Useful website

http://www.cultureunplugged.com/

Peer Feedback guidelines

Instructions:
The aims of peer feedback are 1) to help improve your peer’s essay by pointing out strengths and weaknesses that may not be apparent to him/her, and 2) to help improve editing skills.Read the essay(s) assigned to you twice, once to get an overview of the essay, and a second time to provide constructive criticism for the writer to use when revising his/her work. Answer the questions below.

1. Is there a clear introductory sentence that introduces the subject matter and the controlling idea? What do you suggest for improvement if the introductory sentence is not clear?

2. Is there a thesis statement given as the last sentence of the introductory paragraph? Is it clear and connected to all the topic sentences of the body paragraphs?

3. Do the paragraphs have sufficient supporting details and examples? How can the organization be improved?

4. Are there any paragraphs which are not supported well?

5. Are there any sentences or sections that are not clear? If so, how can they be improved?

6. Does the conclusion summarize all the main points given in the essay or restate the thesis statement? Is it clear? If not, how can the writer improve this part?

7. Does the writer cite the sources adequately and appropriately? Note any incorrect citation.

8. Are there any apparent grammatical or spelling mistakes?

9. Does the writer comprehensively cover appropriate materials available from the standard sources? If no, what is missing?

10. Additional comments:

Sample Interview Letter
Ng Fu Nien
Ersiaran Perdana BBN
Putra Nilai, 71800
Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia

30 June 2009

Suzanne Pope
AL office administrator
19 Green Street
8340-8878

Dear Madam

My name is Ng Fu Nien and I am conducting a research on Animal Experimentation. As part of my research I will have to carry out an interview, hence this letter is being written to seek for your permission to be interviewed. I hope you would be kind enough to help me with some of the questions below to support me with information to clear my doubts.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 016-3121741 or email me ngfunien@yahoo.com

Best Regards

…………………..
(Ng Fu Nien)

Ms. Dilani

………………….
(Supervisor- SAM English as a Second Language)

Sample letter of complaint

Attril Avenue
Hilton
SA5033

30 January 2007


Electric Dictionary Centre
1 China Town
Adelaide SA5000

Dear Sir/madam

On 12 January 2007, I purchased an English-to-Chinese electronic dictionary (model TT123) from your business (purchase contact no. 1234). Four days later, on 16 January 2007, I returned my dictionary after notifying the shopkeeper that it was not working properly because the interpreter did not match the words. Your technicians promised they would fix the problem within two working days. The dictionary was left at your workshop for repairs. On 19 January 2007, I collected my dictionary expecting all the problems had been fixed.

However, two days after I collected my dictionary, the interpretation problem had arisen again. The technicians consented to fix the problem on 22 January 2007 and again on 26 January 2007 without success. Your technicians have repaired my dictionary three times but problems still occur. I am very disappointed as the dictionary is not performing as well as I expected.

I have not been able to use the dictionary for two weeks now. It is a big problem for me to study without understanding the meanings of new words. As I am studying in year 12, this will influence my final results at high school and consequently my future.

In order to resolve the problem, I propose that the dictionary be repaired by Peter’s Electronic Repair Centre, experts in electronic dictionary repairs and that your business arranges to pay the repair fee directly to them. Otherwise I would appreciate it if you exchanged my dictionary for a new one. Enclosed are copies of the receipt and the warranty for my dictionary.

If this problem is not suitably resolved in ten working days, I will consider taking further action to resolve the complaint either through the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs or through the courts.

I trust that I can count on your cooperation to finally resolve this problem. Please contact me at the above address or on my mobile 0411-827-866

Yours faithfully

.........................

Text Production Essay

Title: What are the potential effects of global warming in terms of climate change and how can they be arrested?


Video reference: An inconvenient truth a global warning, 2007, film on DVD, Paramount Pictures. Directed by Davis Guggenheim.

Text Production- Global Warming video

Please watch the following interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgaeyMa3jyU

Text Production- Global Warming articles

Read the following articles

Article 1 : http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GlobalWarming/

Article 2: http://www.explainthatstuff.com/globalwarmingforkids.html

Harvard Referencing 2010

Please follow Harvard 2010 Referencing guidelines provided by SACE board for future assignments/tasks etc.

The link is http://www.sace.sa.edu.au/web/guest/the-sace/students-families/research-advice click on documents and choose guidelines for referencing.