UPM-CALC/CEL2103 WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS/SEM 1/2022-2023 SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 6 SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 6 Topic Sentence to State Differences Contrast Signal Words Complete the activities and submit by the due date. Activity 1 Identify the transition signal of contrast and the components of the topic sentences below. i. Circle the transition signal of contrast ii. Underline the topic iii. Highlight the controlling ideas (points of comparison) iv. Double underline the contrast signal words Topic sentence 1 Despite the similarities, organic and non-organic animal food products have a significant difference in their nutritional constitution. Topic sentence 2 Although appearance seems to attract more attention than personality, most people believe that personality is easier to notice compared to physical beauty. Topic sentence 3 On the other hand, living in a landed house does not offer the facilities that one can avail while living in a service apartment. UPM-CALC/CEL2103 WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS/SEM 1/2022-2023 SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 6 Activity 2 The following are body paragraphs without a topic sentence. Write the topic sentence based on the given topic and body paragraph. Topic 1 Topic sentence A comparison between learning in private or public college Although their similar in term of provision of co-curriculum, public college is more suitable for independent learners compared to private college. Students who are independent learners typically fare better at public colleges. While professors still hold office hours and are willing to provide extra help outside of class, students are entirely responsible for reaching out and seeking assistance. According to Oh and Wei (2011), private colleges, on the other hand, Body Paragraph are better suited for students who may need a little extra direction and supervision. The smaller campus and class size allow academic advisors and professors to form closer relationships with their students, which, in turn, results in more direct guidance and assistance for students throughout their college years (Reynolds, 2016). Topic 2 Topic sentence Similarity and difference of traditional farming and urban farming Despite there are some similarities between traditional farming and urban farming, both are different in terms of required space. Traditional farming uses large areas of farmland located in rural areas, in most cases, far from the densely populated cities. This leads to a whole spectrum of issues such as depletion of nutrients in the soil due to soil erosion, deforestation to free up more space for farming, to name just a few (Swift, 2015). On the Body Paragraph contrary, urban farming is space friendly. Some urban farming methods like hydroponics do not require soil so that foods can grow anywhere such as on the roofs, at the company premises, indoors, inside labs and more. Clarks (2018) believes with urban farming space no longer plays an essential role in food production. Urban farming allows food to be produced in small dedicated spaces pretty much anywhere in the city. UPM-CALC/CEL2103 WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS/SEM 1/2022-2023 SCL WORKSHEET WEEK 6 Activity 3 Fill in the blank with a transition signal of contrast from the box. Use each transition signal of contrast only once. despite difference however in contrast Reading a book is always much better than watching a movie based on a book. (1) Despite the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”, a book is able to give much more information than a movie can give. The author can give the thoughts of the characters; (2) however, a movie usually conveys only the actions and words of the characters. A book can follow several characters and plot line, but a movie usually has less than two hours to tell the story and must follow just a few characters or one plot line. The final (3) difference involves one’s imagination. Each reader of a book can create a different mental picture of the characters and scenes. A movie, (4) in contrast, can offer only the vision of the director and actors. in contrast different whereas difference Cultures in America and Asia are definitely (1) different. Most parts of Asia are still very religious and conservative in all aspects of cultural life. (2) in contrast, America is more open to new beginnings, and it has no ancient traditions as in Asia. The (3) difference between cultures in America and Asia is also apparent when national creativity such as painting and literature are still honoured in Asia (4) whereas in America people pays more attention to music and the development of modern art. This is evident when a huge number of artists from all around the world strive to open their gallery in America.
