Round Up Essays

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ESSAYS H4 - ROUND UP - MAKE CHOICES

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GET READY TO PREPARE

Prepare for test week

(page 19 essay booklet)

• Choose 3 out of 5 topics to prepare
• Prepare one writing plan for each choice
  
  
• Allowed to bring: dictionary (?). No other material.
• Study: statement - arguments - linking words - hook.

1. Farm, food & technology Essay topic

Over the years farmers have used natural ways to grow crops and farm land. However, the evolution and advancement of technology have influenced the methods of how people grow and consume food, e.g. to maintain mass production (a large number of people can be fed). 

Many of our foods are now genetically modified or are even completely newly created. Will these changes have a positive effect on the future of our food?

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The world has become such a safe place, robots
can take over the jobs we detest, Google advises
us what to search for online, and so on. Many of
these actions couldn’t be done without the aid of
artificial intelligence (A.I). Many people believe
that A.I. will lead us to a Utopian world, whereas
others think that it can only create a
Dystopian future.

 

What is your stance on artificial intelligence?

2. Artificial Intelligence ESSAY TOPIC

For a number of years now people have been cloning animals, and this has opened up the possibility of cloning humans too. Even though there are obvious benefits for humankind it also raises a number of ethical issues. 

Do you think human cloning should be permitted?.

3. Cloning 

 ESSAY TOPIC

 

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Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event is held annually encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on a specific day towards the end of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet.” (Source: "About Us". Earth Hour. Retrieved March 31, 2014.) 

Of course switching off the lights is not going to prevent global warming, or is it?

4. Earth Hour

 ESSAY TOPIC

 

Online shopping vs credit card fraud, job hunting vs identity theft, and online dating vs catfishing. All “wonderful” phenomena of the Internet. Is the Internet such a great invention or would we be better off without the World Wide Web? 

Think about all the pros and cons and
convince us why your opinion is
the correct one.   

5. The WWW ESSAY TOPIC

Test Week Essay

• 5 options on website
• 3 options on the test
• know the requirements

How to prepare

1. Choose 3 topics 
2. Take a stand: agree/disagree
3. Find 3 arguments on each topic and know them
4. Think of a hook and catchy title
5. Know what your conclusion will be: answer thesis questions or call to action.

Which 3 topics
will you prepare?

How to prepare

1. Choose 3 topics 
2. Take a stand: agree/disagree
3. Find 3 arguments on each topic and know them
4. Think of: a thesis statement, a hook and a catchy title
5. Know what your conclusion will be: answer thesis questions or call to action.

Tips & Tricks

• know your topic! 
• use checklist while preparing
• use formal language
• no abbreviations (don't -> do not)
• practise writing timewise
• use linking words (prep)
• pay attention to interpunction (capital letters, full stops, etc.)
• re-read your essay after finishing