Writing Topic
2
It is generally agreed that society benefits from the work of its
members. Compare the contributions of artists to society with the contributions
of scientists to society. Which type of contribution do you think is valued
more by our society? Give specific reasons to support your answer.
☆Let’s think
1.
Which of the following
sentences is more appropriate as a thesis statement for an essay on this topic?
a. Contributions of scientists are more valuable than those of artists.
b. I think contributions of scientists are thought to be more valuable
than those of artists in our society.
--- As the question
uses the expression “more valued by our society”, sentence b is appropriate as
the answer to the question of this writing topic. It is not uncommon that some
jobs are undervalued than they actually should be and vice versa.
2.
Discuss contributions of artists
to our society.
3.
Discuss contributions of scientists
to our society.
4.
Which job you think is valued
more? Why? Are there any evidences?
☆Ideas and Expressions
Contributions of artists to society
1) They help us develop our emotions and sense for beauty.
2) They cultivate our imagination and creativity.
3) They ease our soul.
4) They increase our knowledge about the world and humans through their
expressions.
Contributions of scientists to society
1) They protect and develop our life.
2) They help us save our future.
3) They increase our knowledge about the world and humans.
Factors to decide which type of contribution is valued more by our
society.
1) money paid for their work e.g.
salary, funding
2) tokens of respect they receive e.g. permanent resident status
3) the way they are treated in the education system e.g. the number of subjects, lessons,
teachers, and universities
4) attention paid by society
e.g. SNS followers
5) confidence they receive from society
e.g. whether most parents want to see their children become artists or scientists
☆Essay for Ideas and Expressions
(Barron’s, Writing for the
TOEFL iBT, pp. 304-305)
☆Sample
Essay Structures
A
【Introduction】
【Contributions
of Artists】
【Contributions
of Scientists】
【Which
is more valued by society】
【Conclusion】
B
【Introduction】
【Contributions
of Artists and Scientists】
【Reason
for My Opinion 1】
【Reason
for My Opinion 2】
【Conclusion】
Your
Sample Essay Structure
【Introduction】
【 】
【 】
【 】
【Conclusion】
☆Speech Time
Make a
one-minute speech on this topic.
☆Sample
Paragraph Development
A 【Main Idea】Scientists seem to
gain more respect from people of all walks of life than artists.
【Supporting Detail (general)】How they are treated in
society shows which specialists are more valued.
【Supporting Detail (specific) 】Scientists are called with
titles like “Doctor” or “Professor” while artists are not. Also, governments
are more ready to spend money on science than on art.
【Follow-up 】There are some artists who are treated like god, but they are
exceptions.
【Conclusion】Those dealing with
technology are more valued than those treating soul in our society.
B 【Main Idea】More attention is paid
to artists than to scientists.
【Supporting Detail (general)】We hear about artists every day while we seldom
hear about scientists.
【Supporting Detail (specific)】Television and magazines are full of the names and performances of
artists. Their works are easy to understand and pleasure to the eye and ear.
However, science news that appears on the front page once in a while is usually
that related to awards like Nobel Prize, and the names of the scientists will hardly
be learned by the public.
【Follow-up】If asked whether they
value science, people would answer in the affirmative, but actually they do not
realize how much they owe to the work of scientists, and some even suspect that
they are conjuring up a hoax. Climate change deniers are a good example. On the
other hand, people follow artists’ SNS postings enthusiastically.
【Conclusion】In the eye of
the public, artists are the sweetheart of society while scientists are brothers
in the basement.
Your Sample
Paragraph Development:
【Main Idea】
【Supporting Detail (general)】
【Supporting Detail (specific)】
【Follow-up】
【Conclusion】
Comments or
Suggestion from your partner or group members
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