Saying what you think!?

TOPIC (Define) PROBLEM(discuss) For Against STANDPOINT JUSTIFICATION explanation Logical deduction Experience you shared Evidence Statistical figures pictures convinced

TOPIC (Define) PROBLEM(discuss) For Against STANDPOINT JUSTIFICATION explanation Logical deduction Experience you shared Evidence Statistical figures pictures convinced Meat Eating is as bad for you as it is for animals. Meat eating Good or bad for you? Protein, balanced diet balanced diet Cruel, wasteful of land of land

Go back to p68 of your notes and see whether you can annotate the different parts of the essay.

Background information ProblemOpinionJustification Final comment

Background information Human beings have eaten meat for many thousands of years. We have teeth that can cut and chew meat and stomachs that can digest meat. In many parts of the world it is the main food of most people and perhaps it always will be. Why? -to help the reader understand the topic you’re going to write -the context Do you mention your opinion here? Take a topic and write the first paragraph.

Problem However, during this century there have been many changes in the way animals are looked after and the way meat is produced. Now, there are many people who think that meat eating is not good for you. Introduce the problem with a contrast marker. (contrast between background (contrast between background information & idea of problem) Continue to write your problem using a contrast marker.

Personal opinion For Against In my opinion… I think that… I feel that… I agree with… I disagree with… I object to… Express your opinion on your topic using the opinion phrases…

Justification Meat – a very important food Changes in farming is good for us Better storage of meat Not enough meat can lead to malnutrition Ways of rearing cattles change Meat is killed and stored better Reason – explanation – experience - evidence

Final Comment The statement ‘ Meat eating is as bad for you as it is for animals ’ is too extreme and untrue … State what your opinion is and to connect it to connect it with the title of the essay. Write up your final comment

Using the above-mentioned procedures, write up another essay, entitled … Television has always had a bad influence on society ’. What do you think?

Television has always had a bad influence on society. During the twentieth century television has been one of the most important influences on society. Television exists in nearly every country in the world and can be seen even in the poorest societies. In industrial societies such as Britain, over 95% of households have televisions. Television is a strong influence. Is it always for the good? In my opinion television has probably had a bad effect on society as a whole. I feel this is the case for three main reasons. Firstly, television has always received its money from advertising or governments. This has meant that it can never be free of the influence of very powerful groups who have strong reasons for maintaining the present organization and power structure of society. Secondly, television programs are very expensive to produce and broadcast. Because this is the case it is always necessary to have as large an audience as possible and, unfortunately, a large audience is more interested in the Eurovision song Contest or The A-Team than in material that is genuinely educational or challenging. Finally, television is broadcast for too many hours. It stops people thinking and reduces everything to the same level. A disaster in Beirut of Belfast becomes as unreal as murder and death in a fictional program. Television is not a bad thing in itself. However, I feel that in its present form it has always been abused, has always taken power from its audience and has created a violent, materialistic culture that has become dependent on the medium that created it.