ESSAY WRITING DISCURSIVE TYPE

COMPOSTION WRITING  MODEL

DISCURSIVE TYPE ( WHEN YOU DISCUSS AN ISSUE  BY PRESENTING YOUR VIEWS )

FUNCTION OF THE PARAGRAPHS
 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS COHERENCE

 TITLE The mass media have an adverse effect on moral standards" Do you agree? 328 words 

Task 1 : Read the text and make a list of the reasons the author gives to support his theses

 Task 2 Make a diagram of the structure of the passage . Say what each paragraph is doing ( its function ) and main ideas For instance Paragraph 1 : Presentation of topic – Problem – Author holdS his view Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3 : Paragraph 4: Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 :

 The mass media, especially television and the Internet, are now the most important source of information. Every day they provide people with pieces of useful and valuable information. But in recent years informative and educational programmes have given way to immoral and sensational shows. Therefore, I agree that the mass media have an adverse effect on moral standards.
 First of all, the television and other media do not respect the code of ethics. More and more TV programmes are bombarding people with vulgarism, sex and violence. Likewise, newspapers use images of death and grief to attract readers' attention. Consequently, we consider such behaviour as normal and we are becoming accustomed to this.
 Secondly, newspapers have to use provocative language and striking pictures in order to guarantee high sales. For instance, almost every newspaper, especially the tabloid press, place pictures of celebrities' most private moments and notes about new political scandals on the front page. Furthermore, the mass media have an extremely nagative effect on children. It is a fact that there is too much agression on TV. And as children learn mainly by imitating the bahaviour of the adult, the agression among the youth increases.
 On the other hand, there are those who argue that television still maintained its educational and informative function. It is true that the mass media can offer us a lot of accurate information and entertainment. But as far as I know, such programmes are continually less shown on TV.

 To conclude, it is fact that the mass media do not have much benficial effect on us. They constantly show us scenes full of violence and devastating images of death. But television and the newpapers will always have some adverse effect on us if earning money is media's sole aim. Task 3: Read the composition again. Put it aside and do NOT read it a again Attempt writing it out and keep the authros´veiws but this time you may use other words and astructures. CEI, 2015