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Discursive Scaffold
Discursive Scaffold
BODY 1 - PERSPECTIVE 1: Choosing a job based on the salary it offers is an important consideration. Financial stability, which a high-paying job can provide, is crucial for
– You do not necessarily have to meeting basic needs, securing our future, and enjoying life’s comforts. For some people, doing what they love and earning enough money for a
start off with a topic sentence, but normal life don’t go hand in hand. Consequently, these reasons to make a high-paying career a valuable option. The video by Alux.com highlights
it is always good to give the reader that the decision between money and job satisfaction is not straightforward and depends on individual circumstances.
a clear idea on what your paragraph
will be about
-Elaborate on one perspective you
had mentioned in your
introduction- Provide examples and
quotes to support this perspective
-You might want to consider
offering modern day or pop culture
references, as well as anecdotes to
further engage and connect with
the reader
-Emphasise that there are other
perspectives, not just this one, to
view the topic
BODY 2 - PERSPECTIVE 2: On the other hand, choosing a job solely based on its pay scale can come at the cost of personal fulfillment and happiness. If you choose to pursue
-Same as the above! your passion, workdays will seem less monotonous, and there won’t be a dull feeling washing over you when the alarm clock rings. Moreover, being
-But you might want to open your passionate about your work is directly linked to being productive. If it really is something you’re passionate about, there is a sense of being content
paragraph with something like “as with what you have accomplished during the work hours and beyond. The by-product of your work will be something you take pride in, and that will
opposed to the previously discussed serve in giving you a reason to keep doing it. Job satisfaction is multi-faceted and can come from personal growth, the ability to improve, feeling
perspective, this one…” or “on the valued, and more.
other hand, while x idea says this, y
idea…”
CONCLUSION:
“in conclusion…”, “to conclude…”
-Reiterate the topic
-Mention the central perspectives
once again
-Offer two to three sentences on
why these perspectives are crucial
to the reader’s understanding of
the topic
-Emphasise that these perspectives
are not definitive ways of
understanding the topic. You have
merely equipped your readers with
optional ‘lenses’ to view the topic
-Remember: never ever introduce
any new ideas in the conclusion!