Facial expressions |
Ingrid looked at Kylie, tears shimmering in her eyes, |
Actions
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her hands clenched into helpless fists at her sides. |
Thoughts |
Images of what transpired yesterday played on in her mind, scorching her memory. |
Speech/ dialogues |
"Please," she whispered. "Don't hate me." |
S2Q2: Story | Statistics | Question | Quotation
Story
Example:
‘There are no benefits gained from playing computer games.’ Do you agree?
Connor, a 15-year-old boy, was ruining his life owing to his gaming addiction. For three years, Connor played truant, failed exams and shut himself away from people to create a new personality in his electronic universe. His parents tried all ways to help him.
Statistics
Example: Tobacco use kills 5.4 million people a year worldwide - an average of one person every six seconds - and accounts for one in 10 adult deaths worldwide. It kills up to half of all users.
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Questions
Example:
Do you think students should have to wear uniforms?
Notice that this question is open-ended and does not provide the writer’s opinion.
vs
Do you think students should be forced to wear pants when it is over 35 degrees Celsius?
This example is much stronger because the writer’s position is clear from the first line. They ask a question to which they already know the answer. Persuasion is about forcing others to think along your lines.
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Quotation
Example:
‘One should never give up on one’s dreams.’ Do you agree?
Vincent Van Gogh once said, “If you hear a voice within you say ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” Vincent Van Gogh was a firm believer in pursuing one’s dreams. Van Gogh was considered a mediocre artist when he started out. But he taught himself to paint by just doing it day after day after day. He never gave up on his dreams.
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Example:
In today’s society, how important is good sportsmanship?
The word ‘sportsmanship’ can refer to the performance or skill of someone taking part in a sport. You demonstrate good sportsmanship when you show respect for yourself, your teammates, and your opponents, for the coaches on both sides, and for the referees, judges, and other officials. Good sportsmanship is important not only as a practice of etiquette and respect in sports but also because it helps teach young athletes good behaviour that carries over into other aspects of life.
Example:
“Smoking should be banned in all public places.”
Smoking is one of the leading killers in the world and innocent people should not have to die because of it. For years, people have been smoking in public thinking “it’s my body. I can do whatever I want to it.” Studies have proven that this is not true. Smoking not only harms the smoker but also those around him or her. Smoking in public places causes a considerable amount of harm to people and the government should be doing more to protect the citizens.
- focussed
- debatable
- has a stand
Full example:
According to the World Health Organisation, smoking has been found to be related to 6 million deaths globally. In Singapore, smoking kills approximately 2500 smokers and 250 non-smokers each year. <--Hook and Background
Tobacco use is known to cause several types of cancer such as oral and lung cancer. On top of that, most of tobacco's damage to health does not become evident until years or even decades after the onset of use. Smoking is dangerous not only for the smoker, but also for those around the smoker. <--Foreground
Hence, smoking should be banned in all public places as it will safeguard the life of the smoker as well as that of the public. <--Thesis