Table 2 Short stories and writing topics
From: Scaffolding argumentative essay writing via reader-response approach: a case study
Sessions | Â | Essay Topic |
|---|---|---|
1 | Explaining about the classroom procedure, Administering the English proficiency test, and the pre-writing test | Is capital punishment justified? |
2, 3,4 | Teaching characteristics of an essay, showing samples of good essays | Â |
5,6,7 | The Lottery | The negative role of traditions in our life |
8,9,10 | The Rocking Horse Winner | In what ways can greed destroy your life? |
11,12,13 | The Storm | Building a better life needs risk-taking |
14, 15, 16 | The Last Leaf | The role of motivation in life |
17, 18, 19 | Clay | Superstitions should be abandoned |
20 | Writing Posttest | Is capital punishment justified? |