The TOPIC is.... (Again!)

Last Wednesday, we had workshop in pair as usual. The paragraph at that day was comparison and contrast. We were allowed to write Two paragraphs (one for comparison and the other  for contrast), or one paragraph (make both comparison and contrast in one paragraph). I wanted to make the simple one. Thus, I made one paragraph for both types only while my partner separated them into two paragraphs. Her paragraph was very clear, so I didn’t find any difficulties about hers.

The following Friday, we had presentation from some members in our class. I was the first presenter. I thought (and hope) there will be some of my friends who disagree with my opinion about my paragraph. But everyone were agree, maybe it because mine was too clear. I felt a bit disappointed because of this. Both Aida’s (Kajol) and Rois’s paragraph was cause and effect paragraph. Rois’ paragraph was emphasize about the effect and the cause was not clearly mentioned. While Kajol’s paragraph was emphasize about the cause and the effect was hidden. And it made some of us could not recognize it easily. In Aris’ paragraph we were confused to classify it into one type of paragraph. The problem was we could not find the main idea (Again!) and the composition was confusing.  The next presenter was Ima. We have had a simple debate before we agreed that her paragraph was a report. Aida (Mufrotul Faida) was the last one. Hers was an illustration. Everyone has different idea about the topic in it. After we reread it several times we could find the topic. It was the man about whom the writer explained in the whole paragraph.

Those meetings emphasize one thing to us. BE AWARE TO FIND THE TOPIC. The topic is not always in the first sentence of paragraph. We have to read the whole paragraph and understand what is something being talked in it. The meeting in last Friday was remind us about the lesson we have got in the weeks in advance. So, Keep Spirit to study Guys!! Ganbatte!! :D ;)