ENG 189: Advanced English

Session #23, Cycle 6: Writing Session

Name: __________________________________________ Class/Room number:___________

Section: _________ Schedule: ______________________ Date: ___________________________

Lesson #23 title: Cycle 6- Reviewing and Writing Opinions

Materials:
References:
Lesson Objectives:
Williams, A. (2011). Writing
1. To review and identify the parts of an opinion essay.
for Ielts. London:
2. To write an opinion essay.
HarperCollins.

Productivity Tip: Keep a notebook. When you have a fresh idea, write it down and store it
up for the times when you don’t. Make notes of interesting expressions you’ve overheard,
describe scenes you’d like to write about, record physical details.

INTRODUCTION
Consistently practicing and exercising your writing skills will help you become better. For this
session, you will be analyzing an opinion essay and its parts. After which, you will write one yourself.
Be guided with the rubrics provided.

LESSON TARGETS
Lesson targets are skills and knowledge you want to be able to accomplish at the end of the
session. Keep today’s lesson targets in mind as we go through today’s session:

□ Review and identify the parts of an opinion essay.

□ Write an opinion essay in 40 minutes.

A. LESSON PROPER
Activity 1
Read the sample essay on the next page and the details provided in the boxes. Label the
highlighted information on the sample by writing the letters a-e on the blanks. After, answer
questions 1-5.

a. An example
b. Summary of your main points
c. A better solution

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d. An acknowledgement that there are difficulties

e. Advantage of this solution

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QUESTIONS:

1. How long is the introduction? ______________________________________________________________

2. How many body paragraphs are there? ____________________________________________________
3. How many points are there?________________________________________________________________
4. In what order are solutions discussed: from strongest to weakest or from weakest to
strongest?___________________________________________________________________________________
5. What is the main purpose of the conclusion?________________________________________________

Check your answers with the Key to Corrections found in the last pages of this SAS.

Activity 2
View the instructions on the image below and write your draft on the space provided.

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RUBRIC FOR WRITING

Coherence Lexical Grammar and Accuracy of Technicalities
Resource Structure Information
The sentences Uses Uses very limited The There are
1 and thoughts extremely sentence interpretation frequent errors
are incoherent limited structures, and of the graph/ in punctuation,
choice of has frequent task is limited, capitalization,
words to grammar errors but and spelling.
describe the such as S-V-A, understandable Moreover, the
task tenses, pronoun- handwriting is
antecedent illegible.
agreement, etc.
The sentences Uses Uses a mix of The There are less
2 are somehow adequate simple and interpretation errors in
coherent, and vocabulary, complex presents a clear punctuation,
usage of and structures. And overview of the capitalization,
transitional uncommon there are less topic, but there and spelling.
devices is words are grammar errors are minor But, the
evident being used. in the work. errors. handwriting is
somewhat
illegible.
The sentences Uses Uses a wide The There are no or
3 are very sophisticate range of interpretation only very few
coherent, and d vocabulary structures with presents a clear errors in
a wide use of with a very full flexibility, and overview of the punctuation,
transitional natural only rare minor topic, and there capitalization,
devices is control of errors are are no or only and spelling.
being lexical evident. very few errors. And, the
employed. features handwriting is
legible.

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C. THINKING ABOUT LEARNING

Activity 3: Self-Evaluation
List three things you can improve on your writing.
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KEY TO CORRECTIONS
Activity 1

1.c 2.b 3.e 4.d 5.b

1. Approximately 50 words
2. Three
3. Three
4. From weakest to strongest
5. To emphasize your opinion and summarize the main points

Model Answer

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