Lecture on Writing1(doctors).pptVIP

Lecture on Writing for M.D. StudentsWang Yingjie Course Requirements: Preview Review, Reading unmentioned parts Exercises in class (e.g., paragraph writing) Assignments for the course: (A4, printed; type/form of writing, name, st. no., class, and institution on the top; thesis, topic sentences and key words/indicators underlined; page no.; good format – typeface, space, margin, etc.) 1. Narrative descriptive writing; 2. Expository writing; 3. Persuasive/argumentative writing; 4. Application resume Final writing test Layout of an Expository or Persuasive Essay 1. Introduction: 1 introductory paragraph (or 2, depending on the length of the essay), including introductory material and a thesis statement 2. (Main) Body: several supporting paragraphs of details in logical order, each para including several supporting sentences (also in order) 1) Supporting para 1; (1) Topic sentence (sometimes at the end of the para. or elsewhere), (2) Supporting idea 1, including 1 or more detail sentences (cf. p24, 25), (3) Supporting idea 2, … (x) (optional) Concluding sentence 2) Supporting para 2; … 3. Conclusion: 1 concluding para, including set expressions of conclusion and a concluding sentence indicating the thesis (a paraphrase of the thesis statement) Assignment 1: Narration 200 – 300 words In 2 weeks’ time 作文计算机输入，顶头写明姓名、学号、班、单位、文体，各段落主题句和全文主旨用黑体突出（关键词、信号词等也可标明）highlight the topics and key words (especially for exp. + pers)，计算机检查拼写和语法，全篇排版须美观，A4纸打印 标题title or subtitle单词（还有专有名词如人名、地名、单位名，注意汉语拼音规则）首字母大写，其中非题头的冠词(the/a)、连词(and, or, etc.)和短的介词小写（或干脆全部大写），例如： The Problem of Health Care for the Elderly and Dying The Problem Of Health Care For The Elderly And Dying 句子开头大写，结尾用句号（问号、感叹号、省略号 … ），英语无顿号，注意句首缩进indention、单词间、标点符号前后的空格space。 * Everyone likes sports. there are some people-especially young-people who… * Every one likes sports ,Thereare some people ( young people) who … 注意名词单复数（单数可数名词非习语者须加冠词）、动词时态、现在时第三人称单数动词词尾 + (e)s、主谓一致、分句连接等容易出错之处。 句型应多变，长短穿插。 注意全文逻辑顺序，全文及各段内容须