WRITING PORTFORLIO WRITING SKILL 3 topic 1 an importance event or experience in your life outline

2 Does the introduction include the hook, background information and thesis statement?. Yes 3 Does the body contain enough background information and specific details?. Yes 4 Does the bo

HANOI UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTR FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

WRITING PORTFORLIO WRITING SKILL 3

Table of Content

Modul e Topic Version 1 Signed/ Score Version 2 Signed/ score Version 3 1 Module 1 Narrative essay 1 An importance event or experience in your life X X 2 A memorable memory X X 3 Time –writing: A misunderstanding between yourself and someone else X X 2 Module 2 Opinion essay 1 TV is bad for children Do you agree or disagree? X X 2 Is it a good idea for university students to have a part-time job? X X 3 Time-writing: It is said that school uniform should be obligatory at high school Do you agree or disagree? X X X Teacher/ score: :

Comment: ………

………

………

………

MODULE 1 Topic 1: An importance event or experience in your life

Outline

1 Introduction

Hook: Have you had any memorable event in your life?

Background information: One of the most crucial events in my life is my

The character: My teachers, my classmates, my friends, and I.

The setting: The Closing Ceremony at my school

The climax: When we had lunch, our monitor had a misunderstanding with us,

so she extremely angry and left

The solution: We had explained and apologized to each other.

My graduation day has brought me many unforgettable memories I got upvery early to prepare and make up I had the graduation ceremony with theclosing ceremony at my school We all wore “Ao dai”, so we were verybeautiful and tender My class throught a photo shoot to take somecommemorative photos When we had lunch, our monitor had amisunderstanding with us, so she extremely angry and then left We wereremarkably confused, but we were calm very soon We had explained and

apologized to monitor Everything has back to normal We had a night party andsaid goodbye in the excitement of everyone.

Although there was something unexpected happened, we had a meaningfulgraduation day We also learn remaining calm in every situations to take well-behaved It is a very important characteristic that can help my personal life My graduation also represented my growing up

2 Does the introduction include

the hook, background

information and thesis

statement?

Yes

3 Does the body contain enough

background information and

specific details? Do they

support the topic sentence of

the body paragraph?

Yes

4 Does the body include the

topic sentence? Which one?

Yes It is: “My graduation day hasbrought me many unforgettable

memories.”

5 Does the essay include time

adverbs and subordinating

My graduation day has brought me numerous unforgettable memories Igot up earlier than normal in order to prepare and put make-up on That day, thefemale students wore “Ao dai” – one of the most specialized symbols ofVietnam so they looked so pretty and gender We also invited a photographer to

take some commemorative photos When we had lunch, our monitor had amisunderstanding with us, she was extremely angry that made us very confused.After calming down, we explained and apologized to the monitor Luckily,everything eventually turned back, and we had a superb party and said goodbye

Topic 2: A memorable memory.

Outline

1 Introduction

Hook: Have you ever travelled with your friend ?s

Background information: My friends and I had a trip to Nha Trang for 3 days

Thesis statement: I had never more ecstatic in my life

2 Body

- Took 2 hours to fly from Ha Noi

- I was very excited whrn I was the plane

- The first day, my friends and I watch the sunrise

- We sampled lots of local cuisine

- Tried skydiving, surfing and diving to see the coral reef

- Bought fresh ingredients and grilled on the beach

Have you ever travelled with your friend ? My friends and I had a trip to Nha Trang s

for 3 three days It was the first time we have travelledsince we were in university I had never more ecstatic in my life

I was so eager before the trip that I prepared numerous things in advance It took about 2 two hours to fly from Ha Noi, fortunately, the flight took off on time I remember that I was very stunned by the incredible scenery when I was on the plane

On the first day, we got up early to watch the sunrise on the beach After that, we sampled many local cuisines such as grilled fermented pork roll, grilled beef, rice vermicelli with grilled fish and jellyfish, fresh seafood We also tried skydiving, surfing and diving to see the coral reef The last evening, we bought fresh ingredientsfrom a local market and grilled the on the beach We sit together and talk about the memories that we experienced until late at night

During the trip, we were jubilant and had many indelible memories The trip to Nha

Trang really was the memorable memory of us If we have a chance, we will

definitely come back there

CHECKLIST

Questions Answers Suggested

correction

1 Does the essay havethree paragraphs? Yes

2 Does the introduction include the

hook, background information and

thesis statement?

Yes

3 Does the body contain enough

background information and specific

details? Do they support the topic

sentence of the body paragraph?

Yes

4 Does the body include the topic

sentence? Which one?

No

5 Does the essay include time adverbs

and subordinating conjunctions?

Yes

6 Are all the verbs in the correct forms? Yes

7 Does the conclusion explain what you

learned from the experience?

Yes

Comment: Nguyễn Thị Nhật Phương

Your essay quite good! I found some small mistakes, I corrected Hope that they make your essay better In the topic sentence, you should write:” Have you ever travelled with your friend ? My friends and I had a trip to Nha Trang for s three days

It was the first time we have travelled since we were in university Therefore, it was memorable memories which I had never more ecstatic in my life.”

You’d better have “memorable” or “unforgettable” in order to give reader’s attention and make your essay seem more special In the body, I didn’t realize your topic sentence I think you should add a topic sentence

Version 2

Have you ever travelled with your friends? Last year, my friends and I had a trip

to Nha Trang for three days I had never more ecstatic before, this is the most

unforgottable memory in my life

It was the first time we have travelled since we were in university Therefore, I was so eager and I prepared numerous things in advance It took about two hours to fly from Ha Noi, fortunately, the flight took off on time I remember that I was very stunned by the incredible scenery when I was on the plane On the first day, we got

up early to watch the sunrise on the beach After that, we sampled many local

cuisines such as grilled fermented pork roll, grilled beef, rice vermicelli with grilled fish and jellyfish, fresh seafood We also tried skydiving, surfing and diving to see thecoral reef The last evening, we bought fresh ingredients from a local market and grilled the on the beach We sit together and talk about the memories that we

experienced until late at night

During the trip, we were very jubilant and had many indelible memories The trip to Nha Trang is absolutely memorable memory of us If we have a chance, we will definitely come back there

Topic 3: A misunderstanding between yourself and someone else.

Outline

1 Introduction:

Hook: Have you ever had conflict with someone else?

Background information: When I was a student in secondary school, my best

friend and I had a misunderstanding

Thesis statement: Although this is a little misunderstanding, it is keeping me in my

- I lied to my mom that I went to school, but then I went out with my friend

- It’s only my best friend knows

- But when I came back home, my mom asked me why I lied and beat me

- I didn’t know why my mom found out and I thought that my best friend told

After this time, I never lied to my parents again, and I also learned remaining calm

in every situation to have well-behaved I think I should treasure this friendship and not allow misunderstandings to compromise it

Version 1

Have you ever had conflict with someone else? When I was a student insecondary school, my friend and I had a misunderstanding Although this is a littlemisunderstanding, it has kept me in my thought

This misunderstanding occurred as a result of my lying to my mother I stillremember that it was a beautiful day We had an afternoon leave from school, so

we made a plan to go out Because of my mother’s severity, I dared not ask herpermission and told her that I was in school This afternoon was a blast time for us.When I arrived home, my mother was waiting for me She didn’t look so good.When she found out that I was lying, she was extremely angry so that she beat me

up I thought that my friend told to my mother so I was angry with her I haven’ttalked to her for five days My friend tried to talk to me, but I ignored her I evenbroke her bicycle, and she had to walk home A few days later, when my familyhad lunch, my mother said that her colleague had seen me in the street and talked

to her I was remarkably amazed and felt sorry for my friend I apologized to herand fortunately she accepted my apology We were as close as we used to

After this time, I never lied to my parents again, and I also learned remaining calm in every situation to have well-behaved I think I should treasure this

friendship and not allow misunderstandings to compromise it

CHECKLIST

Questions Answers Suggested

correction

1 Does the essay havethree paragraphs? Yes

2 Does the introduction include the hook,

background information and thesis

statement?

Yes

3 Does the body contain enough

background information and specific

details? Do they support the topic

sentence of the body paragraph?

Yes

4 Does the body include the topic

sentence? Which one?

Yes It is “This was anunforgettablemisunderstanding for me ”

5 Does the essay include time adverbs and

subordinating conjunctions?

Yes

6 Are all the verbs in the correct forms? Yes

7 Does the conclusion explain what you

learned from the experience?

Yes

Version 2

Have you ever had conflict with someone else? When I was a student insecondary school, I had a misunderstanding with my best friend I felt guilty andregretful every time I remind it.

This was an unforgettable misunderstanding for me I still vividly remember that ithappened on a beautiful day and I was gotten off school, so I made a plan to go outwith my friend Because of my mother’s severity, I did not dare to ask for her permission and told her that I was at school That afternoon was majestically a blast for us When I came back home, my mother had already waited for me and her expression had been aggressive Subsequently, she was extremely angry and beaten me up due to finding out that I had deceived I supposed that my friend had told to my mother so I was extremely angry with her and I had not talked to her forfive days Although my friend tried to indicate the truth to me, I still ignored her and even broke her bicycle down A few days later, when my family had lunch, my mother told me the truth that her colleague had seen me on the street and talked to her I was suddenly amazed and felt guilty So that, I apologized to her and

fortunately she accepted my apology, we were as close as we used to be

After that experience, I never lied to my parents again, and I also learned remaining calm in every situation to have well-behaved I think I should treasure this friendship and not allow misunderstandings to compromise it

MODULE 2 Topic 1: TV is bad for children, do you agree or disagree?

Outline

1 Introduction:

Hook: Nowadays, TV becomes more popular with almost every family.

Background information: However, some people think that TV has many negative

effects on children

Thesis statement: Personally, I believe that TV brings more benefits than

drawbacks

2 Body:

Topic sentence: Watching TV can brings lots of advantages.

+ Enhance children’s background knowledge

+ Develop critical thinking

+ Entertain with some fun programmes

+ Help children to be more active and improve their emotions

- On the other hands, children who watch TV a lot can have trouble with their

health and many disadvantages

3 Conclusion:

To sum up, watching TV is very helpful for children, but children should notwatch TV too long It is extremely important that children need a balance betweenwatching TV and doing outdoor activities

Version 1

Nowadays, TV becomes more popular with almost every family However,some people think that TV has many negative effects on children Personally, Ibelieve that TV brings more benefits than drawbacks

Watching TV can brings lots of advantages Firstly, watching TV helpschildren enhance their background knowledge about a variety of aspects thanks toeducation programs When children watch TV, they can develop critical thinkingbecause there are lots of channel raise some questions for audiences and they need

to answer the questions or look at the photos to find down something TV is alsogood for children to entertain with some fun programmes After learning for a longtime, children can watch TV to reduce stress and relax Moreover, children can bemore active due to watching TV Watching sports programs like football, volleyball

or swimming is a great way to get children interested in the outdoor activities The

TV shows encourage children take part in physical activities so they can promotegood health and improve their emotions However, children who watch TV a lotcan have trouble with their health and many disadvantages, so they should be able

to watch TV in a suitable time

To sum up, watching TV is very helpful for children, but children should notwatch TV too long It is extremely important that children need a balance betweenwatching TV and doing outdoor activities

CHECKLIST

Questions Answers Suggested correction

1 Does the essay have 3

paragraph?

Yes

2 Does the introduction include

a hook and a thesis?

Yes

3 Does the body paragraph have

a topic sentence?

Yes

4 Does the body paragraph give

reasons and explanations that

support the topic sentence?

Yes

5 Does it give a

counter-argument and refutation?

No

6 Does the conclusion refer to

the main idea of the essay?

Yes

7 Are quantity expressions used

to avoid overgeneralizations?

No

8 Are connectors used to show

the relationship ( opposition

or support) between ideas?

Yes

Version 2

Nowadays, TV becomes more popular with almost every family However,some people think that TV has many negative effects on children Personally, Istrongly believe that TV brings more benefits than drawbacks

On the one hand, watching TV can bring lots of advantages Firstly, watchingeducation programs helps children enhance their background knowledge about avariety of aspects When children watch TV, they can develop critical thinkingbecause there are lots of channels that raise some questions for audiences and theyneed to answer the questions or look at the photos to find down something TV isalso good for children to entertain with some fun programs After learning for along time, children can watch TV to reduce stress and relax Moreover, childrencan be more active due to watching TV Watching sports programs like football,volleyball or swimming is a great way to get children interested in outdooractivities The TV shows encourage children to take part in physical activities sothey can promote good health and improve their emotions

On the other hand, many people think that television may be harmful forchildren However, some researches show that the children’s health are affectedsince they spend too much time in watching TV Furthermore, the cons will beovercome if parents take care of their children and give them the best way to use

TV effectively

To sum up, watching TV is very helpful for children, but children should notwatch TV too long It is extremely important that children need a balance betweenwatching TV and doing outdoor activities