Objectives

By the end of the lesson the students will be

able to:
i) link reading and writing (analysis)
ii) define the syntactic entity of countable and
uncountable nouns (comprehension)
iii) demonstrate the use of articles
(application)
iv )) analyse a text to list down thesis,
supporting point, evidence, values and
assumptions (comprehension)

Link between reading and

writing
The purpose of reading and writing
SQ3R
Reading with questions
Reading to take notes
Reading for facts
Reading to learn about a subject
Reading to understand an argument
(thesis, supporting point, evidence, values and
assumptions)

Reading to understand an
argument
Thesis of an argument is the overall attitude

or judgment the author wants you to adopt or

the action the author wants you to take
The supporting points are the reasons the
author provides to convince you of the
arguments thesis
Evidence consists of specific examples or
facts the author uses to explain or defend the
arguments supporting points
Values and assumptions are the moral bases,
principles and attitudes that underlie the

A students letter to the

university admin
department
The student activity fee should be cut back to the
level it was in 1995
Our universitys activity fee is higher than that of
any other university
She lists the fee for five big universities
The fee increase has not provided more support
for any student organization
She lists the amount collected by six student
organizations
Students should get their moneys worth from
increased activity fee

Answers
Thesis
First supporting point
Evidence
Second supporting point
Evidence
Values and assuptions