MID TEST : Argumentative Essay

Argumentative Essay

WRITING ORGANIZER - ARGUMENT

Issue : Can grades really determined student’s intelligence?
There are some students agree and believed that marks and grades reflect student’s intelligence. And some of them don’t agree. Some think that student's intellect is monitored through grades to know their intelligence. Others think that ideas, creativity and abilities can considered intelligent.
Arguments : Marks and grades do not reflect student’s intelligence
For :
The first point of view for :	Nirisha Manandhar :   She thinks that marks and grades do not actually matter. Because some schools caught their students cheating in their examination. And she thinks it is very important to understand the lesson well. Mark and grades do not actually ensure success.
The second point of view for :	Eliza Prasai :   She thinks that exams do not show how intelligent a student is. Getting intelligence is a part of new thoughts. She believed that these ideas and creativity not a a part of getting good marks.
Against :
The first point of view against :	Saluja Siwakoti :   She thinks that 98 to 99 percent of the people depend upon the mark sheets that can give them a better future. People need marks, grades and qualifications for any fields.
The second point of view against :	Prarthana Subedi   She thinks that marks and grades are important in every field. She said that intelligence can also be shown in the examination of a student.
Conclusion :
It is not a common issue students debate about this topic. Some students have stating their views. Half students agree and a half don't agree. Intelligence certainly is not depends on the marks and grades –even  though that marks and grades are important for every field– ability, creativity, capabilities, knowledge, skills also considered as intelligence.

Link : Debate : Marks and Grades Do Not Reflect Student's intelligence

Exposition Activity

 Analyze an Expository Text

Murakami Sees Bright Strength in “Sad” Translated US Classic Novel

INTRODUCTION

The internationally acclaimed novelist Haruki Murakami, who recently translated the 1940 American classic "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter," by Carson McCullers, recently spoke about the book's meaning to him, as well as the import of its message about racism and poverty against the backdrop of recent social protests.

1st BODY PARAGRAPH

McCullers, born in 1917 in the southern state of Georgia in the United States, had initially sought to become a pianist but later turned to writing, learning her craft while working at other jobs.

2nd BODY PARAGRAPH

The story takes place in a town in the Deep South in the late 1930s, where a black doctor fighting discrimination and an anarchist indignant at capitalism are confronted with society's lack of understanding. A young girl who carries a secret world in her heart and a cafe owner who harbors an affection for her both find it impossible to express their innermost feelings. A deaf-mute man, who wordlessly listens as others bring him their stories of hardships, is ultimately overwhelmed by hopelessness.

3rd BODY PARAGRAPH

Murakami read McCullers' book as a 20-year-old, during the period when student movements were roiling most of the world in the late 1960s and 1970s. While he was not put off by the politically charged nature of the novel, he kept his distance from the movements, unlike his peers. A book lover who placed great importance on individualism, he felt a kinship with the protagonists of "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter," who also had difficulty fostering connections with others. We believed at the time that if we did our best, the world would become a better place," said Murakami, referring to his younger days. "But that didn't happen. The gap between the rich and poor has only grown. If we were to ask young people now, 'Do you think that the world will get better?', I think that almost no one would respond 'Yes,'" he said.

4th BODY PARAGRAPH

"'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' is a story. It does not say there is hope. On the contrary, the book ends in a way where only despair can prevail, but even so it leaves the readers with something bright in their hearts. I wanted to believe in the story's strength, translate it and send it forth as a book," he said. "For a long time I thought that all that a novelist had to do was write novels," he said. But his belief changed as he got older. He emphasized that translating others' works has played a large role in developing his writing skills. "I learned a lot of important things through translating numerous books written in English. And I continue to learn. It is my greatest joy to have finished translating this important book that I am so attached to," he said. He said he is waiting to see how young readers will react to a story which had so impressed him.

THE FEATURES

1.    Informative 2.   Clarity

Source : https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/10/03/murakami-sees-bright-strength-in-sad-translated-us-classic-novel.html

Explanation Text Activity

Analyze an Explanation Text

How Some Cities ‘Flattened The Curve’ During The 1918 Flu Pandemic

Opening Statement

Philadelphia detected its first case of a deadly, fast-spreading strain of influenza on September 17, 1918. The next day, in an attempt to halt the virus’ spread, city officials launched a campaign against coughing, spitting, and sneezing in public. Yet 10 days later—despite the prospect of an epidemic at its doorstep—the city hosted a parade that 200,000 people attended.

Sequence Paragraphs

Flu Cases continued to mount until finally, on October 3, schools, churches, theaters, and public gathering were shut down. Just two weeks after the first reported case, there were at least 20,000 more. The 1918 flu, also known as the Spanish Flu, lasted until 1920 and is considered the deadliest pandemic in modern history.   From its first known U.S. case, at a Kansas military base in March 1918, the flu spread across the country. Dramatic demographic shifts in the past century have made containing a pandemic increasingly hard. The rise of globalization, urbanization, and larger, more densely populated cities can facilitate a virus’s spread across a continent in a few hours –while the tools available to respond have remained nearly the same. These measures include closing schools, shops, and restaurant; placing restrictions on transportation; mandating social distancing, and banning public gatherings. After implementing a multitude of strict closures and controls on public gatherings, St. Louis, San Francisco, Milwaukee, and Kansas City responded fastest and most effectively: Interventions there were credited with cutting transmission rates by 30 to 50 percent. New York City which reacted earliest to the crisis with mandatory quarantines and staggered business hours, experienced the lowest death rate on the Eastern seaboard.

 

Conclusion

The most effective effort had simultaneously closed schools, churches, and theaters, and banned public gatherings. In 1918, the studies found, the key to flattering the curve was social distancing. The studies reached another important conclusion: That relaxing intervention measures too early could case an otherwise stabilized city to relapse.

Source : https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/how-cities-flattened-curve-1918-spanish-flu-pandemic-coronavirus/

Week 3 : Analyze Short Stories Using Graphic Organizer

Identifying The Structure and Features for Narrative and Recount Text

1. Narrative Text

    

STRUCTURE AND FEATURES OF A NARRATIVE TEXT

    The Fox and the Cat

The Structure :

Orientation	One day, a cat and a fox were having a conversation
Complication	The fox, who was a conceited creature, boasted how clever she was. “Why, I know at least a hundred tricks to get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs,” she said. “I know only one trick to get away from dogs,”said the cat. “You should teach me some of yours!” “Well, maybe some day, when I have the time, I May teach you a few of the simpler ones,” replied the fox airily. Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The barking grew louder and louder –the dogs were coming in their direction!
Resolution	At once, the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its branches, well out of reach of any dog. “This is the trick I told you about, the only one I know, she called down to the fox.  “Which one of your hundred tricks are you going to use?” The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she could use. Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.

The Features :

Character and Settings	The fox, the cat and the dogs.	- One day a cat and a fox were having a conversation. - Before she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived.
Point of View	Third person point of view.	- The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use. - They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.
Tenses	Simple Past (S + V2 + O)	- The barking grew louder and louder - At once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its branches
Adverb of Time	One day	One day, a cat and a fox were having a conversation.

2. Recount Text

STRUCTURE AND FEATURES OF A RECOUNT TEXT

My First Trip to Pari Island

The Structure :

Orientation	Last September, I went to Pari Island for a holiday. I went there with Sarah, Andi, Eveline, and Yoko. That was my first time to travel there.
Events	Event 1 : Our boat departed from Muara Angke port to the island at 8.00 AM. We arrived at Pari Island around 10.00 Am. After that, we went to our guest house that we had booked before. Fortunately, our guest house was located near to the port, so we did not have to walk so far. The first thing that we did after that was rent bicycle. It only cost IDR 20.000 per day. Then we did cycling for a while and had lunch before we decided to do snorkeling.
	Event 2 : When we went snorkeling, the fisherman who became our guide brought us to the beach far enough from our guest house. We did snorkeling there. The water was very clear. We could see groups of tiny fishes and beautiful coral under the sea. After we did snorkeling for approximately three hours, we returned to our guest house. We ended up the first day by getting dinner and took some walks around.
	Event 3 : On the second day, we woke up so early to watch sunrise. We did not need to go far to watch the sunrise because our guest house was so near to the beach and we could watch the sunrise there. Sunrise on the beach, what a beautiful view!
	Event 4 : After we spent long enough time to watch the sunrise, we decided to get breakfast. There was a festival at that time. We went to the festival and had breakfast there. We ate some delicious sea foods. We felt time went so fast that day. We needed to return to our guest house because our boat that would bring us home would depart at 10.00 AM.
Re-Orientation	In summary, my first trip to Pari Island was so enjoyable. I would like to visit this place again together with my family in another chance.

The Features :

Point of View	First person point of view	We, I.
Tenses	Simple Past Tense (S + V2 + O)	Went, departed, would, woke up, arrived, decided, spent, felt.
Adverb and Adverbial Phrase		Last September, Pari Island, on the second day,
Conjunction and Time Connectives		And, before, then, after that, After.

Advanced Reading Week 2

Name : Rizkyna Fatul Yaumi

NIM / Class : 19.03.52.0013 / A2

The Three Little Pigs

Down in the valley was a farm. On the farm there was a pigsty. And in the pigsty lived Mummy Pig and The Three Little Pigs.

‘You are growing so fast my dears,’ said Mummy Pig to the three little Pigs. ‘Soon there’ll be no space for you here. It is time for you to leave the farm and build your own houses to live in.’

Before leaving, Mummy Pig gave each of the three little Pigs a packed lunch box and told them something very important. So she said, ‘You must remember to build your house out of bricks. Bricks are very strong and they’ll keep you safe no matter what.’

The Three Little Pigs set off down the lane to the brickyard, leaving Mummy Pig all alone in the sty. 

After a short while they came across the next door farmer ploughing his field.

The first little Pig thought to himself, ‘By golly, if I build my house out of this farmer’s straw then I’ll save myself a trip to the brickyard and build my house in half the time!’ 

So the first little Pig said to the farmer, ‘I’d like a big bundle of your finest straw kind Sir. I’ll use it to build my own house!’

The farmer—a little surprised by this request—happily obliged. He gave the first little Pig ten bales of his finest straw and the Pig built his straw house. The house looked sublime. There was not a single straw out of place and the little Pig was very proud of himself.

A big bad Wolf—who had been watching from afar—strolled up to the straw house, knocked at the door, and said in a low, gruff voice, ‘Little Pig, little Pig, let me come in.’ –

‘Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!’ replied the little Pig.

‘Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in!’ said the big bad Wolf.

Without delay the Big Bad Wolf took a huge breath in. Then he huffed and he puffed and he blew the house in. ––  The stick house looked wonderful, but it was extremely weak. So it fell down in an instant and the Big Bad Wolf gobbled up the second little Pig.

Meanwhile, the third little Pig had made it all the way to the brickyard. He went up to the man in charge ––– of the yard and said ‘Hello kind Sir, I would like a large pile of your bricks to build my house.’

The man—who, as it turned out, was extremely generous—happily obliged.  He gave the third little Pig all the bricks he wanted and the Pig built his brick house. The house not only looked tremendous, it was extremely strong. The third little Pig had taken the time to build his house well and he was extremely proud of himself.

The Big Bad Wolf—fresh from gobbling the second little Pig—strolled up to the brick house, knocked at the door, and said in a low and gruff voice, ‘Little Pig, little Pig, let me come in.’

‘Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!’ replied the third little Pig.

‘Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in!’ said the Big Bad Wolf.

Without delay the Big Bad Wolf took a huge breath in. Then he huffed and he puffed and he huffed and he puffed, but the brick house was much too strong and well built to be blown down. 

This made the Big Bad Wolf wild with rage, so he devised a nasty plot to fool the third little Pig into coming out of his brick house. 

Tap tap tap came from the window.

‘Little Pig, I know a farmer with some marvelous turnips. You love turnips don’t you little Pig? Shall we go there tomorrow and get some?’ said the Big Bad Wolf in his low gruff voice.

‘Very well,’ said the little Pig, ‘I do love turnips. What time do you want to go?’

‘Seven o’clock sharp,’ said the Wolf, ‘And don’t be late!’

The third little Pig may have been little, but he wasn’t stupid. He was, after all, the little Pig that made his house from bricks—as his mother had wisely proposed. So the little Pig got up early, filled a sack full of turnips and was back in his house long before seven o’clock. When the Wolf arrived he said, ‘Little Pig, are you ready to go?’

‘Silly Wolf!’ said the little Pig, ‘I’ve been. My turnips are already bubbling away in a huge pot for my dinner.’

The Wolf was incensed. He was so angry he felt sure he could have exploded, but he suddenly had a thought and pulled himself together. 

‘Little Pig,’ he said, ‘I know a place where there is a wonderful apple tree. You love apples don’t you little Pig.’

‘Oh yes, I do,’ said the Pig, ‘Where is this wonderful tree you speak of?’

‘Just over the hill,’ said the Wolf, ‘I’ll be back here at six o’clock tomorrow and we can go together to get the apples. So you had better not deceive me this time little Pig!’

The little Pig woke at five the following morning and went over the hill to the big apple tree. He had hoped to help himself before the Wolf arrived, but the Wolf was too clever for that.

The little Pig saw the Wolf approaching—which, as you can imagine, terrified him greatly—and quickly climbed the tree.

‘Hello, Wolf,’ said the little Pig from up in the tree, ‘Wait there while I find the biggest, plumpest, juiciest apple for you.’ The Wolf waited. The little Pig picked a big juicy apple, then called down, ‘I’ll throw it to you Wolf. Here it comes!’  The Pig then threw the apple as far away as he could. And while the Wolf was away collecting the apple—which took a long time—the little Pig jumped down from the tree and ran safely home to his brick house.

By now the Wolf had had enough. He followed the little Pig home and called through the window, ‘Little Pig, little Pig, I am going to eat you up. I will climb upon the top of your house, come down the chimney and gobble you up in a single bite. Hearing this, the little Pig quickly made a roaring fire and placed upon it a large pot full of water. As the Wolf came down the chimney the little Pig lifted the lid of the pot. The Wolf fell in with a plop—head first—and the little Pig replaced the lid quick as a flash.

The little Pig then boiled the Wolf, gobbled him up for his supper and lived happily ever after.

The End.

Source : https://sooperbooks.com/story/the-three-little-pigs-story/

My records for reading speed are :

300 words : 1 minute 13 seconds

350 words : 1 minute 21 seconds

400 words : 1 minute 39 seconds