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This document contains a writing assignment with tasks to write topic sentences and concluding sentences. The tasks ask students to write: 1) Topic sentences that introduce the main idea or controlling idea for given questions or topics. 2) Concluding sentences that summarize the main ideas discussed in the topic sentences. The document also includes a self-assessment checklist for students to evaluate their own writing and provide suggestions for improvement.

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Writing Assignment 3

This document contains a writing assignment with tasks to write topic sentences and concluding sentences. The tasks ask students to write: 1) Topic sentences that introduce the main idea or controlling idea for given questions or topics. 2) Concluding sentences that summarize the main ideas discussed in the topic sentences. The document also includes a self-assessment checklist for students to evaluate their own writing and provide suggestions for improvement.

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WRITING ASSIGNMENT – LESSON 2

Unit: 2 The topic sentence and the concluding sentence

• 1st draft: Read the requirement carefully and complete the exercise below.

Task 8

8.1. Write a topic sentence with a controlling idea for the questions below. The
first one has been done as an example.
0. What do you think about having a pet?
Pets are good companions for older people.
1. Where do you think is the best place for street foods?
Saigon is a place with diverse food that is loved by

tourists________________________________________________________________

______
2. Write about a beautiful place in Vietnam.
Da Lat is a place that not only has cool air but also beautiful natural scenery that is loved by young

people________________________________________________________________

______
3. Why do many people like spring?
Spring brings people a comfortable soul and spring is also favored by

nature________________________________________________________________

______

8.2. From the topic sentences in 8.1, write the concluding sentences. The first
one has been done as an example.
0. What do you think about having a pet?
Topic sentence: Pets are good companions for older people.
Concluding sentence: In short, people can keep pets as friends when they get old
because pets make their lives happier and healthier.
1. Where do you think is the best place for street foods?
Concluding sentence: In short, Saigon's food gradually becomes the unique culture here, which also
attracts many tourists and develops the

economy.______________________________________________________________

________
2. Write about a beautiful place in Vietnam.
Concluding sentence: In short, we can visit Da Lat to feel its unique natural beauty, and thereby recharge
ourselves with more

energy._______________________________________________________________

______
____________________________________________________________________
__
3. Why do many people like spring?
Concluding sentence: In short, let's feel all the magic of spring from the air to the things that nature has to
offer, because those things will bring us a lot

of energy______________________________________________________________

_______
____________________________________________________________________
__

Self-assessment (checklist): Read your sentences again. Then use the checklist below to give
suggestions and comments that can help you improve your writing.

• SV tự đánh giá bài làm và điền vào ô Y/N.


Sentences Y/N Comments/ Suggestions
Does the topic sentence tell about the main idea of a
paragraph.
Is the topic sentence NOT too specific or too general?
Does the topic sentence have a topic and a controlling
idea?
Is the concluding sentence the last sentence in the
paragraph?
Does the concluding restate the main ideas in the
paragraph?
Does the concluding sentence have transitional words
and phrases at the beginning?
Has correct punctuation been used?
Is there any spelling error?
Does the paragraph use verb tenses correctly?

• Final version
Put your final version in the box below. The teacher will mark your writing here.

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