essay writing ( created by : Lily Hayati )

COMPARISON

Title : “ CULTURE SHOCK “

American and Japan have several different cultures. First of all, Japanese and Americans have differed perspective in a term of religion. Most of Japanese are Shinto and Buddhism. Two of these religions are the prominent religion in this country. Unlike Japanese, the majority of Americans are Christian mostly within Protestant and Catholic denominations. Then, Japanese and Americans also have different kind of food. Japanese usually add rice as the ingredients of their food. Japanese also have some popular food like sushi, sashimi, some types of seafood and noodles. On the other hand, Americans like to add potato and bread as ingredients in their food. Americans have their own style in breakfast; they commonly have pancakes, maple syrup, sausage links, bacon strips, and fried eggs as their breakfast. Americans also famous with their fast-food such as, submarine sandwich, chicken fried steak, hot-dog and hamburger. Finally, Japanese and Americans definitely have different way in greeting. Japanese mostly use non-verbal greeting, they commonly bow and smile to greet someone in formal or non-formal situation. In contrast, Americans mostly use verbal greeting like say “Hi!” or “How are you?” to greet someone. So, there are different significant cultures between Japanese and Americans especially in religion perspective, food and the way of greeting.

 

CRONOLOGICAL ORDER

Connection (3-5 mins): Students should be seated on the carpet with a partner and readers’ notebooks (composition books).  Students will be expected to turn and talk to their partner as well as write in their notebooks during this lesson.  Yesterday we learned how to use the glossary to help us determine the meaning of words.  That was such a great way to help us gather meaning while reading. Today, we will explore how texts are organized.
                  Teach (10-15 mins):  One way that texts can be organized is in chronological order.  This means in sequence, or in order based on time.  For example, if I wanted to describe my normal day in chronological order I might say, I wake up, have breakfast, go to work, go to the gym, have dinner, and go to bed.  Did you notice that was in order based on time of day and when I do certain things?  Sometimes writers might organize a text in chronological order so we can easily follow the text, almost like a time line.  Many informational texts are organized this way.  As readers, it’s our job to construct a time line of events to better understand the material and how the events relate to each other. 
                   Active Engagement (15-20 mins): Readers, you did such a great job understanding chronological order.  When you return to your seats today to begin independently reading I want you to pay attention to see if your text is organized chronologically.  Everyone should have sticky notes on their desks, when you come to a part of your story that is organized chronologically place a sticky note on that page.  I will be coming around to talk to you about what you are posting in your book.
                           Exit Slip/Share (3-5 mins): One form of assessment in this lesson is the teacher should conference with a number of students to ensure they are posting in their own independent reading books.  As a second form the teacher should pass out a chronological order graphic organizer.  Students should fill in on their graphic organizer events from their own books (the places where they put a sticky note).  The graphic organizer should look similar to the classroom chart to ensure students are familiar with the format.  It may be possible that a student has a text that is not organized chronologically.  If this is the case I often help students find a section in the book that is organized chronologically for them to focus in on.   

Description

Title : cleopatra

One of the most famous women in world history was Cleopatra VII. She was the brilliant and beautiful last Pharaoh of Egypt. Historically, she became queen of Egypt in 51 B.C. at the age of eighteen. She was a Ptolemy, descended from one of Alexander the Great's generals. When she was twenty-one, Julius Caesar became her lover. Seven years later she met Antony. The romantic tragic relationship continued until they died by suicide in 30 B.C.
              Cleopatra was legendary. She was famous not only for her breathtaking beauty but also for her great intellect. She had brown eyes and they were shaped like cat eyes. Her skin was in fact an olive shade, darker than Hollywood actress Liz Taylor who potrayed her in the film 'Cleopatra' in 1963. She had medium dark brown hair, about to the middle of her shoulder blades. She had a reputation as an extraordinarily sensuous woman.
               Cleopatra was a woman of remarkable poise and unusual intelligence. She was highly educated. She spoke proficiently in nine languages and also skilled in mathematics. She is often considered to be a stunning seductress though she was studying to be a nun. Cleopatra was a very intelligent queen and a politician with a great charisma.

 

Respose

Title : frame story which introduces subject vividly

Living in Central Texas where 100 degrees is normal in the middle of summer, I've spent a lot of time at our local water park recently.That means I've also spent a lot of time standing in line at the water slides staring at people's backs, which more often than not are covered with tattoos. I've seen wings, flowers, hearts with names imprinted on them, faces with dates and "in memoriam," and. on the most memorable of all, a picture worthy of a medieval drawing with a large Celtic cross being fought over by a demon and an angel.

Antecedent

             “I met John at Mr. Brown's party. He told me about his new friend.” Now, while the speaker met John in Mr. Brown's party is acceptable, John informing the speaker about his own new friend in the second sentence sounds uncomfortable and makes the entire conversation blurry. It is clear that the word ‘he’ refers to John in the second sentence, but whether 'his' refers to John or Mr Brown is confusing. Antecedents are of particular importance in connection with relative pronouns; the pronoun usually opens the relative clause, but the antecedent is located in the main clause. These words that appear in place of pronouns are called antecedents. An antecedent may not necessarily be a word; it can even be a phrase or clause. This way, replacing pronouns with antecedents makes a correct sentence, thereby making use of proper English grammar. Let’s look at some examples of antecedents that can be of help to you while forming sentences and paragraphs. Take a look!