Writing Topic B
Do you agree or disagree with the idea that reading
is only beneficial when you read books that concern real people, actual events,
and factual information?
☆Let’s Think
1. Suppose your mother believes that you are nice ONLY
when you are in front of your friends. How would you let her know that she is
wrong?
Hint: To disagree with the statement that
only A is …, you prove that something that is not A is also ….
2. Have you ever benefitted from reading fiction? How
did it benefit you?
☆Hints for points
Reading fiction is not beneficial.
1. Fiction
is a lie or at least exaggerates reality. If prevents us from understanding the
real world.
2. Reading
fiction is an addiction that makes the reader escape from the reality.
Reading fiction is also beneficial.
1. It is a great pleasure. Read a novel, and your mind
will be rich and your soul will be fulfilled.
2. It teaches reality in a refined way. Fiction is a
form of truth in disguise. e.g. book on bullying vs. novel on bullying
3. It tells us human psyche, what other people are
feeling or thinking.
4. We can have a vicarious experience of what we
cannot experience such as different times, different lives, or unusual or
fantastic events.
5. It develops our power of imagination and
creativity.
6. It conveys great thinker’s minds to us. We can be
more thoughtful, better people through good novels.
7. A piece
of fiction is in itself a set of a raw data of a great author and his time.
8. If reading
fiction is useless, it would not be used in textbooks, and Nobel Prize of
fiction would not exist.
☆Similar Writing Topic and Sample Essay
Writing Topic: Do you agree or disagree with the
statement that people should read only those books that are about real events,
real people, and established facts?”
☆Sample
Essay Structure
【Introduction】I totally
disagree with the idea that reading is
only beneficial when you read books that concern real people, actual events,
and factual information.
【Point 1】Through novel,
we can learn about the world and people.
【Point 2】Science fiction contributes to building a
new world.
【Counterargument-treatment】Fiction is not
practical to some people, but someday they will find themselves wanting
something to fill the void in their souls and will realize that fiction is useful.
【Conclusion】Fiction is
as beneficial as or more beneficial than non-fiction.
Other Sample Essay Structures
A 【Introduction】fiction ≧nonfiction
【Point 1】entertainment
【Point 2】education
【Counterargument-treatment】more real than real stories
【Conclusion】enriches life
B 【Introduction】fiction =
nonfiction
【Comparison 1】practicality – human psyche
【Comparison 2】reality – sympathy
【Comparison 3】knowledge – based on facts
【Conclusion】as useful as nonfiction
Your Sample Essay Structure
【Introduction = Outline】
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【Conclusion = Wrap-up】
☆Speech Time
Make a one-minute speech on this topic. Don’t worry. Everybody speaks at the
same time.
☆Sample
Paragraph development
【Main Idea】Science fiction contributes to developing
the world.
【Supporting Detail (general)】Since the mid-19th century,
science fiction has affected the world,
【Supporting Detail (specific)】Many scientists attribute
their passion for science to their childhood experience of reading science
fiction novels or manga. Sci-fi also shows us the future. For example, Fillip
K. Dick predicted half a century ago that humans will indulge themselves in the
virtual world, that the world will be controlled by singularity, AI which has
evolved to be smarter than humans, and that humanoids will be so similar to
humans that it will be difficult for humans to tell if they are robots or not. His
readers were not unfamiliar with today’s video games, AI, and humanlike robots when
they first saw them.
【Follow-up】Of course
not all sci-fi predictions have come true. It did not predict the Internet.
However, it has always made us think about the benefits and hazards of science
and technology.
【Wrap-up】Good works of fiction give visions to realize and directions to follow.
Your Sample
Paragraph Development:
【Main Idea】
【Supporting
Detail (general)】
【Supporting
Detail (specific)】
【Follow-up】
【Conclusion】
Comments or Suggestion from
your partner or group members
☆Sample
Counterargument-Treatment
【Counter-Argument】It is true that
fiction distorts or exaggerates reality.
【Explanation】The world in fiction is limited by the author’s values and perception of
the world determined by his or her background.
【Confirmation of Your Argument】However, readers’
understanding of the world is usually inferior to those of novelists and thus
fiction is useful enough for most people in learning about the world. In fact,
even when the reader and the writer share the same levels of intelligence,
since no one is the same, the reader might still benefit from reading what is
in another person’s mind.
【Wrap-up】Avoiding
fiction just because it is not real will make you miss deep understanding of
the world.
Your Sample
Counterargument-Treatment
【Counter-Argument】
【Explanation】
【Confirmation of Your Argument】
【Wrap-up】
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