3D intro + argumenten social media

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome 3D

Please sit according to the seating plan (= plattegrond)!

Start with the start assignment 1 (there's a part 1 and 2)

Work alone, quietly.

We'll discuss your answers together.

Done? Compare answers with neighbour.

Today's planning

• Grammar explanation based on your writing – 5 minutes
  
• Lesson aims (lesdoelen) – 2 minutes
  
• Social media: how does it affect us? – 5 minutes
  
• Introduction to writing an introduction – 15 minutes
  
• Some examples based on your writing – 5 minutes
  
• Relevance – 10 minutes
  
• Writing arguments – 10 minutes
  
• Writing 3 paragraphs – 20 minutes
  

Some grammar...

The use of a / an

Depends on the first sound – have a look at the examples below. Can you figure it out?

1. An apple

2. A car

3. A pen

4. A university

5. An hour

6. An eye

a/an

A – E – I – O – U (klinker) sounds

University is pronounced: Juniversity

Hour is pronounced: our

Work on assignment 2, you may work together

Today's goals

By the end of this lesson:

You can state what topics you can choose to write about on the writing exam

You can write an introduction paragraph that introduces the topic, without writing "the topic/statement is..."

You can explain what relevance is and you can judge (beoordelen) if an argument is relevant to a statement

Social Media

What downsides have you come up with?

Have you ever witnessed (getuige geweest van) cyber bullying?

How much time do you spend on social media per day?

Anxiety

Do you know what 'anxiety' is?

Raise your hand if you don't know anyone who suffers from anxiety.

Anxiety

Let's have a look at the statistics

So, let's conclude...

How do social media have a negative impact on our lives?

Sample essay page 3

This essay would be a perfect 10 on the test

Introduction

On the mock test (oefentoets) some of you wrote:

"The topic is …" or "The topic of this text is..."

Would you want to read a text that starts that way?

How can you capture your reader's attention (aandacht trekken van je lezer?)

Introduction

Read along with me on page 4.

- something the reader agrees with or recognizes

- something to trigger curiosity

- tell the reader what they can expect when they decide to read this essay

Write an introduction

Pick one of the following statements and write an introduction paragraph. Work alone, quietly. Done? Swap papers with your neighbour and check each other's work.

1. Online ben je een ander persoon dan in het dagelijks leven. Ben jij het eens of oneens met deze stelling?

2. De meeste mensen zeggen dat het hebben van veel geld je niet gelukkig 

maakt. Ben jij het hiermee eens of oneens?

3. Wat is waardevoller: een grote vriendengroep of een 

paar heel hechte vrienden? 

Write an introduction

Pick one of the following statements and write an introduction paragraph. Work alone, quietly. Done? Swap papers with your neighbour and check each other's work.

1. Online ben je een ander persoon dan in het dagelijks leven. Ben jij het eens of oneens met deze stelling?

2. De meeste mensen zeggen dat het hebben van veel geld je niet gelukkig 

maakt. Ben jij het hiermee eens of oneens?

3. Wat is waardevoller: een grote vriendengroep of een 

paar heel hechte vrienden? 

Let's discuss

Three people will share their introductions with the rest of class. Any volunteers?

What is relevance?

Is this relevant?

Statement: movies and tv-shows affect our lives

First argument:

TV series and movies are very popular all around the world. People love watching TV series and movies. It doesn't matter how old you are. They can change your life.

Is this a good argument? Why/why not? Is it relevant?

Is this relevant?

Statement: online, people do not behave the same way they do in real life

First argument:

One reason why people behave differently is that most people have no or less shame for their behaviour. Most of the time they are anonymous and they know that you don't know who they are.

Is this a good argument? Why/why not? Is it relevant?

Task for now: page 5 & 6

• List three aguments that are relevant to the statement. 
• Work alone, but ask your neighbor if you need help, or ask me.
• Homework for next class: write three paragraphs in this booklet about the statement you chose. Also finish the introduction we started on today.
• I will check your work next class.

Done? Pick another statement from the SE-booklet & write 

the introduction and relevant arguments.