Agendas for the session:

 WRITING PRACTICE FOR:

 PRE WRITING
 INTRODUCTION
 BODY PARAGRAPH
Writing practice

Task 1. step 1. 10 minutes

Use one prewriting strategy to gather information on the following

topic.
1. Dangers and challenges of exploring outer space

 Analyze, interpret and understand the topic and identify key words.
 Try to identify at leas 3 general points and more specific points in
order to support those general arguments.
 use examples/anecdote you have heard to support each general
argument. They can be facts, statistics etc. One example for one
argument.
Writing practice

Task 1. step 2. 5 minutes

 Go to internet and read something related to “Dangers

and challenges of exploring outer space” and add it to
your pre-writing task.
 Try to find out examples/anecdotes as-well.
 Create three general statements. General enough to be
exhausted in a paragraphs.
 TASK: Use the following essay outline to structure
your essay. Take the information from clustering
etc. 10 Minutes

Title ______________________________________
Purpose ___________________________________
Readers/audience __________________________________

Introductory paragraph
Hook/motivator__________________________________________ (quote, saying, question,
general sentence)
Thesis statement ________________________________________ (Min argument, at least 3 parts)

Body paragraphs (at least three paragraphs. Sub topic A, B and C)

Topic sentence (TRI/TI) ____________________________________ (sub topic A)
Supporting details __________________(reasons, details, facts, statistics, examples, opinions)
Example/anecdote (if possible) __________________________________________
Concluding statement/transitional signal ___________________________________ (next
paragraphs first line can also have transition signal)
 Sample outline for introduction
Title : Dangers and challenges of exploring outer space
Purpose: to inform/ academic
Readers/audience: teacher/students

Introductory paragraph
Hook/motivator : challenges faced by primitive people,
weather and animals…
Thesis statement: outer spaces poses dangers of vacuum,
freely moving meteors, absence of water…

Body paragraphs (at least three paragraphs. Sub topic A,

B and C)
 TASK: Use following outline for three
body paragraphs
Body paragraphs:
 Topic sentence (sub topic A) __________________________ (topic,
restriction/main point).
 Supporting details/illustrations (reasons,
details,
1. ___________________________________________ facts,
2. __________________________________________ statistics,
3. ___________________________________________ examples,
 Concluding statement/transition __________________________ opinions)
 Sample outline for the first body
paragraph
 Topic sentence (TRI/TI): vacuum (sub topic A)
 Supporting details/reasons
1. No atmosphere, no air pressure
2. No oxygen
3. Blood can boil
4. Radiations
 Example/anecdote (if possible): astronomers take oxygen and
specific suits.
 Concluding statement/transitional signal: not only vacuum, but
several life threatening dangers still await out there.
 TASK: Create an outline for second
body paragraph

TASK: Create an outline for your second body paragraph

 Topic sentence (TRI/TI): ___________ (sub topic B)

 Supporting details/reasons
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. _____________________________________
 Example/anecdote (if possible): ______________
 Concluding statement/transitional signal:
____________________________________________________
 Sample outline for second body
paragraph

 Topic sentence (TRI/TI): presence of meteros and micro-meteors

(sub topic B) (Another difficulty-transitional signal).
 Supporting details/reasons
1. Freely moving bodies, left overs from the formation of solar system.
2. High speed
3. Space ships are vulnerable to collide with meteors
 Example/anecdote (if possible): Atmosphere forms a blanket to
save earth from collisions
 Concluding statement/transitional signal:
Collisions can cause damage.
TASK: Create an outline for third body
paragraph

TASK: Create an outline for your second body paragraph

 Topic sentence (TRI/TI): ___________ (sub topic c)

Add a transitional signal if needed.
 Supporting details/reasons
1. __________________________________
2. ___________________________________
 Example/anecdote (if possible): ______________
 Concluding statement:
____________________________________________________
 Sample outline for third body
paragraph

 Topic sentence (TRI/TI): Finally/ third challenge is life sustaining water.

(sub topic c)
 Supporting details/reasons
1. Essential for life
2. Earth has suitable conditions only
 Example/anecdote (if possible): Weather on Mercury and Venus is
hot to have water while Mars is too cold.
 Concluding statement: life without water is unimaginable.
____________________________________________________
 DRAFTING.

TASK: use your outline to write an

essay on

Dangers and challenges of exploring

outer space
 Use the outline to write an introductory
paragraph. Use transitional signals.
10 minutes

Hook ______________________________________________

Thesis statement ______________________________________________________

Essay overview _____________________________________

Sample introduction
Healthy bodies and minds need a healthy environment. Pollution- the
reduction of oxygen and the increase of CO2 put adverse/ devastating
effects on the lives and health of human beings and animals. Air pollution
can cause respiratory issues, water pollution can result in viral and bacterial
diseases whereas multiple kinds of skin, growth and reproduction related
issues are caused by land pollution specially done on an agricultural land.
 Sample body paragraph 1.

Air pollution is one of the major and destructive forces arousing

respiratory diseases in animals and human beings. Exposure to it can
cause asthma and exacerbates (worsen) a previously existing
respiratory illness. Moreover, it provokes chronic illnesses such as lung
cancer. Furthermore, it results in obstructive pulmonary disease, and
emphysema- damaged and enlarged lungs, causing breathlessness. As
an example, my uncle used to work near a factory where coal was
used for fuel. As a result, the air got polluted and my uncle suffered with
lungs cancer of which he could not survive. There can be no doubt that
air pollution is disastrous to human and animals` health. Astonishingly,
other kinds of pollution such as water pollution causes equally effects
living beings` health.
 Writing task.

Once you are done with writing introduction and all three
paragraphs, open your reading material and:
 Read the essay on the topic ‘dangers and challenges of
exploring outer space”.
Check if your inclusion and development of ideas is relevant
and logical.
Identify the mistakes you have made.
Task

Go to page number 23 and complete the given

activity

Home task
Complete all the activates mention in reading pack as
well as the separate set provided.