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How did he finish his homework?
He just took a photo of doing chores.
According to people’s Daily, a study showed that primary and middle school students in China spend 12 minutes a day on chores, but 72 minutes in the US, 42 minutes in South Korea and 30 minutes in France.
Writing: Our headmaster needs your help!
Could you please write a letter to our students to encourage them to do chores?
Labor Education is important!
Think
What ideas do you think are wise?
The useful and convincing ideas.
How will you express your ideas clearly?
By organizing them with a clear structure.
How can you make others accept your ideas more easily?
By using proper language.
Mr.Smith:Kids should do chores!
Part1--Main Idea(论点)
The main idea usually gives readers the most important information about the topic.
Students should do chores.
Mr.Smith’s Main Idea
The first sentence:I think it is important to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework.
Some ways to show the main idea
Group1: I think you should...
I think it is unfair for parents to...
I believe that students should...
Group2: I know doing chores is sometimes difficult,but...
Although doing chores sounds boring,...
Some parents may say students don’t need to do chores, but actually...
eg. Although doing chores sounds boring, we still need to share it with our parents.
eg. Although doing chores sounds boring, we still need to share it with our parents.
Please write down your main idea:
Part2--Supporting ideas(论据)
The supporting ideas are the information that tells more about the main idea.
They can make the main idea stronger.
Tell the reasons for why students should do chores.
Mr.Smith’s supporting ideas
Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence.
It teaches them how to look after themselves.
It helps them to understand the idea of fairness.
It is good for their future.(Our neighbor’s son...)
fact
fact
fact
Example
Facts:Useful and convinving
Doing chores can help us_________.
Know the importance of being hard-working
To be helpful and responsible(有责任心的)
Think independently.
Achieve success in the future.
Doing chores can improve students in different ways.
Daily Life: e.g.Doing chores keeps us away from living in mess and helps us get a good mood.
Thinking ability:e.g. Doing chores is a good way to train our thinking ability. Many of my classmates who do more chores can learn better.
How does Mr.Smith tie his supporting ideas together?
Common linking words
递进:first,second,also,besides,finally, what’s more, moreover, more importantly...
因果:because,because of , since, so, as a result
举例:for example
对比:simalarly, in contrast,although,even though
Let’s help to add linking words
Doing chores will make us better.________, it allows us to know the importance of being hard-working._____, it teaches us to be someone helpful and responsible._______, we need to think independently even if we want to finish an easy task.______, our thinking ability will be improved. It is very helpful for us to achieve success in the future,
First of all
Also
More importantly
As a result
Please tie your supporting ideas together with linking words:
What is missing?
Part3--Conclusion(总结)
A conclusion usually gives the key points of the letter and shows the importance of your ideas.
Tell the importance of doing chores for kids.
so, therefore, in a word, in short, in brief,all in all, to sum up...
Please fill in the blanks and add a conclusion for Mr.Smith’s letter.
more development all in all
__ All in all___,children should be encouraged to do _____chores at home.It helps a lot in children’s___development____
more
The importance of doing chores:
help a lot in our growth
get a better improvement
develop different qualities
harvest progress and happiness
enrich our life experience
...
e.g. So why not start doing chores from now? Trust me, and you will harvest progress and happiness by doing them
Please write down your conclusion
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