Paragraph to essay

DESCRIPETIVE ESSAY

Week 2
Instructor: L Thanh Sang
M.A
 WEEK 2
Period 1: Feedback on Paragraph writing last
week
Period 2: Practice grammar point: (1) S-V
agreement, (2) parallel structure (3) marks
(4) tenses (5) plural-singular (6) article (7)
spelling (8) part of speech-Word choice (9)
relative clause= Coherence-Cohesion (10)
Fragment sentence
Period 3: What is a good paragraph?
Descriptive paragraph Essay
Period 4: Practice exercises
 Sample 1
Cell phone are incredible invented which changed
our society. the first reasons is that we can contact
with anyone at anytime we want. secondly,
cellphone help us to relax when we have free time
such listen to music, watch some kind of film, play
game or chat. Thirdly, when we need information,
cell phone can search anything for us. last but not
least, cell phone can keep the best moment in our
life by photo or video. That why we said cell phone
were changing our society
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 Sample 2
(1) There are many attractive place in the world and a place
I would like to visit one day is Paris city. First, Paris is called
by many name but the most well-known is The City of love.
(3) because its the most romantic city in the world.
(4)Second, Paris has many classical architecture, and the
one I like is Noire Dame Cathedral because its really
beautify and old. (5)Third, Paris also called the fashion
capital, many famous labels and designers are in Pasis.
(6)So, if you lucky enough, you can see Donnatella walking
on the street. (7)Finally, Paris also famous because its
food. (8)In Paris, you will find many expensive restaurants
that help you taste the food in the best way. (9)As a result,
Paris is a Place I really wanna come someday.
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 Grammar points
Activity 12: page 17
Activity 7: page 66
Activity 8 page 67
THE DESCRIPTIVE
PARAGRAPH
Activity. Read the paragraph and guess which
picture is being described
Watson and the Shark
Watson and the Shark is a painting by John
Singleton Copely. In the foreground of the
painting, one naked man is being attacked by a
huge gray shark in the cold and choppy seawater.
One small overloaded rowboat is near the naked
man and the frightening shark. There are nine
horrified men in this rowboat. They are trying to
rescue the naked man. One young man takes a
long spear and wants to kill the shark. Some
people are reaching for his hand, and some are
throwing a rope for him to catch. In the
background of the painting, under the dark and
cloudy sky, there are many ships stopping in the
 Descriptive paragraph
Gives the reader a visual picture of the
topic
Gives a point of view about something
looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds.
Aims to involve readers so that they
can experience the idea or event
through the text.
Hook
Paragraph to essay
 The seven steps
Step 1: Choose a topic
Step 2: Brainstorm
Step 3: Outline
Step 4: Write the first draft
Step 5: Get feedback from peer
Step 6: Revise the first draft
Step 7: Proofread the final draft
 A five paragraph essay
includes:
1. Introduction paragraph
hook, connecting idea, thesis statement
2. First body paragraph
Topic sentence, supporting details,
concluding/transitional sentence
3. Second body paragraph
Topic sentence, supporting details,
concluding/transitional sentence
4. Third body paragraph
Topic sentence, supporting details,
concluding/transitional sentence
5. Conclusion paragraph
Restatement, suggestion, opinion or prediction
 cuisine.
Topic you can

choose The experience of
parachute jumping.
A beautiful summer The memory of people
morning in the you met when you
woods. were a child.
A character from a Your ideal study
movie, cartoon, or book. partner.
The most frightening The worst day of your
place on the planet. life.
A personality you would The best place to do
like to resemble. homework.
The best place for a The experience of
winter vacation. learning a foreign
A holiday celebration language.
in a certain country. Choosing a college
The ideal house. and a future career.
Symbol Meaning
Sp Spelling
VT Verb tense
SV Sub-verb agreement
Pl Plural
Prep Preposition
WF Word form
WW Wrong word
WO Word order
Punc Punctuation
Pa Parallelism
Frag Fragment
Art Article
C/U Count /Uncountable Noun
SS Sentence structure