English Composition II

  Week 14 Cause & Effect Essays Hi everyone!! This week we will make thesis statements that involve a cause and effect essay followed by an outline . Focus on Cause Method General topic ▶ The causes of divorces Specific topic ▶ What are the main causes of divorces? Introduction  (thesis statement) Many couples decide to divorce due to lack of communication, feeling trapped, and infidelity P1-Lack of communication It is the main reason why a couple goes to therapy It may be that the sender does not know how to express herself clearly or that the receiver does not know how to listen P2-They feel trapped They have a feeling of suffocation derived from the idea that they are not moving forward and that their partner is to blame They have the feeling that they are not allowed to grow and develop P3-Infidelities The most serious problem is when one of the members of the couple falls in love with another person They break up their marriage to start another relationship Conclusion...

Week 12 Compare and contrast essay Hi everyone!! Now I will show you another writing technique and another way to do an essay using point by point.     Chart ▶ Point by point General topic ▶Traditional or modern medicine Most specific ▶Evolution of medicine over time Traditional medicine Modern medicine Role in history Provide care free of chemical compounds Heal few times, soothe often, always comfort Features Use of herbs or treatments obtained from nature Origin of bacterial transmissions Practice Shamans, priests, magicians Doctors Diagnosis Intuition Exams Introduction Point 1 ▶ Role in history Treat and cure patients with different medical problems and provide compound-free care. The role of medicine up to that time was to: cure few times, relieve often, always comfort. Point 2 ▶ Features Apply mainly to the use of herbs or treatments obtained from nature. Leeuwenhoek's advances with the microscope and Robert Koch with the origin of bacterial transmissions. Point 3...

Week 11 COMPARE AND CONTRAST  ESSAY Th is week I show you how to do an essay using a prewriting stage and organizing it subject by subject. Venn diagram ▶ Subject by Subject Face to face or messaging Introduction Paragraph 1 ▶ Face-to-face You can see the expressions of the other person. You can tell if that person feels comfortable with you You pay more attention to the conversation Paragraph 2 ▶ Messaging it's very accessible around the world It is not necessary to have the person in front of us to speak We risk meeting bad people Paragraph 3 ▶ Both Both can be creative Bullying can be present in both media We can spend hours and hours talking Conclusion                                                                 Face to face or messaging As social beings that we are, we cannot live without communicating with others ei...

  Week 10 Venn diagram & Chart  Now I will show you two prewriting techniques venn diagram & chart  that will help us to compare and contrast two or more ideas and create our outline, and in that way it will facilitate us to write our essay. Venn diagram and chart as a prewriting technique and a outline Venn diagram ▶ Subject by Subject Are People Completely Different from Animal? Introduction Paragraph 1 ▶ People They have their own thoughts. They wear clothes to cover their bodies. Study to have knowledge of different topics and develop. Paragraph 2 ▶ Animal Some can fly and move that way. Can breathe in water Some have feathers to cover their bodies. Paragraph 3 ▶ Both Both have emotions, sadness, happiness. Both can walk to move. Both reproduce Conclusion Chart ▶ Point by point Dolls or Soft Toys: What Should Parents Buy to Their Children? Dolls Soft toys Safety Contain small parts Avoid leaving toys close to children under seven months Age appropriate 18-24 m...

Week   9 This week we continue with Comparison and contrast in the essays, now I will show you a new way of doing an essay dividing the advantages and disadvantages. What are the advantages/disadvantages of traveling alone or with parents? Many times when we travel we do it accompanied by parents, friends, partners. But doing it alone can also be most enjoyable. Contrary to what many may think, traveling alone does not have to be boring. So you have to know what are the advantages and disadvantages of traveling alone or with parents. The advantages that we can take into account when traveling alone is that you have the freedom to make new plans, to move without giving explanations to anyone. Traveling alone allows you to do everything you want, in addition to overcoming your fears and insecurities and showing yourself that you can achieve everything you set your mind to. However when traveling with parents you have the opportunity to make new memories, spend time with the family an...

Week 8  Comparison and Contrast Ideas Hello there!!! Now I will show you an example of comparison and contrast. Comparison in writing discusses elements that are similar. Contrast in writing discusses elements that are different. Reading or Watching Screened Versions Reading books and watching movies have a lot in common, but there are also some differences that make readers stick to reading books or stick to movies. Reading books and watching movies is similar because they tell the same story, they give the reader or audience the same feelings after reading or watching the story. The reader may feel sad about the story in a book, while the audience may also feel the same after seeing the story in the movie. The general ideas, which are the main themes and characters of the story, are the same. For example, Harry Potter is fantasy, regardless of whether it is read or seen in a movie. Both a book and a movie have a beginning, developing actions, and a conclusion or end. The stories ...