The first class after two weeks of holiday was very useful. We had Mr. Vahid Nimehchisalem as our guest speaker. Mr. Vahid was our class tutor who helped Dr. Jaya to handle classes during tutorial in previous semesters. He gave a speech on how to write a persuasive paper. My class has an assignment to write a position paper and that is the main reason he was invited. He spoke about a lot of new words such as, claim, data, warrant, backing, rebuttal, and qualifier. By using all this elements in our paper, for sure our paper will be a good argumentative writing.
I haven’t start writing my position paper and I hope with this guide I can start writing an effective argumentative paper. We were also given an argumentative writing checklist so that we can evaluate our own work. It has four scale, they are, basic, average, good and competent. It is also divided into four sections, argumentation, organization, language and overall effectiveness. This scale is based on the analytic and holistic scales of argumentative writing (ASAW and HAWS) by Dr. Jayakaran and Mr. Vahid (2010). To make use of the scale, we were given exercises in the class to check the famous writers, J.B. Priestley and George Orwell’s work. We could see difference in both their writings. The only reason I could see the difference is because of the scale. Mr. Vahid took a full use of the one hour class to give us all the input he can.
At the end of the class, each student received a small box of KFC containing three nuggets and french fries which was sponsored by Dr. Jaya as a Hari Raya treat. There were also few bottles of gas drinks. It was nice of Dr. Jaya but he wasn’t there for us to thank him. Mr. Vahid joined us in the treat and Alicia our class tutor thanked Mr. Vahid for coming behalf of the whole class. At times I feel touched because of the initiative lectures and tutors take to make our life easier. Thank you to all of them!
I haven’t start writing my position paper and I hope with this guide I can start writing an effective argumentative paper. We were also given an argumentative writing checklist so that we can evaluate our own work. It has four scale, they are, basic, average, good and competent. It is also divided into four sections, argumentation, organization, language and overall effectiveness. This scale is based on the analytic and holistic scales of argumentative writing (ASAW and HAWS) by Dr. Jayakaran and Mr. Vahid (2010). To make use of the scale, we were given exercises in the class to check the famous writers, J.B. Priestley and George Orwell’s work. We could see difference in both their writings. The only reason I could see the difference is because of the scale. Mr. Vahid took a full use of the one hour class to give us all the input he can.
At the end of the class, each student received a small box of KFC containing three nuggets and french fries which was sponsored by Dr. Jaya as a Hari Raya treat. There were also few bottles of gas drinks. It was nice of Dr. Jaya but he wasn’t there for us to thank him. Mr. Vahid joined us in the treat and Alicia our class tutor thanked Mr. Vahid for coming behalf of the whole class. At times I feel touched because of the initiative lectures and tutors take to make our life easier. Thank you to all of them!
A nice class!!!It helps me a lot in writing my position paper. And thanks a lot to Dr.Jaya!!!nice Snack Box!!i love it~
ReplyDeleteI feel grateful that I have both Dr. Jaya and Mr. Vahid as persons who care so much about us. Mr. Vahid is probably the most hardworking ever foreigner I ever met, and the most kind one too. The willing heart of him to share and continue teach us how to write an argumentative writing even he has no longer teach us makes me feel touched. To Dr. Jaya as well, I'm glad I have this class to relax myself, he always able to make his classes enjoyable and profitable in terms of knowledge. Thanks, to both of you. Respect~
ReplyDeleteThanks to Mr. Vahid for spending some time for us. He gives us a lot of input in writing a position paper. He is really committed about helping and guiding us in the subject. Last but not least, thanks to Dr. Jaya for the delicious snack box. I felt really lucky to have such a good lecturer.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Mr. Vahid for sharing the useful techniques in writing position paper. The lesson with him gives me a clearer picture that how to write the position paper.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Dr. Jaya for the delicious snack box. Adel, all of us are lucky ^^