27 April 2010

The Arranged Marriage-Its Rationale article

http://www.sawf.org/newedit/edit08112003/reflections.asp

21 April 2010

Arranged marriage essay and outline

Arranged marriage essay and outline
OReilly
HA English 9
Are Arranged Marriages a Good Idea?

An arranged marriage is a marriage arranged by someone other than the persons getting married. In such marriages, there is no dating, premarital sex, living together, or “playing the field.” Arranged marriages are practiced in the Middle East, parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, India, and China. Other groups that practice this custom include the Unification Movement—known as the Moonies— and royal families. It is important to note that an arranged marriage is not necessarily a forced marriage: in a forced marriage one or more of the partners—usually the woman—has no choice and must marry the chosen mate.

As a class, we have also read a public document, published on a women’s issues website, that condones and recommends arranged marriage as a practical and passionate method for choosing one’s life partner. In that article, the author describes a traditional arranged marriage and extols its virtues.

What do you think? Do you believe in arranged marriage, or do you support the recent American tradition of “dating”? In your next essay, you will refute or support the ancient custom of arranged marriages.

You will need to do the following for 85 essay points

__ Find at least three elements of the “Arranged Marriages—Its Rationale” essay that you wish to refute or support. From these arguments devise your clear and emphatic topic sentences for your body paragraphs. Example: Ganju states that dating is simply a form of promiscuity and that people who date routinely sleep with ten people before they marry. One of your topic sentences can refute Ganju’s view by stating your view of dating: Not everyone who dates is promiscuous, and dating is an effective method of meeting a variety of people in order to ascertain which traits would be desirable in a spouse. (15 points)

__ Opening paragraph: Introduce the name of the arranged marriage article in quotes and the name of the author and state her beliefs about arranged marriage. Create your thesis and plan that states your opinion about arranged marriage based on your arguments above.
(20) points)

__ Devise support for your arguments: support takes the form of properly cited examples, excerpts, and explanation. (30 points)

__ Four sources in the Works Cited: 1) The original arranged marriage article we read in class 2) An article from the internet*, a book, or magazine 3) Two interviews of adults who are or have been married.
* Find relevant articles on the Soquel High School library web site under my name in the library instruction page.

__ At the end of your paper, please include a Works Cited with at least four entries (your three sources plus the arranged marriage article). Also, include a Bibliography of at least three sources, two of which may also be an interview. You may use Wikipedia in your Bibliography only—not in your Works Cited. Consult MLA Quickie Reference form for correct citation and formatting. (20 points)
• To cite an interviewed person, place the interviewee’s last name in parenthesis after the quote or paraphrase and include the interviewee in the Works Cited according to the following format:
OReilly, Dian N. Personal interview. 31 May 2009
Remember avoid using the word “you,” “I think,” or “I feel.” Be clear and specific.
Avoid comma errors
____Staple your rough draft and this rubric with your final draft._
Possible outline and worksheet for your persuasive essay
due_____________
first draft due_________________ final draft due______________
Opening paragraph has:
• Background: Name the author and title of arranged marriage article.
• Thesis/Plan: Briefly state if you agree or disagree with author (thesis) and reasons why (plan)

• Optional: Quotation or paraphrase if any/source citation for Works Cited

Body Paragraph One
• Key idea one—your first reason why you agree or disagree with the author’s view
• Discuss the arranged marriage article author’s (Ganju’s) view

• show why the arranged marriage article author’s view is right or wrong

• Proof: Quotation or paraphrase and source citation for Works Cited


Body Paragraph Two
• key idea two— your second reason why you agree or disagree with the author’s view

• Discuss the arranged marriage article author’s (Ganju’s) view on key idea two

• show why the author’s view is right or wrong

• Proof: Quotation or paraphrase and source citation for Works Cited

Body Paragraph Three
• key idea three

• Discuss the arranged marriage article author’s (Ganju’s) view on key idea

• show why the author’s view is right or wrong

• Proof: Quotation or paraphrase and source citation for Works Cited Concluding Paragraph: Summarize and conclude. Do not parrot your thesis

13 April 2010

A Very Tasty Example of a Tasty Paragraph

Building a tasty sandwich is simply a matter of having the right ingredients. The first step in creating a perfect sandwich is finding the perfect bread. Homemade whole-wheat bread smells divine and tastes heavenly. If the bread has seeds, nuts, and wheat berries adorning the crust, the slices have a crunchy, earthy taste. Homemade bread has a light yet faintly yeasty taste, which mixes appealingly with the rest of the ingredients of the sandwich. A whole grain bread is easy to digest, leaving the sandwich connoisseur with a satisfied sensation. After finding or baking a light and wholesome loaf of bread, the next ingredient to procure is fresh, homemade yak cheese. Yak cheese, although rare, is a piquant and appealing cheese that is light on fat and heavy on flavor. Thin slices of yak cheese perfectly complement the heady, crunchy taste of whole-wheat bread. Yaks, unlike cows, graze on herbs and bark, which gives yak cheese a subtle, nutty, yet tart flavor. After flying back from Asia with yak cheese, the serious sandwich consumer searches for homegrown Italian tomatoes. A firm, ripe tomato recently plucked from the vine has a flavor unlike any hothouse tomato. A Roma tomato never squirts which aids in keeping the sandwich from becoming soggy. A firm, fleshy tomato, such as a Roma tomato, adds a solid, satisfying texture to the entire sandwich. Starting with the homemade whole-wheat crunchy loaf and ending with the garden-ripe, firm Roma, the perfect sandwich is a product of only the finest parts.

Green: topic sentence and conclusion
Yellow: key ideas—reasons, details, facts
Red: Examples, explanations, evidence, excerpts

12 April 2010

Sita Powerpoint at this URL

http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dg94rzwk_552cf2mw8qs

06 April 2010

SOW Sound Reasoning

SOW: Sound Reasoning and phrases to avoid 

For the thesis: The best characters are close to nature and imagery supports that theme.

NO:
Imagery puts pictures in the readers mind that helps them understand how a character is close to nature, like Shinji. Through out the text, the recurring motif of the ocean shows you how Shinji is close to nature. No "skin could be burned browner" than Shinji's, and the ocean "has bestowed gifts on him" that are better than "intellectuality" (35). The beautiful imagery helps the reader be there on the island and see how Shinji is so close to nature. 

Never say imagery puts pictures in the readers mind. That is DSO (Don't state the obvious). Imagery is an image in the mind, no need to explain. Don't say a theme or motif is "throughout the text," which is only sightly better than "through out the text." Motifs and themes recur. That is part of their definition, so you don't need to say it (more DSO).

The paragraph above only proves Shinji's connection to nature, not his nobility. You must prove both to support the thesis, as shown more effectively below. 

The imagery that describes Shinji reinforces his connection to nature and how that connection improves his character and abilities. Vivid descriptions of Shinji focus on Shinji's close interactions with nature: his skin is "browned by the sun," and his body has been "honed and muscled" by his work on fishing boats where he contends with the ocean to make a living (13). Furthermore, nature has rewarded Shinji by improving his character. The sea "bestows" Shinji with a wisdom "beyond intellectuality" (42). Shinji's "accord" with nature allows him to instinctively make decisions without the benefit of a watch or a lamp or even other people;  as he observes "the great wheel of the day turn," he automatically knows "whether or not he will go fishing" that day (98). And without a torch or light, he can "instinctively climb the treacherous path" up to the shrine, knowing, even without light, where to step.  Furthermore, it is the sea which answers all his questions in their "wordless conversation" (99). Day to day, he communes with nature, and in turn, nature provides Shinji with an instinct that precludes the need for such material and synthetic possessions as flashlights or clocks. Nature makes him independent and strong,  marks of his true nobility.



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