L1+vs+L2+Essay

//This essay will help you to explore the differences and similarities between English and your home language. It will help you to write a complicated essay style, the compare-contrast essay. Fortunately, you won't have to worry about selecting a topic, one of the most difficult tasks in writing an essay, since it's already chosen for you.//


 * EXPLORE HOW COMPARE-CONTRAST ESSAYS ARE ORGANIZED**
 * 1) Read //Writers Inc// pages 191-193 together with the class, asking for vocabulary clarification.
 * 2) Discuss with a partner - how is this essay organized? Make an outline.
 * 3) Choose __ one __ sample student essay from [|this page] and read it carefully.
 * 4) Write an __outline__ for this essay, paying particular attention to how the body paragraphs are organized.


 * WRITING YOUR OWN ESSAY**


 * 1. Brainstorm:**
 * What do you know about your home language (your L1)?
 * What do you know about English (your L2)?


 * 2. Do a some background research - make a T-chart (L1 vs. L2)**
 * Look at these sites and then do some searching on your own
 * start [|here] on the BBC
 * [|Basic information]
 * [|comparing languages]
 * Short, funny videos:[| the History of English in Ten minutes]


 * 3. Make a venn diagram to find similarities and differences**
 * Here is a sample:


 * 4. Choose 2-3 __categories__ or ways to compare L1 vs. L2.**
 * language origin & history
 * language speakers (e.g. who, where and how many)
 * language structure (e.g. grammar, word order)
 * other categories

//**NOTE: this should be __one__ of your body paragraphs: writing about how your proficiency in L1 and L2 is either similar or different.**//
 * 5. Write some observations about your proficiency (ability) in the two languages (think about reading, writing, speaking and listening). Review "Search for My Tongue," the poem by Sujana Bhatt here.**


 * 6. Make an outline for your essay**


 * RUBRIC:**