English Logic and Writing

1. English Logic and Writing Week 10

2. Today’s Class • Return a bunch of papers • Review Cause and Effect • Classification and Division Paragraphs • In class homework

3. Cause and Effect • Can be written in a narrative-like style, informally or formally • What matters is that there is a clear correlation between the cause and effect • There were three clear reasons why I was late today… • The TESOL community has been divided into two groups over these diverging opinions… • The many parks and outdoor workout areas in Seoul are a testament to the Korean people, who greatly enjoy being in nature and caring for their health.

4. Classification and Division • Classification • Grouping items into categories according to some consistent principle • Division • One item is divided into parts according to some consistent principle

5. Both classification and division paragraphs • Have a strong topic sentences that lays out what will be covered in the paragraph • Items are labeled within the paragraph • First, second, third • On the surface, underneath that, beneath that…

6. Reading strategy • Infer/read between the lines • Some things are not stated directly but are important to know • Making inferences or educated guesses as to the author’s full meaning, any underlying ideas, etc. • When writing what do you assume the reader will know or be able to easily guess?

7. Classification paragraph Scientists sort electric fishes into three categories. The first comprises the strongly electric species like the marine electric rays or the freshwater African electric catfish and the south American electric eel. In recent years, biologist have focused on a second category: weakly electric fish in the South American and African rivers that use tiny voltages for communication and navigation. The third group contains sharks, nonelectric rays and catfish, which do not emit a field but possess sensors that enable them to detect electricity.

8. Classification – read between the lines At my practicum school there were three types of kids: the pleasers, the teasers, and the trouble makers. As the first category connotes, the pleasers loved their teachers. These students were in 6th grade, and some of them still hadn’t grown out of “loving school,” much to my relief. The teasers like to pick on me, to push the boundaries and see what they could get away with. Once they figured me out, and I figured out them we got along pretty well. The trouble makers, however, were a different bunch altogether. It took a lot of work to help them appreciate the work we were doing in class, and even if progress was made one day, it might be forgotten the next.

9. Division Paragraph – read between the lines Like the game itself, a baseball is composed of many layers. One of the delicious joys of childhood is to take apart a baseball and examine the wonders within. You begin by removing the red cotton thread and peeling off the leather cover – which comes from the hide of a Holstein cow. Beneath the cover is a think layer of cotton string, follow by several hundred yards of woolen yarn, which makes up the bulk of the ball. Finally, in the middle is a rubber ball, or “pill,” which is a little smaller than a golf ball. Slice into the rubber and you’ll find the ball’s heart – a cork core.

10. Division The International Center at the University of Missouri, from the outside, looks like an integrated whole, but upon studying its functions further, several distinct areas emerge. First, occupying the most space and resources is the International Students and Scholars division, who takes care of the 2,000+ internationals on campus, giving advise, helping with visa paperwork, and immigration issues. Next is the study abroad team, who helps send over 1,000 students to over 50 countries each year on exchange, fee paying, and faculty led programs. The office wouldn’t be complete without the administrative team, who takes care of the whole office’s fiscal, managerial, and IT needs, as well as representing the university abroad.

11. Activity • Classify this (how many types), Divide that (what makes up one) • HUFS student(s) • Good friend(s) • Ajumma (Jeanne’s favorite!) Blank person

12. In class homework (do it here!) • Groups of 2 • Write a classification (how many types) or division paragraph (what makes up one) • Try to focus your topic around education – you can make it funny or serious • Some ideas include: • Korean student(s), Korean school(s), Subject(s), Korean teacher(s), Korean school food, school club(s), administration, foreign teacher(s) (EPIK, TALK, privately hired), English textbook(s), etc… • Use both of your group mates’ ideas so your paragraph is very interesting/funny