Unit 8. Finding a Spouse

•Write an essay about the characteristics that you think are important in a spouse or partner

Unit 8. Finding a Spouse

<Prepare to Write : Categoriz-ing>

Put ideas into logical groups-> organize ideas

See example page. 157,158

Unit 8. Finding a Spouse

Exercise)1. Make several categories2. Make several characteristics

under each category

Personality(honest, kind, humor-ous, philanthropic, broad-minded)

Unit 8. Finding a Spouse

Write : A point-by-Point Paragraph

In point-by-point organization, the points(ideas) in a paragraph are discussed one by one.

Unit 8. Finding a Spouse

Read the first paragraph

My spouse’s personality is very important to me.

1)Kindness2)Honesty3)Humor

For all these reasons, my spouse’s personality matters a lot to me.

Unit 8. Finding a Spouse

To put an emphasis on a particular characteristic,

Use transition words such as most importantly, also, and finally, etc.

Unit 8. Finding a Spouse

Ought to be checked1)A thesis statement(what is im-

portant)2)Focusing on one category of

characteristics(personality, …)3)Reasons and examples4)Summarizing

Unit 8. Finding a Spouse

Revise : Using Related Word Forms for Cohesion

Ideas should fit together clearly => cohesion

Use related word forms such as re-ligion, religious, unmarried, mar-riage, etc.

In short, repeat different words having same roots.

Unit 8. Finding a Spouse

<Edit : the Final Draft>- Clear description of characteristics

you want- Intro(1) / body(2~3) / conclusion(1)- A thesis statement in Intro- Body paragraph focused on one char-

acteristic- Reason and example- Restate the main idea- Related word forms for cohesion- Definite and indefinite articles- Vocabulary from this unit