Outline

Outline for classification essays

Classifying teachers

Introduction
Hook: Many people think that teaching is a simple work because teachers just stand in the platform and convey knowledge to students. However, how to teach effectively is not easy at all.
Background information: - Almost teachers have their own teaching methods.
-Some know how to make their students interested in the lessons. Some always have boring classes.
Thesis statement: Based on students' agreement about the teaching methods, teachers are classified in three categories: positive teachers, neutral teachers and negative teachers.

Body paragraph 1
Topic sentence:The positive teachers have the most effective teaching methods.
Supporting ideas:
• Contents of the lessons they teach are not limited in the textbooks, they also up-date information by giving handout documents, suggesting reference books.
• Students find it more interesting to attend the positive teachers' classes. Teachers organize discussion in class and encourage the students make questions, then they find out a final answer together. Teachers hold some useful game connecting with the lesson to make students remember the lesson longer and reduce stress.
• They apply technology in teaching. For example, powerpoint is to make lessons more attracting with images and videos. Email for contacting with students, sending exercise and useful links. Blog is offered so that students can share ideas and learn from their classmates.

Body paragraph 2
Topic sentence: unlike the positive teachers, the teaching methods of neutral teachers are not very agreeable.
Supporting ideas:
• They only teach lessons in the textbooks and suggest students read more related information at home.
• Their classes tend to be more boring than the positive teachers' classes. They offer discussion but they don't care if students are interested in the subject or not. They allow less time for discussion, don't want to join students' discussion.
• They apply technology in teaching but they don't know how to use it effectively. They ask students using powerpoint to make presentation, then they don't summarize the main ideas and explain more. They have email to contact with their students but seldom do they give feedback.

Body paragraph 3
Topic sentence: The negative teachers have the least effective teaching methods.
Supporting ideas:
• They primarily lecture and don't care if students understand or not. They often give a lot of exercises but never correct them. For example, my maths teacher in highschool, he offered many homework after class. Then the following maths class, he asked"did you do homework?" and we answered "no". he didn't punish us and also uncorrect them. He just said "really!" calmly. After that, we moved to a new lesson.
• Never use technology in teaching, knowledge they teach just based on the textbooks. They read information and students write down traditionally.
• The classes are very boring and stressful. It's hard to find any interaction between teacher and student. Teachers don't encourage students ask questions or organize groups for discussion in class.

Conclusion
Restatement : There are three types of teachers based on the teaching methods. The positive teachers are the most agreeable because they always try their best to complete their job effectively. The neutral teachers are a "mixture" of positive and negative teachers. The negative teachers are the least agreeable because they don't have enough love of labor.
Advice: Teachers should find which is the best teaching methods method so that can help students study well and improve knowledge.

Outline for argumentative essays

Traffic issue

Introduction
_ Hook : Thousands of people die of traffic accidents every year so traffic is one of the most controversial issue these days.
_Background information :
+ That is the result of breaking the traffic law of many people. Although the government have used many solution to reduce accident rate ,it is not effective.
+ A stricter and heavier traffic fine regime took effect in Vietnam on May 20.
+ Many people approve because they believe that it helps reduce traffic accidents
+ Others disapprove because they find it unfair for the poor.
_Thesis statement: It is high time for us to conform the new traffic fine regime in order to reduce traffic accidents.

Body paragraph 1
_topic sentence : “ matter decides sense” stricter and heavier traffic fine regime makes people feel scared and worry so they will follow traffic law better.
+ the new law aim to economic psychology. If someone break the law ( money fines , impound vehicles and driving license )= losing money, stagnant business
-If the money for punishment is low, people will not worry and continue to break the law
-many boys or girls who break the traffic law will follow it better because they do not want to be punished by their parents
=> people dare not break the law => reduce traffic accidents

Body paragraph 2
_Topic sentence: the more people break the law , the more money country have to upgrade infrastructure to reduce traffic accidents.
+ many accidents due to low infrastructure ( narrow streets , limited public transit)
+ If infrastructure is upgraded = widen the road to reduce traffic jam, more modern equipment for traffic, rebuild road and many other equipment traffic, people are more aware of traffic ( no longer motorbikes transform sidewalks into extra lanes)
=>reducing traffic accidents.

Body paragraph 3
_counter argument: Besides many positive feedback ,there are still disapproving opinions because those find it unfair for the poor.
_concession : It is understood that if the poor break the law, they will get big trouble.
_refutation: all citizens are equal before the law, have same right when participating in traffic, so when someone break the law= he himself loses his right, we can not say that it is unfair.
_only people who often break the law care about the punishment.
_people who con form the traffic law do not care if the punishment rise or not.

Conclusion
Vietnam reported 11500 traffic-related deaths last year( the main reasons are relaxation of traffic law, low infrastructure)
Nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing traffic accidents.

group's members:
Cam Lien & Huynh Nhu Yen Nhi were in charge of outlining and presenting classification essay.
Nguyen Hong Ngoc & Phạm Thi Thu Hue made outline and presentation for argumentative essay.