Writing Academic English 4th Edition

80 Partn IWritingan"Essal'

Ouestions

SuggestionsforDiscussionorWriting..

AbouttheOrganization

1. Whatkindofintroductiondoesthisnewspaperarticlehave?
   a. It is a funnelintroduction-itbeginswitha generalstatementand
   narrowsdowntothethesisstatement.
   b. It beginswithanexampleandendswiththethesisstatement.
   c.It explainsthereasonsforthestudyandendswiththethesisstatement.

2.Whatkindofconclusiondoesit have?

a. Itsummarizesthefourmainpersonalitytypes.

b.Itgivesthewriter'sopiniononthestudy.

c.It givesanexamplethatcontrastswiththemainpoints.

3. Whatwordsinthethesisstatementindicatethatthearticleuseslogical
   divisionofideasasa patternoforganization?

AbouttheSupport

4. Whattwokindsofsupportingdetailsareusedinthisarticle?

__and _

5. Thepsychologistwhomadethestudyusedonekindofsupport,andthe
   writerofthearticlereportingtheresultsofthestudyusedanotherkind.
   Whichpersonusedwhichkind?
   a. Thepsychologistused
   b. Thewriterused

AbouttheContent

6. Howdoweknowifthepsychologistis correct?Doesthearticlemention
   themethodssheusedinherstudytomatchseatingpreferenceand
   personalitytype,ordoesit reportonlytheresults?

1.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththeauthor?Istherea connectionbetweena

person'schoiceofseatsina movietheater(oranywhereelse)andhisorher

personalitytype?Thinkofotherplaceswherepeoplechooseaseat-abus,

a classroom,anairplane.Istherea connectionbetweenpersonalitytypeand

seatchoiceintheselocations?

2.Brainstormideasandexamplesforanessayononeofthefollowingtopics.

• YouAreWhereYouSit(intheclassroom)


• YouAreWhatYouWear(fashionstyles)


• YouAreWhatYouDrive(automobiles)