So I just wanted to talk about that for a minute.
I think it's something that all students should should really try to focus on.
And learn about.
So today.
Today, I'm going to be talking about three question types.
I'm going to be talking about a discuss both sides question advantage, disadvantage, either outweigh
or opinion and also to what extent you agree or disagree.
Now, the reason why I'm going over these questions today is that I want to be able to show you some
alternative ways of writing these different types of questions.
The discuss both sides you see for general and academic the advantage disadvantage you see for general
and academic.
The to what extent you agree or disagree is much more likely to be an an academic form for the general.
You're going to see agree or disagree, which is much easier to manage.
So the reason why I'm doing the discuss both sides and the advantage disadvantage first is that it is
specifically a relates to both exams and then after that I will go over.
To what extent you agree or disagree question type.
But what I'm going to do is show you alternative ways of writing it.
All right.
So we're going to go over and discuss both sides and an opinion first.
Then we're going to do advantage, disadvantage, and then finally do agree or disagree to what extent?
All right.
Now, when it comes to discuss both sides and give your opinion question.
Right over here, you can see different questions I've listed and like I said, you see this for both
exams.
But what I'm talking about here are mistakes that you want to avoid.
Mistakes you want to avoid.
So one mistake is putting only your opinion and the introduction thesis statement.
Right?
Just putting your opinion.
And if you only put your opinion in the thesis statement and you don't indicate to the reader that you
also are going to discuss or go over both points of view, then you have just messed up your thesis
statement.
You're about to have a coherence problem because the purpose of a thesis statement is to end all mystery.
When a person reads a thesis statement, they should know your direction and path that you're taking.
So if you only put your opinion in the thesis statement and you don't you don't detail that you're going
to talk about both sides, and then in the next paragraph, you start talking about one side.
Well, you've just you've just created a problem with with sequencing and really addressing the question
properly in your thesis statement.
Another big problem that I see.
Putting the opinion as the conclusion of the essay question.
And a conclusion.
A conclusion is never the paragraph where you introduce new information.
You do not introduce new information into a conclusion.
So if you're putting your opinion in the if you're introducing your opinion.
As the in the conclusion in your introducing your opinion, you are outside of the standards of writing
a conclusion.
So one thing that's going to help you score better is adhering to standards.
Adhering to standards.
Another issue is not writing enough for the opinion.
Right.
Not writing enough for the opinion.
You have to you have to really express your opinion.
You can't just do it with one sentence.
Again.
You're messing up your topic development.
You're messing up your task achievement.
Another big problem to avoid discussing both views, not both topics.
You have to discuss both views, not both topics.
Right.
So one one good example of this is.
Is a question that will ask something like.
Well, the question that would ask something like some people feel that boxing is is one of the best
sports to be able to watch.
Others feel that football is a great sport to be able to watch.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Now, the way people mess this up is.
The question said boxing is a great sport to watch.
The question said football is a great sport to watch and discuss both of those views.
People mess this up kind of question up all the time because they'll sit up there and say, I'm going
to write about why boxing is dangerous.
I'm going to write about why boxing is not good to view.
That is not the viewpoint they want you to discuss.
Again, you're outside the box.
You're outside the box of the question.
You must discuss both views, not both topics.
That is an extremely important, extremely important difference.
And then also you want to be able to develop both arguments equally.
That's very important.
A conclusion.
A conclusion is a summary of what you discussed in your body paragraphs.
It also includes what's in your thesis statement and a conclusion can have some type of recommendation
or suggestion based on that information.
That's what goes into conclusion you're going to have.
You always are going to have four or five paragraphs.
Right.
Four or five paragraphs.
If you if you if you see me write, I'll write with four paragraphs.
I like four paragraphs.
But you can write with five paragraphs.
Um.
Echo more saying What did I just say?
I just said that you would not write that people think boxing is dangerous to watch.
I just said I just said, don't do that.
The question was some people feel boxing is exciting to watch.
Other people feel that football is exciting to watch.
Discuss both views.
What are the two views?
One view is boxing is exciting to watch.
Why is it exciting to watch?
The other view is football is exciting to watch.
Why is it exciting to watch?
You don't talk about that.
Boxing is dangerous.
Right.
That's outside the question.
Now, for those of you that are asking about how many paragraphs and how many sentences are in a paragraph,
I'm about to go over several, several essay examples, so please wait.
And what I'm going to go over that.
You'll see that in one minute.
So please when you're when you're doing a discuss both sides question.
Watch out for these mistakes to avoid.
Please watch.
But don't make these mistakes because they will lower your score.
They will lower your score.
So please watch out.
Let's look at a question example.
Well, actually, let's look at formats first before we do that.
Right.
So when you're doing a discuss both sides question, the traditional format is five paragraphs, you
have an introduction, you discuss side one, you discuss side to give a third body paragraph that talks
about your opinion and then you have a conclusion.
That is more of the traditional format, right?
You can have three body paragraphs.
You have to give a thought.
You have to discuss side one.
You have to discuss side two.
You have to give your opinion.
Right.
That format is perfectly fine.
There is nothing wrong with that format.
And alternative format is a four paragraph format or you have an introduction.
You discuss side one, you discuss viewpoint one, and also you give your opinion on Viewpoint one within
that same paragraph.
And then you would discuss side to discuss viewpoint, to give your opinion on viewpoint to within that
same paragraph.
So it is possible, instead of having a separate body, three opinion paragraph to express your opinion
after you detail the points about each side.
Right.
This is this is an alternative way of writing this or structuring this essay question.
A couple of questions I'm going to ask answer really quickly.
Number one, if you are repeating the same word over and over and over again, yes, your score will
be lower because that shows you have very little range.
Other question as I just see it.
No, you do not.
You do not put your opinion in the you don't you don't introduce.
You don't introduce your opinion into conclusion, you do not.
You can see from the structure that I've said that you don't do, that you don't introduce your opinion
in the conclusion.
All right.
So what I'm going to show you next is an example of this alternative four paragraph format.
Right.
So here's the question.
The first man to walk on the moon said space exploration was going to change mankind's life.
Some people argue that it made only little change to our lives.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Discussable views and give your opinion.
Right.
So everybody, as I'm going through this, please hold on your questions for a second, because I want.
Don't don't answer.
Don't please hold on to your questions right now, because I'm about to introduce this.
All right.
So, of course, the first thing you will start off with is an introduction.
I teach how to write introductions in the course, but an introduction for this kind of question would
be something like space exploration as fascinated humankind since the early 1900s, when writers created
novels and silent movies about exploring the moon.
Finally, in the 1960s, mankind achieved that lofty goal.
But since then, a schism.
A schism formed.
Moon travel, elevated human life or lunar exploration offer little impact.
With these viewpoints in mind, this essay will tackle each vantage vantage point, but ultimately side
with the moon voyage improving humanity's way of life.
Right.
So in the introduction and this is how I teach the right introductions, right?
The first sentence of introduction introduces the topic of the question.
Right?
We're talking about exploring the moon.
This is the topic of the question.
The second sentence addresses what is the specific question you have to answer?
And then the third question lets the reader know that you're going to talk about each vantage point
and also gives your opinion of where you sit.
That's a proper introduction.
Next would be a first body paragraph.
Now, remember, the first body paragraph is discussing one side, right?
So the the the topic sentence that lets you know which side we're talking about, which side we're talking
about.
Traveling to the moon embodies extreme challenges, but the benefits paid off in equal measure.
So we're talking about extreme benefits to this travel changing mankind's life.
A litany of improvements to society's lifestyle ensued after a successful lunar journey after the successful
lunar journey.
Digital flight control.
Food Safety Protocol, shock absorbers, computer coding, memory foam tracking and achieving the once
impossible dream.
This last point, The Inconceivable Dream explains this essay Strong Opinion.
Now you can see, right?
You can see that I'm now getting into my opinion.
Right now I'm getting into my opinion.
I've discussed side one.
Now I'm getting it to my opinion.
Explains this as a strong position favoring moon travel as a boon to the average person.
For example, moon inspired scientists realize even more unthinkable.
Immensely culture changing aspirations since astronauts blasted off and rockets to earth Earth's closest
planetary body including smartphones, the Internet and portable computers.
And then the last sentence is called a transition sentence.
Although the stronger viewpoint favors the lunar landing as a windfall bonanza of growth, the opposing
view warrants discussion.
A lot of students fail to do a transition sentence on their body paragraphs, or they don't know how
to do a concluding sentence.
If you if you can show the ability to do a transition sentence or a concluding sentence, that's something
that builds your coherence.
Then we have the second.
Body paragraph where we have to talk about the other side, that it may very little change.
Arguments exist as setting foot on the moon, only slightly amended daily life.
These rationalizations typically fall under the resolving problems closer to home, such as poverty,
racism and starvation.
If we examine the world today, one could contend that these veins of humanity still exist somewhat
even more robust, even in more robust measure than in 1960.
For example, the George Floyd National Racism Protest raged across America in 2021.
Be that as it may, now we're getting into my we're getting into the author's opinion.
Be that as it may, this reasoning reasoning does not carry strong enough weight since Moon led inventions
improved social warriors ability to report, reveal, change and comment on those problems closer to
home.
And then you have a conclusion.
Despite unresolved societal problems, the position of little change does not stand up against the onslaught
of improvements derived from moon travel.
In the future, humans should travel to the moon and resolve human grief in equal measure and cost.
Right.
So this is a discuss both sides question.
And in this discuss both sides question, the author is expressing their opinion within each side.
They are expressing their opinion within each side.
All right.
Now, before I go on to the next question, if you have any questions, you can ask me a question.
Now, the language that you see in green is pointing out vocabulary words and pointing out collocations.
Right.
Collocations.
Collocations are word combinations, word combinations.
You get a if you if you look at the rubric.
And you'll want to get an eight.
According to the rubric in terms of vocabulary, look at what it says at the top.
It says, Student can use collocations correctly or correctly.
Right.
So some of these some of these combinations you're seeing are examples of a column of a collocation.
That's one big difference between students that have a high level of English and students that have
a lower level of English is an ability to use collocations.
I'm going to give you one minute or so to to ask me any questions about what I just did.
And then I'm going to move on to the next question type.
But this is how you would do a discuss both views question and give your opinion within four paragraphs
instead of doing five paragraphs.
All right.
It looks like we have three questions.
I'll address those three questions and move on.
Why did I use a colon before digital flight control?
I use the colon because I was about to I was about to introduce a series of of examples.
Can you please explain about how we can outline the essay before we start to write?
Yeah.
Sylvia, there are there there are a couple of lectures in the course on outlining.
That's not that's not on topic for today.
You're asking me about outlining an essay.
But if you watch those if you watch those lectures, Sylvia, you'll be clear.
A collocation is a combination of words.
Combination of words that fit together like ultimately side.
All right.
That's the collocation, right?
Collocations are two or three words, you know, two, three or four words that fit.
When you put them together correctly in terms of the word order.
In terms of word order.
What is the language written in Orange?
The language written in Orange represents subject, specific vocabulary.
We're talking about travel to the moon, and that language in orange is subject, specific vocabulary.
There's a difference between just normal vocabulary and subject specific vocabulary.
So if, if, if the topic is about the moon, then if you're able to show vocabulary related to the
topic planetary bodies, right?
If you're able to write about that kind of that kind of vocabulary, that's subject specific vocabulary.
And that's how you increase your lexical score.
I've answered already.
Somebody keeps asking me about.
Can I put my opinion in the conclusion?
No, no, you cannot.
I've answer that.
No, you cannot.