1、English Writing IIUnit 2 Events Focus of this unit: the features and organizational patterns of paragraphs developed by time and the use of relevant linking devices.Part II Development by time Ordering information by time is especially useful in explaining a process, writing about historical events,

2、 or telling a story. How to write paragraphs in time order.Organizational Structure Questions 1. What is the topic sentence shared by the two paragraphs? Jack should not have taken the gymnastics course.Organizational Structure Questions 2. Which paragraph is more effective? Why? Paragraph B. It is

3、easier for the reader to follow. All the details in Paragraph B that illustrate the topic sentence follow a strict time order while those in Paragraph A do not. Complete the partial outline according to the organization of paragraph B: Topic sentence: Jack should not have taken the gymnastics course

4、. Supporting details: 1. In September, he fell off the uneven bars and got a concussion. 2. A month later, he sprained his ankle, after a bad landing off the balance beam. 3. During the December holidays, he broke the support beam in the basement of his parents home, showing them his skills. 4. In J

5、anuary, he broke his thumb when he caught it on the bar of the pommel horse. 5. In February, he failed the final exam in his gymnastics course. 6. In May, he failed to graduate due to the lack of two hours of physical education credit.Linking Devices Read the sample and complete the outline accordin

6、g to the organization of the paragraph: Topic sentence: Some historians mark the course of the American Revolutionary War in three major periods. Supporting ideas: 1. During the first phase of the conflict, New England was the battleground. 1) The minutemen and the Redcoats fired the opening shots o

7、f the war at Lexington at dawn of April 19, 1775. 2) Shortly afterwards, the New England colonists laid siege to Boston, the location of the British headquarters. 2. In the second phase of the war, which began after the signing of the Declaration, both the British and the Americans made important mi

8、litary gains. 1) The British soldiers captured New York in the fall of 1776, and a year later they occupied Philadelphia. 2) Meanwhile the Americans were able to seize New Jersey and Saratoga. 3. The fighting moved to the west and south during the last phase. 1) In 1778 and 1779 several battles occu

9、rred in Kentucky and Tennessee. 2) Then two years later, the final battle of the war was fought at Yorktown, Virginia. Question: How does the paragraph achieve coherence? The paragraph follows the time order and uses many time indicators to make it easy for the reader to follow. work in groups and u

10、nderline the time-indicators in the paragraph First At dawn of April, 1775 Shortly afterwards Several months before Second After In the fall of 1776 A year later Meanwhile Last In 1778 and 1779 Then two years later At that time Some expressions that are commonly used to indicate time order. After, before, then, afterwards, later, soon, once, now, first (second, third, etc.) last, finally, eventually, next, m