Unit3Conservation

WritingWorkshopA“For”And“Against”Essay

LearningObjectives020301Icanreadandtalkabouta“for”and“against”essayaboutfactoryfarming;Icananalyzethestructureandlanguageofa“for”and“against”essay;Icanwritea“for”and“against”essay.A“For”and“Against”Essayinfavourof/inagreementwithindisagreementwithThistypeofessayincludestwosidestoanargumentandgivetheiropinions.What'sina“for”and“against”essay?GetReadyforWritingStatements“For”“Against”YouropinionWeshouldonlyhaveorganicfarming.Weshouldnotuseanimalproductsforfoodorclothing.PairWork.Youaregoingtowritea“for”and“against”essayononeofthestatements.Discussandlisttheargumentsforandagainstthestatements.Thenshareyourideas.1organicfarmingfactoryfarmingVSWhatisyouropinion?Whatisorganicfarming?numerousecologicalbenefitshigherqualityandnutritionalvaluehigherfoodcostsWhatdoyouknowaboutfactoryfarming?massproductionofmeatoreggsfoodatlowercostsrelyheavilyonchemicals1.Whatisthemaintopicoftheessay?2.Whatarethemainargumentsandsupportingdetailsused“for”and“against”factoryfarming?3.Whatisthewriter’sopinionaboutfactoryfarming?Theprosandconsoffactoryfarming.Weshouldtrytoreducethiskindoffarming,althoughwewouldhavetopaymoreforoureggsandmeat.“For”:Apartfrombeingalotcheaperthanorganicfarming,itprovidesmorefoodforaworldpopulationthathasalreadyreachedsevenbillion.“Against”:Opponentsoffactoryfarmingsaythatitiscrueltotheanimals.apersonwhodisagreeswithsth.andspeaksagainstit2Readtheessay.Answerthequestions3Readtheessayagain.Matchthefunctionstoeachparagraph.a.conclusion(youropinion)b.argumentsagainstthetopicc.introductiontothetopicd.argumentsforthetopicPara.1_____Para.2_____Para.3_____Para.4_____cdbaaccordingtoAccordingtoaninstitute,“74%oftheworld'spoultry…areproducedinthisway”.moreoverMoreover,factory-farmedanimalssufferfromfewerdiseases…ontheotherhandOntheotherhand,opponentsoffactoryfarmingsaythatitiscrueltotheanimals.SentenceBuilderforinstanceForinstance,manyfarmanimalsarekeptinsmallspaceswheretheycanhardlymove.inadditiontoInadditiontothis,factoryfarminghasanegativeimpactontheenvironment.inmyopinionInmyopinion,weshouldtrytoreducethiskindoffarming,althoughwewouldhavetopaymoreforoureggsandmeat.LinkingExpressions1summarisinginformation2addingnewinformation3givingexamples4providingsourcesofinformation5contrastingstatementsWhichofthelinkingexpressionsintheSentenceBuilderhasthefollowingfunction?inmyopinionmoreover/inadditiontoforinstanceaccordingtoontheotherhand4Write2-3argumentsonthestatement“weshouldonlyhaveorganicfarming.”or“weshouldn’tuseanyanimalproductsforfoodorclothing.”UsetheSentenceBuildertohelpyou.5Weshouldonlyhaveorganicfarming.1.accordingto 2.moreover 3.inadditionto4.ontheotherhand5.forinstance 6.inmyopinionArgument1:Argument2:“Weshouldonlyhaveorganicfarming.”Argument1:Accordingtoarecentstudy,foodproducedbyorganicfarmingisofhigherqualityandmorenutritiousthanfoodweusuallyseeonthemarket.Argument2:Moreover,organicfarmingleavestheearthinitsnaturalstateafterharvest.Argument3:Ontheotherhand,opponentsoforganicfarmingsaythatorganicfoodsareoftenhigherincost,andmanyfamiliessimplycannotaffordthecost.“Weshouldnotuseanyanimalproductsforfoodorclothing.”Argument1:Accordingtoarecentstudy,theproductionofwool,fur,andleathercontributestoclimatechange,landdevastationandwaterpollution.Argument2:Inaddition,raisingandkillinganimalsforfoodismorallywrong;eatinganimalsmeansaclearviolationoftheirfundamentalrighttolife.Argument3:Ontheotherhand,westillneedsomedomesticanimalssuchaschickensandduckstosupplyourdailydietandnutrition.6Outlining.CompletetheoutlineofyouressayonthestatementyouhavechosenbasedonActivity3.體裁話題時態(tài)人稱文章架構(gòu)議論文ArgumentativeWriting以一般現(xiàn)在時為主；以第三人稱為主第一段：引出話題

Weshouldonlyhaveorganicfarming.第二段：支持者的觀點(diǎn)第三段：反對者的觀點(diǎn)尾段：自己的觀點(diǎn)ExpressingBothSidesprosandconsadvantagesanddisadvantagesplusandminusProvidingAdditionalArgumentsWhatismoreInadditionto…the…Further,Notonlywill…,but…willalso…ShowingContrastHowever,Ontheotherhand,Although…Unfortunately,OrderingFirstofall,Then,Next,Finally,SummarizingTosumup,Inconclusion,Insummary,Allthingsconsidered,ExpressingYourOpinionInmyopinion,Ifeel/thinkthat…Personally,Introductiontothetopic:Organicfarmingistheproductionoffoodusingallnaturalmethodswith“zero”impactontheenvironment.Argumentsforthetopic:Accordingtoarecentstudy...;Forinstance...Argumentsagainstthetopic:Ontheotherhand...;Inadditiontothis...Conclusion(youropinion):Weshouldencourageorganicfarmingalthough…ComposeYourWritingDrafting.

UseyouroutlineandtheWritingHelptowriteyourfirstdraft.WritingHelpWritinga“For”and“Against”EssayIt’simportantto:haveaclearargumentstatement;include“for”and“against”opinions;supportyourownopinionwithexamplesandotherdetails;sumupyourargumentinthefinalparagraph.7Editing.

Edityouressayinpairs.Thensharewhatyouhavewritteninclass.Doesthewritergiveaclearstatement“for”or“against”theissue?Doesthestructureflowwell(statement,mainargumentwithsupportingdetails,otherargumentsandconclusion)?Doesthewriteruseavarietyoflinkingexpressions?Doyoufeelthatthewriterhasastrongbeliefintheargumenthe/sheispresenting?EditingSheet8

暑假即將來臨，你班同學(xué)就假期計劃進(jìn)行了討論，并提出了不同的看法，請根據(jù)提示寫一篇英語短文，談?wù)勀愕目捶ā７桨竷?yōu)點(diǎn)缺點(diǎn)待在家中花費(fèi)少、舒適方便不能親身了解外界外出旅游增長知識、開闊眼界花費(fèi)多、旅途中有不便之處注意：1.

詞數(shù)：80～120（不含所給開頭）；2.

短文必須包含表中所列要點(diǎn)，可根據(jù)內(nèi)容分段表述；3.

可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；4.

參考詞匯：眼界horizonsWritingtask正反觀點(diǎn)對比型議論文模板

Thereisawidespreadconcernovertheissue.Butitiswellknownthattheopinionconcerningthishottopicvariesfrompersontoperson.___.（引出話題）

Amajorityofpeoplethinkthat______.（觀點(diǎn)一）Intheirview，therearetwofactorscontributingtothisattitudeasfollows:Inthefirstplace，___.（支持觀點(diǎn)一的原因一）Inthesecondplace，

_____.（支持觀點(diǎn)一的原因二）Soitgoeswithoutsayingthat_____.

Theotherpeople，however，differintheiropiniononthismatter.Theyholdtheideathat_____.（觀點(diǎn)二）I