everyone else’s.”
to prevent child’s life from plummeting down like the stock market in the current corona
situation, parents should invest time and effort in educating them from young the need to make
responsible decisions and how to do go about it