WRITING SESSION

WEEK 4
Writing a paragraph after reading a
text.
CONTENT

01 Pre-writing activities

02 Discussion / Vocabulary

03 Writing a paragraph
 DISCUSSION

What do you remember about

yesterday’s reading, Super
Centenarians?
 THEIR LIFESTYLE

JEAN WALTER

Age: 122
Age: 114
Place: Arles, France
Place: Minnesotta, US
-chocolate & port wine
-only two meals/day
-olive oil in skin & food
-fruit, water & coffee
-bike until 100
-worked until 99
-smoked 2 a day
 Supercentenarians

Read the text below and choose which three adjectives

best describes Jeanne Calment or Walter Breuning?

serious adventurous relaxed disciplined

independent anxious physically fit hard-working

 Adjectives

JEAN WALTER

- Adventurous - Serious
- Relaxed - Disciplined
- Physically fit - Hard-working
- Independent
 Think of this question:

Whose lifestyle appeals to you most?

Jeanne’s? Walter’s? Why?

Think of the two reasons that can support your opinion.

Take notes
 Writing a paragraph

Now,write
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paragraphsupporting
supportingthe
thereasons
reasonsalready
already
discussed.Use
discussed. Usethis
thismodel:
model:

1. Topic Sentence (answers the question given).

2. Bridge Sentence.
3. Connector 1, Supporting Sentence 1 (Reason 1).
4. Connector 2, Example / Explanation 1.
5. Connector 3, Supporting Sentence 2 (Reason 2).
6. Connector 4, Example / Explanation 2.
7. Connector 5, Re-Statement / Conclusion.
TIPS

1. Use capital 2. Use adequate 3. Use capital 4. All sentences

letters when punctuation: letters with must start with
starting a comma, period, names, countries, a subject!
sentence. etc. languages,
nationalities.
In my opinion, Jean’s / Walter’s lifestyle is the one that appeals

to me most. I will support my view / opinion / position with the

following two reasons. To begin with, …………. For example, /

For instance, ….… (EXAMPLE). On the other hand, ………….

In other words, / What I mean is …..… (EXAMPLE) ………….

As mentioned above, / In short, / In conclusion, / To conclude, /

To sum up, ………… (CONCLUSION) ………….

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