DEVELOPMENT BY CLASSIFICATION.

 
Development by:    Classification. 
Written by:    Wang Ai Ying, 0507. 
Topic:    Types of pet. 
Title:    “Types of pet.” 
Brainstorming:   Fish – cats – dogs – birds – rodents – rabbits – reptiles – snails – spiders – bats – worms – ants – frogs - foxes – butterflies – bees. 
     Patterns: Invertebrates – reptiles – birds – fish – mammals.      
Plan outline:    
     [TS]    Pet – five types. 
     [S1]    Mammals – dogs, cats, rodents, rabbits, bats, foxes. 
     [S2]    Birds – parrots, canaries. 
     [S3]    Fish – goldfish, tropical fish. 
     [S4]    Reptiles – snakes, tortoises, lizards. 
     [S5]    Invertebrates – worms, bees, spiders, butterflies, ants, snails, moths. 
     [CS]   Different – must care! 
Paragraph Text:  
     [TS]    Pets can be divided into five types. 
     [S1]    The first and biggest groups are the mammals, which give milk to their young and are clever; examples are dogs, as well as cats. 
     [S2]    The next are birds, which have feathers / wings and lay eggs; the main ones people keep are parrots and canaries, as they are interesting. 
     [S3]    After that are the fish, which have gills and scales; many people like goldfish and tropical fish, which they keep in glass bowls. 
     [S4]    Then there are the reptiles, which are cold-blooded and hibernate in the winter; a few brave people keep snakes, as well as tortoises and lizards. 
     [S5]    The last group are the invertebrates, which have no backbones and are very primitive; of these, snails and butterflies are the most interesting. 
     [CS]   There are many different types of people today, and they keep a wide variety of pets; if people want to keep pets, they should look after them carefully! 
 
 
Development by:    Classification. 
Written by:    Li Hui, 0503. 
Topic:    Different trees. 
Title:    “Different trees in the world.” 
Brainstorming:    Flowers – shape – leaves – color – life-style. 
Plan outline:   
     [TS]   Many trees. 
     [S1]    Flowers. 
     [S2]    “Un-flowers”. 
     [S3]    Bear fruit. 
     [S4]    Have no fruit. 
     [S5]    Alive in winter. 
     [CS]   Divided – important. 
Paragraph Text:  
     [TS]    There are many kinds of trees in the world; they have many differences from each other. 
     [S1]    Some of them are full of flowers; they make the world very beautiful. 
     [S2]    Some trees haven’t any flowers, but there are many beautiful leaves on them. 
     [S3]    Other trees can bear fruit, which we can pick up and eat. 
     [S4]    Another group of trees does not bear fruit; they grow alone year by year. 
     [S5]    As a rule, many trees can’t live with leaves in the winter; some trees can do this, such as the cypress. 
     [CS]    The trees can be divided into these main kinds; each of them are very important. 
 
 
Development by:    Classification. 
Written by:    Yang Qing Ling, 0505.  
Topic:    Life-choices after graduation. 
Title:    “We have different ways after we graduate.” 
Brainstorming:   We graduate from Zhi Da – no work to do – stay at home – find a good job – go on studying – do business – be a teacher – be a secretary – be a tour guide. 
Plan outline:   
     [TS]    After – graduate – different ways. 
     [S1]    No work to do. 
     [S2]    Go on studying. 
     [S3]    Do business. 
     [S4]    Be a teacher. 
     [S5]    Be a secretary. 
     [CS]   Different people have different ways. 
Paragraph Text:  
     [TS]    In one and a half years, we will graduate from Zhi Da, and then we will try our best to find a job. 
     [S1]    Some students cannot find a job, because they did not study hard when they were at school, so maybe they will have to stay at home. 
     [S2]    Some students will go on with further studies, in order to find a better job in the future.
     [S3]    Maybe some students do not want to find a stable job, with regular hours; they want to do business, as doing business can allow them to earn much money. 
     [S4]    There are many students in the “English education” classes, so I think many students will become a teacher in the future. 
     [S5]    Maybe many students in our class of 0505 want to be a secretary in the future. 
     [CS]    I want to be a secretary, so in order to make this come true, I must study hard in school now. 
 
 
Development by:    Classification. 
Written by:    Yang Qing Ling, 0505. 
Topic:    Feelings about cotton-picking. 
Title:    “Different feelings we have about the same thing–cotton-picking.” 
Brainstorming:   Pick cotton again! – angry – terrible – sad – happy – despair – hopeless – excited – afraid – unbelieving – resentful – bitter – make plans – want to study – want to die – want to kill – change to another college. 
     Categories: Negative (2); positive (2); alternative / other (1). 
Plan outline:   
     [TS]    Zhi Da – told us – feelings. 
     [S1]    N1 – Angry, disappointed, hate. 
     [S2]    N2 – Despair, sad, kill self. 
     [S3]    P1 – Relieved, happy. 
     [S4]    P2 – Excited, planning. 
     [S5]    Other – Run away, change schools. 
     [CS]   Forget feelings – not going! 
Paragraph Text:  
     [TS]    Zhi Da has told us we must pick cotton again in Shihezi “bing tuan”, and this time for four weeks; we have been talking about this news, and we have many feelings. 
     [S1]    We have strong feelings against others, especially the leaders of Zhi Da; we are disappointed and angry, and we hate what they have decided for us. 
     [S2]    There are lingering feelings against ourselves, which will not go away; we are sad and despairing, and we feel it is not worthwhile to go on. 
     [S3]    Some students have positive feelings about the present, as they are flexible; they are happy and relieved, because they don’t have to do any home work on the “bing tuan”. 
     [S4]    Other classmates are hopeful about the future, because they are optimistic; they are excited and full of dreams, as they have more time to follow the plans they could not do in Zhi Da. 
     [S5]    A third group are full of many “escapist” and “alternative” feelings, as they are not prepared to accept other people’s plans; they are full of dreams about what life should be like, and they are actively preparing to return home secretly. 
     [CS]   Everyone in Class 0505 / 0509 has decided to forget their feelings, as mere feelings are worthless; they have chosen to follow their own plans, and not go anywhere! 
 
 
Development by:    Classification. 
Written by:    Song Jia, 0501. 
Topic:    Types of boyfriend. 
Title:    “The different types of boyfriend in China today.” 
Brainstorming:    Friendly–cruel–liars–handsome–humorous–“playboys”–capable–fools– conscientious–lazy–responsible–inept–rich–bad–abusers–losers–respect their own parents– considerate–“studs”–dreamers–practical–generous–stingy–stable–unstable–honest–strong–
clever–stupid–shy–brave–tall–have “guan xi”–controllable–can cook, and clean the house– patient–productive–mature–comes from good family–social position. 
     Patterns: Psychological–character–social–physical–intellectual–morals. 
 
     If you rank the five “patterns”, and then put a number by each of the words in the “brainstorming” list, you will come up with the following: 
Brainstorming:    1, Friendly–1, cruel–1, liars–4, handsome–1, humorous–1, “playboys”–5, capable–1, 1, fools– 1, conscientious–1, lazy–1, responsible–5, inept–5, rich–1, bad–1,2, abusers–5, losers–1, respect their own parents– 1, considerate–1, “studs”–3, dreamers–5, practical–1, generous–1, stingy–2, stable–2, unstable–1, honest–4, strong–3, clever–3, stupid–1, shy–1, brave–4, tall–5, have “guan xi”–2, controllable–5, can cook, and clean the house– 1, patient–5, productive–1,2, mature–5, comes from good family–5, social position. 
     Patterns: (2) Psychological–(1) character–(5) social–(4) physical–(3) intellectual–(1) morals. 
             
Plan outline:   
     [TS]    Boyfriends – divided – five ways. 
     [S1]    Character / morals. 
     [S2]    Psychological. 
     [S3]    Intellectual. 
     [S4]    Physical. 
     [S5]    Social. 
     [CS]    Must choose carefully!                   
 
Paragraph Text:  
     [TS]    In my opinion, boyfriends can be divided five ways. 
     [S1]    In terms of “character and morals”, I think my boyfriend is not only friendly with me, but also respects our parents. 
     [S2]    I believe in stability, so my boyfriend must be a stable man. 
     [S3]    He must have a beautiful dream, be clever in his job, and have good social relationships. 
     [S4]    In terms of “physical” things, I hope that he will be a tall and handsome person. 
     [S5]    I want someone who is not too rich and not too poor, so he will make me lead a simple and comfortable life, and also cook and clean the house with me.  
     [CS]    We must all choose out boyfriend carefully, and I hope that every girl will find a
    good boyfriend to cherish her heart! 
 
 
Development by:    Classification. 
Written by:    Yuan Jiang Chun, 0503. 
Topic:    Different types of music. 
Title:    “Different types of music.” 
Brainstorming:   Rock – rhythm and blues (R & B) – folk – country – classical – “blues” – New Age – hip-hop – reggae – jazz – swing – Dixieland – baroque – brass band – military – choral – instrumental – opera – pop – soft rock – punk. 
     Patterns: Different periods in history. 
Plan outline:   
     [TS]    Divide – according to – history. 
     [S1]    Always – Folk, brass, choral, opera. 
     [S2]    1700's – Baroque. 
     [S3]    1780 to 1900 – Classical, opera. 
     [S4]    1900 to 1940 – Jazz, country, blues, Dixieland.
                1940 to 1970 – Rock, R & B, swing. 
     [S5]    Modern – Hip-hop, punk, New Age, reggae, pop, soft rock. 
     [CS]   Past – future. 
Paragraph Text:  
     [TS]    Music can be divided, according to the approximate time it was introduced into society. 
     [S1]    Some forms of music have been around for as long as people can remember; folk music is one of the main ones. 
     [S2]    In the late 1600's / early 1700's, baroque music was developed in Europe. 
     [S3]    From the 1780's to about 1900, opera and classical music were developed, especially in Europe. 
     [S4]    Between 1900 and 1970, many different types of music appeared in the world; different forms of jazz (Dixieland, blues, swing) were very popular before WW2, and country / R & B / early rock spread everywhere after 1945. 
     [S5]    Certain types of “modern” music are very popular with young people today, such as hip-hop and popular music; other types of music are also popular and widespread, such as rock and reggae. 
     [CS]    There have been many types of music in the past, and we enjoy many types today; there will be more types of music in the future, as people all over the world create it.