WRITING PORTFORLIO WRITING SKILL 3 topic 3 an important event in your life the first month of my part time job

Topic 3: An important event in your lifeThe first month of my part-time job *Outline IIntroduction: - The hook: Did you remember the first time you made your own money?. include the hook

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Module 1

1 Narrative

essay

2 Module 2

Opinion essay

Topic

1 An importance event or experience in your life

2 A memorable memory

3 Time –writing:

A misunderstanding between yourself and someone else

1 TV is bad for children Do you agree

or disagree?

2 Is it a good idea for university students to have a part-time job?

3 Time-writing:

It is said that school uniform should be obligatory at high school Do you agree or disagree?

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Topic 3: An important event in your life

The first month of my part-time job

*Outline

I)Introduction:

- The hook: Did you remember the first time you made your own money?

- Background: It seems to me that it was a very important event when I was still a

high school student

- Thesis statement: This experience left me a lesson in appreciating the value of

money

II)Body:

- Topic sentence: I started my first job with a lot of difficulties and troubles.

- The setting: It was a summer vacation, but instead of choosing to go on a trip

with my family, I decided to work part-time at a bakery where I had never beenbefore

- The characters: The owner of the bakery is a woman in her fifties.

- The climax: Unfortunately, I burned a few breads and received complaints from

my customer

- The solution: + I had the enthusiastic guidance of my manager.

+ In the following times, I worked more carefully

*Version 1

Did you remember the first time you made your own money? It seems to me that

it was a very important event when I was still a high school student Thisexperience left me a lesson in appreciating the value of money

I started my first job with a lot of difficulties and troubles Surprisingly, it was asummer vacation as usual, but instead of choosing to go on a trip with my family, Idecided to work part-time at a bakery where I had never been before The owner

of the bakery is a woman in her fifties My main jobs there were that in addition totaking orders from customers and preparing food according to their requirements,

I also had to clean the floor regularly to keep it in the best condition Firstly, Iworked according to her instructions but since I was a newcomer, so everything Idid was still unprofessional Due to the large number of customers, I was oftenoverloaded, especially during rush hours On one unfortunate time, I burned somebreads and received a lot of complaints from my customer In that moment, I justwanted to give up, but my mind told me to keep trying Fortunately, I receivedtimely help from my manager She taught me wholeheartedly without anycomplaints I felt very grateful to her because thanks to her supports, I regained mycomposure and motivation to continue working In the following times, I workedmore carefully

In my first month, I could not receive the salary, but I felt extremely happy because

I had worked hard Eventually, I understood that making money was not easy, so

we needed to learn how to use money effectively

CHECKLIST

1 Does the essay have Yes, it has intro, body and

three paragraphs? conclusion

2 Does the introduction Yes

include the hook,

they support the topic

sentence of the body

paragraph?

4 Does the body include Yes, it is “I started my first job

the topic sentence? with a lot of difficulties and

Which one? troubles.”

5 Does the essay include Yes

time adverbs and

subordinating

conjunctions?

6 Are all the verbs in the Yes

correct forms?

7 Does the conclusion Yes

explain what you

learned from the

experience?

*Version 2

Did you remember the first time you made your own money? It seems to me that

it was a very important event when I was still a high school student Thisexperience left me a lesson in appreciating the value of money

I started my first job with a lot of difficulties and troubles Surprisingly, it was asummer vacation as usual, but instead of choosing to go on a trip with my family, Idecided to work part-time at a bakery where I had never been before The owner

of the bakery is a woman in her fifties Basically, my main jobs there were that inaddition to taking orders from customers and preparing food according to theirrequirements, I also had to clean the floor regularly to keep it in the best condition.Firstly, I worked according to her instructions but since I was a newcomer, soeverything I did was still unprofessional Due to a large number of customers, I wasoften overloaded, especially during rush hours At one unfortunate time, I burnedsome breads and received a lot of complaints from my customer At that moment, Ijust wanted to give up, but my mind told me to keep trying Fortunately, I receivedtimely help from my manager She taught me wholeheartedly without anycomplaints After that, I felt very grateful to her because thanks to her supports, Iregained my composure and motivation to continue working In the followingtimes, I worked more carefully

In my first month, I could not receive the salary, but I felt extremely happy because

I had worked hard Eventually, I understood that making money was not easy, so

we needed to learn how to use money effectively

Topic: Write an essay about your unforgettable memory.

"Goosebumps" was the feeling I got when I recounted the hide-and-seek game on a camping trip with my friends last year

It was a beautiful sunny day, and we decided to organize a picnic together torelax after a stressful working week We have chosen a very suitable place to set upcamp and organize recreational activities When everything was in place, Isuddenly realized that I had left my prepared lunch at home I had to go back home

to bring them to the camp to the anger of my friends Fortunately, when I got backthey were calm and helped me put my lunch on the table While we was havinglunch, we came up with an idea for the hide-and-seek game in the forest next toour campsite Everyone was very interested until we couldn't find each otherbecause the forest was too wide I opened my phone to search for a way back, but

it couldn't pick up the signal It was also getting dark and cold by this time, whichgave me goosebumps I panicked and yelled for help By chance, my phone wasnormally working back but I received a lot of missed calls from my friend It turnedout that they had returned to the camp and were already on their way to find me.About ten minutes later, they found me in a state of fear

I felt extremely happy at that moment and promised myself that I would neverplay this game, especially in a forest Although we didn't do much, but the camping

is a memorable one for us

CHECKLISTQuestions Answers Suggested correction

2 Does the introduction include the hook, background information and thesisstatement? No I think your introduction is missing the hook sentence and thethesis sentence Your hook sentence might be a question: Have you ever had that

"Goosebumps" feeling?

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 Personally,

your body is missing the topic sentence

5 Does the essay include time adverbs and subordinating conjunctions? Not at allYou need to add time adverbs to your essay such as then, before, eventually and soon

6 Are all the verbs in the correct forms? Yes n a forest Although we didn't domuch, but the camping is a memorable one for us .-> remove the word "but" andkeep the word "Although"

7 Does the conclusion explain what you learned from the experience? Yes

Version 2

Topic: Write an essay about your unforgettable memory

Have you ever felt so scared that you got goosebumps? That was the feeling Igot when I recounted the hide-and-seek game on a camping trip with my friendslast year Honestly, I believe that the following experience will make you feel thesame

It was a beautiful sunny day, and we decided to organize a picnic together torelax after a stressful working week, which was also the beginning of a series oftroubles Firstly, we chose a very suitable place to set up camp and organizerecreational activities When everything was in place, I suddenly realized that I hadleft my prepared lunch at home I had to go back home to bring them to the camp

to the anger of my friends Fortunately, when I got back they were calm andhelped me put my lunch on the table While we were having lunch, we came upwith an idea for the hide-and-seek game in the forest next to our campsite.Everyone was very interested until we couldn't find each other because the forestwas too wide I opened my phone to search for a way back, but it couldn't pick upthe signal It was also getting dark and cold by that time, which gave megoosebumps I panicked and yelled for help By chance, my phone was normally

working back but I received a lot of missed calls from my friend It turned out thatthey had returned to the camp and were already on their way to find me Aboutten minutes later, they found me in a state of fear.

I felt extremely happy at that moment and promised myself that I would neverplay this game, especially in a forest Although we didn't do much, the camping is amemorable one for us

An misunderstanding between yourself and someone

else

Introduction

Hook: “A single moment of misunderstanding is so poisonous, that it makes us

forget the hundred lovable moments spent together within a minute”

Topic sentence: It was a class session as usual, when An opened his pen case and

discovered that his beloved pen had mysteriously disappeared, which was thebeginning of misunderstanding between us

Descriptive details:

• He searched and searched but still couldn't find the pen

• I helped him find it He opened my pen case and discovered a similar one

• He hastily blamed me for being a thief without any specific evidence

• I tried to explain that it was the pen I bought yesterday, and that it was just acoincidence

• He didn't trust me despite my explanation, he still made a fuss in front of thewhole class

• I felt so embarrassed and I cried

• Suddenly, a friend walked up to An and gave him the pen back She

borrowed An's pen yesterday, but she forgot to return it

• An was surprised and he regretted He apologized to me for this

misunderstanding and I forgave him as well

• After that time, the trust we had for each other was no longer the same Conclusion

• I almost lost a best friend in less than ten minutes

• It was one of those unnecessary misunderstandings that I still remember to this day

• It was necessary to stay calm because "the mind is like water When it'sturbulent, it's difficult to see When it's calm, everything becomes clear" (PrasadMahes)

Keep CalmVersion 1

“A single moment of misunderstanding is so poisonous, that it makes us forget thehundred lovable moments spent together within a minute” This is even worsewhen it happens between two close friends who share a table in a classroom Thefollowing will be a lesson about calm that I have learned from my own story

It was a class session as usual, when An opened his pen case and discovered thathis beloved pen had mysteriously disappeared, which was the beginning ofmisunderstanding between us Immediately, he searched and searched but he stillcouldn't find the pen I helped him find it Unfortunately, he opened my pen caseand discovered a similar one I was surprised that even though there was noobvious evidence, he accused me of being a thief After that, I tried to explain that

it was the pen I bought yesterday, and that it was just a coincidence However, hedidn't trust me despite my explanation, he still made a fuss in front of the wholeclass, which made me felt so embarrassed and I cried Suddenly, a friend walked up

to An and gave him the pen back She borrowed An's pen yesterday, but she forgot

to return it An was surprised and he regretted Moreover, he apologized to me forthat misunderstanding and I forgave him as well After that time, the trust

we had for each other was no longer the same I almost lost a best friend in lessthan ten minutes.

That was one of those unnecessary misunderstandings that I still remember to thisday It was essential to stay calm because "the mind is like water When it'sturbulent, it's difficult to see When it's calm, everything becomes clear" (PrasadMahes)

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Version 2

“A single moment of misunderstanding is so poisonous, that it makes us forget thehundred lovable moments spent together within a minute” This is even worsewhen it happens between two close friends who share a table in a classroom Thefollowing will be a lesson about calm that I have learned from my own story

I still remember that it was a disastrous misunderstanding between me and mybest friend An when we were in middle school That was a class session as usual,when An opened his pen case and discovered that his beloved pen hadmysteriously disappeared, which was the beginning of misunderstanding between

us Immediately, he searched and searched but he still couldn't find the pen.Afterwards, I helped him find it Unfortunately, he opened my pen case anddiscovered a similar one I was surprised that even though there was no obviousevidence, he accused me of being a thief Simultaneously, I tried to explain that itwas the pen I bought yesterday, and that it was just a coincidence However, hedidn't trust me despite my explanation, he still made a fuss in front of the wholeclass, which made me felt so embarrassed and I cried Suddenly, a friend walked up

to An and gave him the pen back She borrowed An's pen yesterday, but she forgot

to return it An was surprised and he regretted Moreover, he apologized to me forthat misunderstanding and I forgave him as well After that time, the trust we hadfor each other was no longer the same I almost lost a best friend in less than tenminutes

I felt extremely furious with An, who I had always trusted and cherished, but finally

I forgave That was one of those unnecessary misunderstandings that I stillremember to this day It was essential to stay calm because "the mind is like

water When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see When it's calm, everything becomes clear" (Prasad Mahes)

Topic: TV is bad for children Do you agree or disagree?

*Outline

I)Introduction:

- The hook: Today, with the development of science and technology, TV plays an

essential role in each of our lives

- Background: Some believe that TV has negative effects on children while others

have the opposite view

- Thesis statement: Personally, I totally agree with the second group because I

know TV has a lot of benefits for children that I will list below

II)Body:

- Topic sentence:

- Examples/reasons:

+ Enhance their background knowledge about a variety of aspects: Through

channels and programs about education, science

+ Help them to be more active and improve their emotions: Through

entertainment programs, sports

+ Develop critical thinking: Express their opinions on topical issues

- Counter-argument: Besides the advantages, there are disadvantages that

children can face If their parents allow them to watch TV uncontrollably, they willeasily become addicted, even glued to the TV for many hours In addition, watchingnon-selective programs, such as those that are violent or inappropriate for their age,will inadvertently cause children to display erroneous expressions in their behaviour

As a result, the child will gradually withdraw and not want to communicate with