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

HANOI UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTR FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES WRITING PORTFORLIO WRITING SKILL Class: NNA3B – K15 Student’s name: Nguyễễn Th ị Thanh Ph ương Student code: 2020606856 Teacher’s name: Ms Dinh Ngoc Hanoi, 2021 Table of Content Topic Modul e Module Narrative essay An importance event or experience in your life Version Signed/ Score Version X X X X X X X X X X X X Signed/ score Version A memorable memory Module Opinion essay Time –writing: A misunderstanding between yourself and someone else TV is bad for children Do you agree or disagree? Is it a good idea for university students to have a part-time job? Time-writing: It is said that school uniform should be obligatory at high school Do you agree or disagree? Comment: Teacher/ score: …………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… : …………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… X MODULE Topic 1: An importance event or experience in your life Outline Introduction Hook: Have you had any memorable event in your life? Background information: One of the most crucial events in my life is my graduation day Thesis statement: I was extremely thrilled when I remembered it Body Topic sentence: My graduation day has brought me many unforgettable memories 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 Conclusion Although there was something unexpected happened, we had a meaningful graduation day Version Have you had any memorable event in your life? One of the most crucial events in my life is my graduation day I was extremely thrilled when I remembered it My graduation day has brought me many unforgettable memories I got up very early to prepare and make up I had the graduation ceremony with the closing ceremony at my school We all wore “Ao dai”, so we were very beautiful and tender My class throught a photo shoot to take some commemorative photos When we had lunch, our monitor had a misunderstanding with us, so she extremely angry and then left We were remarkably confused, but we were calm very soon We had explained and apologized to monitor Everything has back to normal We had a night party and said goodbye in the excitement of everyone Although there was something unexpected happened, we had a meaningful graduation day We also learn remaining calm in every situations to take wellbehaved It is a very important characteristic that can help my personal life My graduation also represented my growing up CHECKLIST Questions Answers Does the essay have three paragraphs? Does the introduction include the hook, background information and thesis statement? Does the body contain enough background information and specific details? Do they support the topic sentence of the body paragraph? Does the body include the topic sentence? Which one? Yes Does the essay include time adverbs and subordinating conjunctions? Are all the verbs in the correct forms? Suggested correction Yes Yes Yes It is: “My graduation day has brought me many unforgettable memories.” Yes No Version Have you had any memorable events in your life? One of the most crucial events in my life is my graduation day I am still extremely thrilled when I remind it My graduation day has brought me numerous unforgettable memories I got up earlier than normal in order to prepare and put make-up on That day, the female students wore “Ao dai” – one of the most specialized symbols of Vietnam so they looked so pretty and gender We also invited a photographer to take some commemorative photos When we had lunch, our monitor had a misunderstanding 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 to everyone Although there was some unexpected things happened, we still had a meaningful graduation day We also learned that remaining calm in every situations amandantly is a salient values to take-well behaved It is a very important characteristic that can help my personal life Topic 2: A memorable memory Outline Introduction Hook: Have you ever travelled with your friends? Background information: My friends and I had a trip to Nha Trang for days Thesis statement: I had never more ecstatic in my life Body - Took 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 Conclusion 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 Version Have you ever travelled with your friends? My friends and I had a trip to Nha Trang for three days It was the first time we have travelled since 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 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 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 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 Does the essay havethree paragraphs? Does the introduction include the hook, background information and thesis statement? Does the body contain enough background information and specific details? Do they support the topic sentence of the body paragraph? Does the body include the topic sentence? Which one? Yes Yes Yes Does the essay include time adverbs and subordinating conjunctions? Are all the verbs in the correct forms? Does the conclusion explain what you learned from the experience? Suggested correction Yes No Yes 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 friends? My friends and I had a trip to Nha Trang for 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 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 the coral 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 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 mind Body: Topic sentence: This misunderstanding occurred as a result of my lying to my mother Descriptive details: - 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 to my mom - My best friend explained so much, but I didn’t believe because I was so angry - After that, my mom said that she had seen me in the street when she went out - I appologized to my best friend and we were as close as we used to Conclusion: 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 Have you ever had conflict with someone else? When I was a student in secondary school, my friend and I had a misunderstanding Although this is a little misunderstanding, it has kept me in my thought This misunderstanding occurred as a result of my lying to my mother I still remember 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 her permission 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’t talked to her for five days My friend tried to talk to me, but I ignored her I even broke her bicycle, and she had to walk home A few days later, when my family had 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 her and 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 Does the essay havethree paragraphs? Does the introduction include the hook, background information and thesis statement? Does the body contain enough background information and specific details? Do they support the topic sentence of the body paragraph? Does the body include the topic sentence? Which one? Yes Yes Yes Yes It is “This was an unforgettable misunderstanding for me ” Does the essay include time adverbs and subordinating conjunctions? Are all the verbs in the correct forms? Does the conclusion explain what you learned from the experience? Version Yes Yes Yes Suggested correction Have you ever had conflict with someone else? When I was a student in secondary school, I had a misunderstanding with my best friend I felt guilty and regretful every time I remind it This was an unforgettable misunderstanding for me I still vividly remember that it happened on a beautiful day and I was gotten off school, so I made a plan to go out with 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 for five 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 Topic 1: TV is bad for children, you agree or disagree? Outline 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 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 Conclusion: To sum up, watching TV is very helpful for children, but children should not watch TV too long It is extremely important that children need a balance between watching TV and doing outdoor activities Version Nowadays, TV becomes more popular with almost every family However, some people think that TV has many negative effects on children Personally, I believe that TV brings more benefits than drawbacks Watching TV can brings lots of advantages Firstly, watching TV helps children enhance their background knowledge about a variety of aspects thanks to education programs When children watch TV, they can develop critical thinking because 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 also good for children to entertain with some fun programmes After learning for a long time, children can watch TV to reduce stress and relax Moreover, children can be more 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 promote good health and improve their emotions However, children who watch TV a lot can 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 not watch TV too long It is extremely important that children need a balance between watching TV and doing outdoor activities CHECKLIST Questions Does the essay have paragraph? Does the introduction include a hook and a thesis? Does the body paragraph have a topic sentence? Does the body paragraph give reasons and explanations that support the topic sentence? Does it give a counterargument and refutation? Does the conclusion refer to the main idea of the essay? Are quantity expressions used to avoid overgeneralizations? Are connectors used to show the relationship ( opposition or support) between ideas? Answers Yes Suggested correction Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Version Nowadays, TV becomes more popular with almost every family However, some people think that TV has many negative effects on children Personally, I strongly believe that TV brings more benefits than drawbacks On the one hand, watching TV can bring lots of advantages Firstly, watching education programs helps children enhance their background knowledge about a variety of aspects When children watch TV, they can develop critical thinking because there are lots of channels that raise some questions for audiences and they need to answer the questions or look at the photos to find down something TV is also good for children to entertain with some fun programs After learning for a long time, children can watch TV to reduce stress and relax Moreover, children can be more active due to watching TV Watching sports programs like football, volleyball or swimming is a great way to get children interested in outdoor activities The TV shows encourage children to take part in physical activities so they can promote good health and improve their emotions On the other hand, many people think that television may be harmful for children However, some researches show that the children’s health are affected since they spend too much time in watching TV Furthermore, the cons will be overcome 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 not watch TV too long It is extremely important that children need a balance between watching TV and doing outdoor activities Topic 2: Is it a good idea for university students to have a part-time job? Outline Introduction: Nowadays, university students tend to have a part-time job Some parents not allow their children to take on extra work because they think that doing part-time job can cause negative effects Personally, I strongly believe that having part-time job while studying at university is a good idea Body: Many university students choose a job to outside school hours because they see the benefits it brings - Earn money to pay bill, tuition fee… - Get work experience - Learn useful skills: time management, money management, team work, organizational skills,… - Expand networking opportunities Conversely, some people think that having part-time job may have disadvantages on students While doing part-time jobs, students will have a busy schedule and they will get less time for study and themselves so their health and study will be affected However, if students can balance among working, studying and relaxing, these negative effects can be completely eliminate and students can gain more experiences that can help them in the future Conclusion: In conclusion, I definitely believe that doing part-time job bring many advantages to university students Students have to manage their time accordingly and not forget that their primary task is studying Version Nowadays, university students tend to have a part-time job Some parents not allow their children to take on extra work because they think that doing parttime job can cause negative effects Personally, I strongly believe that having parttime job while studying at university is a good idea Many university students choose a job to outside school hours because they see the benefits it brings Firstly, it can help students earn money to pay tuition fee, buy the required things and reduce the burden of their expenses over their parents The second advantage is the part-time job gives the real life work experience This work experience will help students in getting a job after graduation because employers look for employees who understand work environment and work well as part of a team Moreover, university students can learn many useful skills such as time management, money management, team work, organizational skills, etc Doing the job with study left students with less time and a busy schedule, so students have to manage their time in the way that both their study and work will not get affected Students can also learn the value of money Nobody does budgeting with the pocket money that they got from parents until they make their own money.When students start earning money, they have to think about it and plan how and where they will spend their money During parttime job, students will meet many people, this is an opportunity to grow their network Conversely, some people think that having part-time job may have disadvantages on students While doing part-time jobs, students will have a busy schedule and they will get less time for study and themselves so their health and study will be affected However, if students can balance among working, studying and relaxing, these negative effects can be completely eliminate and students can gain more experiences that can help them in the future In conclusion, I definitely believe that doing part-time job bring many advantages to university students Students have to manage their time accordingly and not forget that their primary task is studying CHECKLIST Questions Does the essay have paragraph? Answers Suggested correction Yes You should seperate the topic sentence and the reasons into parts to emphasis the main topic or your own opinion and help the readers caught the information effectively Does the introduction include Yes The way you indicate the hook a hook and a thesis? and the thesis is quite boring Try to make it more interesting more attracting by adding information Does the body paragraph have Yes a topic sentence? Does the body paragraph give Not yet reasons and explanations that support the topic sentence? Does it give a counter- Yes argument and refutation? Does the conclusion refer to Yes the main idea of the essay? Are quantity expressions used Yes to avoid overgeneralizations? Are connectors used to show Yes the relationship ( opposition or support) between ideas? The first and the third reasons didn’t have at least one explanations You just tell us about it For me, these parts should try to accomplish the counterargument specifically It does have the main idea inside; otherwise, I notice that it does not have the summary of the reasons or you didn’t paraphrase the reasons The connectors that contained in this essay are so poor So that, you should add more and more connectors into your essay Version Nowadays, university students tend to have a part-time job However, some parents not allow their children to take on extra work because they think that doing a part-time job can cause several negative effects Personally, I strongly believe that having a part-time job while studying at university is a good idea Many university students choose a job to outside school time as they find the benefits it brings Firstly, students who have a part-time job, are able to control their finacial ability With a certain amount of money is paid for their works, students could literally pay tuition fee, buy the required things and reduce the burden of their expenses over their parents In addition, the part-time job gives the personal experience This experience will help students get a job after graduation as employers require their employees to have actual knowledge about what they are going to Moreover, university students can learn a variety of essential skills such as time management, financial management, team work, organizational skills, etc Doing the job while studying makes students have to manage their time in the way that both their learning and work are not distracted Students can also learn the value of money Nobody does a budget with the pocket money receiving from parents until they make their own money.When students start earning money, they have to carefully plan how and where they will spend their money Conversely, some people suppose that students should not have a part-time job and ought to focus on their learning and have time to relax due to its impacts on students While doing part-time jobs, students will have a busy schedule and they will get less time for study and themselves so their health and study will be affected However, if students can balance among working, studying and relaxing, these negative effects can be completely eliminated and students can gain more experiences that can help them in the future In conclusion, I definitely believe that doing a part-time job bring many advantages to university students Students have to manage their time accordingly and not forget that their primary task is studying Topic 3: It is said that school uniforms should be mandatory in high school Do you agree or disagree? Outline Introduction: Nowadays, every school has their own uniforms and students must wear uniforms to go to school Some people think that school uniforms should be compelling while others argue that this requirement is not necessary From my perspective, I believe that students should be required to wear uniform at school Body: There are many reasons that school uniforms should be compulsory at school - Create equality at school - Help student focus on their study - Don’t waste time to choose clothes Counter-argument: In contrast, many people think that wearing school uniforms is unnecessary - Uniforms are more expensive than other clothes - Make students uncomfortable However, it is clearly to see that school uniforms make students feel equal, promote school spirit and provide a safe school environment Conclusion: To sum up, school uniforms help school become more united, safe, and help students focus on their study, not their clothes Moreover, through the uniform policy, parents can save costs without buying too much clothes Therefore I favor the idea of wearing uniforms in high school Version Nowadays, every school has their own uniforms and students must wear uniforms to go to school Some people think that school uniforms should be compelling, while others argue that this requirement is not necessary From my perspective, I believe that students should be required to wear uniform at school There are many reasons that school uniforms should be compulsory at school Firstly, school uniforms create the equality at school Nowadays, the wealthy families provide their children the lastest fashion while the disadvantaged families are only able to give their children simple clothes This may make students lack of confidence at school Therefore, if every students wear uniforms, it would have no stigma and no discrimination among students Secondly, wearing uniforms helps students focus on studying If students are forced to wear uniforms, they are less concerned about how they look and how they fit with their peers, and they not need to compare themselves with other students as they all wear the same outfit Furthermore, wearing school uniforms also helps students save time When students wear uniforms, they easily get ready for school in the morning as they not need to choose clothes This also help students get dressed quickly and reduce stress on thinking about the today’s outfit In contrast, many people think that wearing school uniforms is unnecessary They suppose that uniforms are more expensive than other clothes and can make students uncomfortable However, it is clearly to see that school uniforms make students feel equal, promote school spirit and provide a safe school environment To sum up, school uniforms help school become more united, safe, and help students focus on their study, not their clothes Moreover, through the uniform policy, parents can save costs without buying too much clothes Therefore, I favor the idea of wearing uniforms in high school CHECKLIST Questions Does the essay have paragraph? Does the introduction include a hook and a thesis? Does the body paragraph have a topic sentence? Does the body paragraph give reasons and explanations that support the topic sentence? Does it give a counterargument and refutation? Does the conclusion refer to the main idea of the essay? Are quantity expressions used to avoid overgeneralizations? Are connectors used to show the relationship ( opposition Answers Yes Yes Yes yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Suggested correction or support) between ideas? Vesion Nowadays, every school has their own uniforms and students must wear uniforms to go to school Some people think that school uniforms should be compelling while others argue that this requirement is not necessary From my perspective, I believe that students should be required to wear uniform at school for three main reasons There is no denying that wearing uniforms has lots of positive effects on students Firstly, school uniforms create equality at school Nowadays, wealthy families provide their children with the lastest fashion while poor families are just able to give their children simple clothes Therefore, it can make students peer pressure and lack of confidence at school Obviously, if students wore uniforms, it would be no stigma and no discrimination against them Secondly, wearing uniforms helps students focus on studying If students are forced to wear uniforms, they are less concerned about how they look and how they fit with their peers, and they not need to compare themselves with other students as they all wear the same outfit Furthermore, wearing school uniforms also helps students save time When students wear uniforms, they easily get ready for school in the morning as they not need to choose clothes This also helps students get dressed quickly and reduce stress on thinking about today’s outfit In contrast, many people think that wearing school uniforms is unnecessary They suppose that uniforms are more expensive than other clothes and can make students uncomfortable, and even causing bullying However, it is clear to see that school uniforms promote school community spirit, provide a safe school environment and improve attendance and discipline To sum up, school uniforms help school become more united, safer, and help students focus on their education, not their clothes Moreover, through the uniform policy, parents can save costs without buying too many clothes Therefore I favor the idea of wearing uniforms in high school Version These days, pupils are compelled to put their uniforms on at school Some people suppose that school uniforms should be obligated while others consider that this requirement is not necessary From my perspective, I believe that high school students should be required to wear uniform for three main reasons Firstly, school uniforms create a sense of equality at school Nowadays, wealthy families provide their children with the latest fashion while poor families are just able to give their children simple clothes Therefore, it can make envy and dissatisfaction among students However, if uniforms are required, all students are expected to wear the same so it would be no stigma and no discrimination against them Secondly, wearing uniforms helps students focus on studying rather than fashion Teenagers tend to express themselves through appearances so they usually dress fashionable clothes to draw attention Obviously, if students are forced to wear uniforms, they are less concerned about how they look and how they fit, and they not need to compare themselves with other students Furthermore, wearing school uniforms also helps students save time When students put uniforms on, they easily get ready for school in the morning as they not need to choose clothes This also helps students get dressed quickly and reduce stress on thinking about today’s outfit In contrast, many people think that wearing school uniforms is unnecessary They suppose that uniforms are more expensive than other clothes and it can be impractical and uncomfortable However, it is clear to see that school uniforms promote school community spirit, provide a safe school environment and improve attendance and discipline To sum up, school uniforms help school become more united, safer, and help students focus on their education, not their clothes Moreover, through the uniform policy, parents can save costs without buying too many clothes Therefore I favor the idea of wearing uniforms in high school  ... MODULE Topic 1: An importance event or experience in your life Outline Introduction Hook: Have you had any memorable event in your life? Background information: One of the most crucial events in. .. students can balance among working, studying and relaxing, these negative effects can be completely eliminated and students can gain more experiences that can help them in the future In conclusion,... Content Topic Modul e Module Narrative essay An importance event or experience in your life Version Signed/ Score Version X X X X X X X X X X X X Signed/ score Version A memorable memory Module Opinion