TEXT

Step 1- theme
I have got a text about (friendship/ discrimination/ pollution/ racism/ the transition from childhood to adolescence/ the

relationship between man and nature/ etc)

Step 2- summary
The text begins by (main idea 1)
Subsequently, it presents (main idea 2) Next, we are told that (main idea 3) etc

Step 3- analysis
The text might be taken from
The style is The fragment is written in the first/ third/ second person narrative,

which makes it subjective/ objective/ which gives the reader the impression of being directly involved in the text
The language is easy/ difficult to understand because; the

sentences are long/ short/ medium, which gives the fragment a slow/ rapid pace
The tone of the writer is neutral/ involved (critical/ friendly etc) The function of the text is to inform etc

Step 4- argumentation, expressing personal opinion about the ideas of the text
The first main idea is ..; I (dis)agree with

this, because, firstly .; moreover ., and also because. The second main idea is that . In my opinion, it is true/ false, because., also because and last, but not, least, because. Give personal examples, make associations, make parallels

Step 5- Theme analysis

The theme of the text is, and the author illustrates it by presenting
Personally, looking at it from a point of

view, Choose 2-3 points of view and reflect on the topic If possible, in the reflection, maintain a connection with the text.

Step 6- conclusion
To sum up all the aforementioned, the text transmits the following message: (restate main ideas) I liked the text because
What I learned from it is that.

Narratives
Intro (reflection)
Body:
What you choose to present and why

When/ where/ how

Storyline (set the scene, initiating action etc) What you learned

Conclusion (why the experience was important/ why the film/ book is your favorite etc)

Descriptives
Intro (reflection) Body

What you choose and why When/ where/ how Physical description (person,place) Moral portrait(person) / Atmosphere (place) Hobbies, career (person) / Activities, people (place) Restate main reasons why you liked it/ him/ her and explain and argument

Conclusion (sum up main points, admit weaknesses, show that strengths are greater)

Argumentatives of opinion
Intro (explain quote, state position) Argument 1 (to begin with, I.D.E.C) Argument 2 (furthermore/ in addition/ moreover, I.D.E.C) Argument 3 (last, but not least, I.D.E.C) Counterargument (However, there might be cases when.., but..) Conclusion (To sum up all that has been said, I personally agree/ disagree with this idea, because, as stated.- pinpoint main reasons)

For and against

Intro (explain quote, state that there are arguments both for and against the idea) Argument 1 (to begin with, I.D.E.C) Argument 2 (furthermore/ in addition/ moreover, I.D.E.C) Counter-argument 1 (On the other hand, I.D.E.C) Counter-argument 2 (Moreover, I.D.E.C) Conclusion (To sum up all that has been said, pinpoint your arguments; I personally am in favor/ against the idea, because..)

Reflectives
Intro (balanced presentation of the term/ topic, state that it can be viewed from different angles) To begin with, from a(n).. point of view,
Moreover, from the point of view of , Last, but not least, looking at it from ., \ To conclude, ..(general presentation in

other words)