Sometimes it is difficult to understand what someone has said.
However, it becomes clear when he/she gives examples.
İbrahim is a cooperative student.
Do you know what “cooperative” means?
Let me give an example to explain “cooperative;
For example, he works well with people because he likes to be part of a team
and share his ideas with others.
This week, you will write a short composition, and it will have a main
idea. You will give three examples to explain and support your main
idea.
FOR EXAMPLE;
1) My mother is very forgetful.
WE HAVE LOTS OF EXPERIENCES ABOUT HER FORGETFULNESS
When we were staying in
a hotel, she forgot the
key.
When she went
shopping, she left a
bag in a store.
When my parents
were going to Hawaii,
she forgot her purse at
home.
2)Why do the people go abroad?
THEY HAVE LOTS OF PURPOSES
For example, they want to
improve a foreign
language.
For example, they
want to see historical
and famous places
For example, they
have connections
because of their
work.
BEFORE YOU START;
WHY DO PEOPLE USE COMPUTERS?
FACEBOOK/TWITT GAMES
ER
SHOPPING
HOMEWORK
E-MAILS
 Is the opening sentence of
introduction.
 is the interesting start
 GENERAL, NOT SPECIFIC!
 FOR EXAMPLE;
 Since the invention of
the computer, life has
become much easier
for human beings.
 More specific than the HOOK.
 At least two sentences
 Gives background information about the
topic.
 should be related to one another, to the hook,
and to the thesis statement.
With the birth of the
Internet communications, now people can
communicate with others from all over the
world. They do not even need to meet them
face-to-face. It has affected various
aspects of our daily life.
INTRODUCTION
 Signaling(Transition) Word +
Topic sentence + Details
Topic sentence + Details
 Signaling(Transition) Word +
Topic sentence + Details
BODY
 Signaling(Transition) Word +
Signaling(Transition) Words:
One example/instance of ...is …(NOUN).
Another/Second example/instance of … is
…(NOUN).
To give another example/instance,..(S+V)
A well-known example of … is …
The last/third example/instance is …(NOUN)
To give one last example/instance, ...(S+V)
You can also use these transitions while you are giving
examples, yet you should be careful.
 One more example took place a few years ago.
 I have lots of things to do such as ironing, doing my homework, and reading book.
 Elif Shafak is the writer of the well-known books such as The Forty Rules of
Love, The Bastard of Istanbul, The Flea Palace, and Black Milk.
 Another example happened six years ago.
 Still one more example of dangerous pet is the pit bull.
 Another instance of Ayşe’s forgetfulness took place last year.
 The most dramatic example of culture shock happened when I went
shopping.
One example of computer users is the shoppers. They surf the Internet
for the newest clothes or other types of accessories. These people visit
many websites such as Limango, Markafoni, and Morhipo because they
want to look for the newest styles and colors of their favorite
clothes. They stay up late at night to look for these instead of going to
the malls. These people always buy a lot of things online and spend most
of their time on the computer. Another example of computer users is the
e-mailers. These people check their e-mail accounts every
hour. Websites such as AOL and Hotmail are their favorite programs.
These people get happy when they see new mails in their mailboxes,
and they reply them back. The e-mailers use the computer mainly to
write emails to their friends, colleagues, and family. The last example is
the gamers. For most of the time, they play games online. These people
stay up until dawn on the Internet. There are many games such as
Counterstrike and StarCraft. Many gamers love these a lot. When they
go on the Internet, firstly, they look for other gamers online, and they start
new games to play. Most of these gamers have all the accessories for
online games such as headphones with a microphone to hear other
players and a special joystick. They mainly use the computer to play
games online, and they can stay in front of their computers until the sun
comes up.
In conclusion, …
In Summary, …
To summarize,
To sum up, …
To conclude, …
In short, …
In brief, …
All in all,
 RESTATEMENT
 SUMMARY
 CLOSURE
CONCLUSION
 Signaling(transition) word
FOR EXAMPLE,
To sum up, each example of computer users is similar: They spend
many hours in front of the computer screen. Computers have made life
much simpler for people. Also, they bring together people from various
regions on the planet. They have affected all countries in the world, and
there is no escape from the Internet today.
TITLE
HOOK
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
THESIS STATEMENT(topic +three examples)
FIRST EXAMPLE
Signaling Word + Topic sentence + Details
SECOND EXAMPLE
Signaling Word + Topic sentence + Details
THIRD EXAMPLE
Signaling Word + Topic sentence + Details
SIGNALING WORD
RESTATEMENT
SUMMARY
CLOSURE
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