Notes+from+Class

 Claim – Argument!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lawyer in court: choose a side, make a claim, explain, use support, concluding comment. Understand the prompt Language (2-3 mistakes) Get Articles: a w/ count/non-count Structure or organization Rhetorical (argumentative) Process: narrative, compare/contrast, cause/effect, Figurative language
 * For Test 2, study the following:**

Thesis Contrast MAP: 2 points of contrast (1. jobs/money, 2. power/politics) 2 Topics being compared/contrasted: past and present roles Time order: explain and mark when/what happened. (Intro. Comparison) Claim: affected how?
 * Organization of Timed Writing Sample from class Nov. 24**

The roles of men and women have changed in Korea over the last 50 years financially and politically; however, this change is not particularly good for the country because there is less family care with child raising/rearing.

Block 1. Past – what it was like 2. Present – what it is like today

Alternating 1. Economy/jobs/finances Past Present Affected how/who, etc. 2. Politics/workers/power Past Present Affected how/who, etc.

Example TW language of contrast A hundred years ago, But as time goes by, Are changing Different However, A long time ago, But in the present time, These days, As these changes appear,
 * Compare/Contrast Language from class Nov. 24 and Dec. 1**

Exercise 6.9 Narrative/History Language of Contrast 6: not unlike 9: more realistic; more true 13: much smaller; more modest 16: more godlike; more flexible 18-19: much more decorative and even more fluid than 21: longer and thinner than 23: but; look like 26: Whereas 30: unlike


 * Timed Writing Essay Revision from class Nov. 24 and Dec. 1 Compare/Contrast**

A. (thesis) The roles of men and women in Korea changed a lot in the last hundred years in two aspects: power and jobs. And these changes benefit society in many ways. 1. Today, Korean women have equal power with men. That is, there is no difference between their rights. 2. In addition to a change in power, women now have career freedom where they can find a job and earn money by themselves. One hundred years ago, they tended to stay at home and be housewives only. 3. (effects) These changes benefit the society because equal rights make the society more harmonious and improve society more effectively. Conclusion

B. (thesis) Compared to the past, in the present the roles of men and women in Korea differ in financial and political aspects. The differences show that men and women have equal rights. 1. In Korea, the gender roles are different regarding political power. 2. Considering the financial needs, women can make a living by themselves. Conclusion (effects)