INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH III

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ACADEMIC FILE IE III 1

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: WRITING 1

AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY

Name: Erika Gonzales Date: 20 / 04 /2022

Teacher: Prof. Ana María Orué Class: S-015

Learning outcomes:

✔ Applies writing strategies

✔ Elaborates an expository essay on the benefits of stress
o Develops the arguments of an academic essay in a cohesive and
coherent way
o Employs language and vocabulary from Unit 1.
✔ Develops critical thinking skills
✔ Develops self-regulation skills to achieve a writing task

BLENDED INTERACTIVE TASK:

WRITING TASK: DUE: By 23.00 of the previous session of Week

4 (Wednesday 20th April)

Write an expository essay on the question below.

Discuss the benefits of stress in a four-paragraph essay.

Employ APA1 format style (300-400 words).

1. Before you start working on the assignment, reflect on the questions below.

Environment -Where and when can I accomplish this task without getting
structuring distracted?

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APA Style. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format

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Goal setting - Have I established goals to complete the task?

- How much time will I need for this task?

Time management - Do I need to split the task in two days or more?

- How can I organize my time to complete the assignment

with little interruption?

2. Read the assessment criteria before you start working.

COMPLETE THE PRE-WRITING AND WRITING TASKS.

I. PRE-WRITING TASKS: TASK STRATEGIES

A. BRAINSTORMING

Complete the organizer by answering the question. Write key words only.

Topic Stress

The benefits of Claim surprisingly benefits

stress
Improve memory
Main points
Become a stronger person

B. ORGANIZING THE INFORMATION

Organize and plan your notes in sentences.

OUTLINE

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TITLE: Benefits of stress

I. INTRODUCTION:
A. Hook:
The illnesses can be reduced if you think stress is not harmful.
B. Background information:
Scientists said people believe that stress is bad, but the mind can change the results.
C. Thesis statement:
Stress can beneficiate people in memory and help to become a stronger person.
II. BODY PARAGRAPH 1
A. A topic sentence
Stress can improve the memory if they manage stress.
B. Explanation and / or example
People stressed out under pression do excellent jobs or projects.
C. Evidence
According to research, it shows that stress in rats causes increasing of stem cells in its
brains. In animals that help to improve the scape.
D. Evaluation
In people can increase stem cells in brains and achieve to improve memory weeks
later.
D. Wrap sentence or Linking sentence
People who manage stress can improve their memory.

III. BODY PARAGRAPH 2

A. A topic sentence
Dealing stress can become stronger person
B. Explanation and / or example
Person, who believe that stress is not bad, can achieve all their dreams and be more
confident.
Person can manage the stress because has had experience.
C. Evidence
According to researchers, the perception is important to manage stress.
Research by Rachel Yehuda said: “Holocaust survivors have increased levels of stress
hormones”.
D. Evaluation
The early experiences of live can be an important factor to have some perception about
stress. Some activities can help to manage stress.
D. Wrap sentence or Linking sentence

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People need know how manage stress to become a stronger person.

IV. Conclusion

A. Restatement of the thesis statement

Stress can be positive in situations.

B. Final thought

I would like to invite you to think more about stress, and change ideas about it.
Because if you change your idea, you might can have a good respond in your brain.
“It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it”. L. Holtz

V. References

Surprising benefits of stress

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_surprising_benefits_of_stress
Benefits of stress
https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-stress-you-didnt-know-about#Good-

stress-vs.-bad-stress

II. WRITING TASK

Use your notes from section I to type out the essay.

Write the essay below the blue line.

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The positivism for stress can reduce illnesses in the future if you think that
stress is not harmful. According to researchers, scientists said people believe that
stress is bad, but the mind can change the results. Stress can beneficiate people
in memory and help them to become stronger person.
Stress can improve memory if people learn to cope with it. For instance,
people are stressed out because they are under pression do excellent jobs or
projects. According to research, it shows short-lived stress in rats causes the
increase of stem cells in brains. In animals that help to improve the scape from
predators. Therefore, people in short-lived stress can increase stem cells in their
brains and achieve to improve their memory weeks later, because the response
of the body to stress is the production of stem cells. People who manage stress
when live a short stress can improve their memory.

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Dealing stress can become a stronger person. For example, a person, who
believes that stress is not bad, can achieve all their dreams , also can handle it
and can be more confident. In addition, some people, who have had experiences
before, believe that can manage stress and their bodies show a good response. It
is also about early experiences in life. According to researchers, perception is
important to manage stress. Research by Rachel Yehuda said: “Holocaust
survivors have increased levels of stress hormones”. The early experiences of live
can be an important factor to have some perception about stress. However,
having strong relationships, doing exercise and practicing yoga can help to
manage stress. So, people need know how to manage stress in order to reduce it
and become a stronger person.

In conclusion, stress can be positive in important situations if we know to

cope with it. Finally, I would like to invite you to think more about stress, and
change your ideas about it. If we change our idea, we might can have a good
response in our brains and thoughts. As a Louis Holtz said: “It's not the load
that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it”.

END OF THE ESSAY.

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1. Before submitting the assignment, make sure your writing meets the following
question: Does the essay meet the goal of the task?
Double check this in the assessment criteria.

2. Start the first line of each paragraph with five spaces. This is called indentation.

3. Write supporting details using facts supported with evidence.

4. Reference your sources following APA. Make in-text citations.

5. Label the document in the following way: Last name_Firstname_AF1

6. Submit the whole document of AF 1 to UE virtual.

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Assessment criteria:

Task achievement  Fully completes pre-writing tasks

 Addresses all parts of the writing task successfully:
o Selects relevant information
o Writes an expository essay answering the essay
question (300 – 400 words)
o Employs APA style:
 Indents each paragraph of the script
 Employs double spacing, Arial 11 or Times
New Roman 12 pts.
 Includes at least two in-text citations
 Labels the document as requested: Last
name_Firstname_AF1.
 Submits the Blended Task (pre-writing and
writing tasks) in a Word document by the
due date.

Organization  Always organizes information in sentences that are connected

(coherence & cohesion) in an essay.
o Organizes information in four paragraphs
 Introduction
 Hook
 Background information

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 Thesis statement (Topic + opinion+ two main

points)
 Two Body Paragraphs
 Topic sentence
 Explanation and/or example
 Evidence
 Evaluation
 Wrap sentence
 Conclusion
 Restatement of the thesis statement
 Final thought
o Connects sentences and paragraphs in a cohesive
way:
 Uses at least eight linking words or transition
phrases correctly.
 Writes the linking words used in red
o Always uses referents (pronouns) correctly

Lexical resource  Always spells words correctly

(vocabulary)  Uses at least five vocabulary words correctly from book Unit 1
o Writes requested vocabulary in blue.

Grammatical range and  Always writes complete sentences (subject + verb +

accuracy complement/ object)
 Always has a good control of grammatical structures

Capitalization and  Always uses capital letters appropriately

punctuation  Always uses periods and commas correctly
 Always uses full forms

IE III Team 2022-1