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Argumentative Eureka features the best of model expository and argumentative stories written by English Language and Literature specialist, Diana Tham. Through her essays, as well as works by her students, Diana shows students how to apply model structures and writing techniques to their own writing, providing them with strategies that will help to crystallise their ideas and realise their potential. Using these essays as a guide, students will be able to hone the necessary writing skills they need to ensure exceptional scores in any examination.

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Publié par	Marshall Cavendish International
Date de parution	10 juin 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9789814516662
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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What students say about Expository Eureka and Short Stories Eureka
Expository Eureka has been an excellent source of reference for my essays. This book is extremely useful as a form of revision for the various writing styles and techniques Mrs Tham has painstakingly taught me, having been her student for the past seven years.
Caleb Tay, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Within eight months, Mrs Tham, who is the most animated teacher I have ever come across, has revived my interest in English and helped me progress from a B3 to an A1 grade. I used to hate writing essays but her books, Short Stories Eureka and Expository Eureka , have given me valuable tips and insights that have made me a more confident writer. While Mrs Tham s classes may not be available to all, her books containing her wisdom and years of experience are. I highly recommend these books to all who are looking to improve their writing.
Michelle Chan, Methodist Girls School
Short Stories Eureka has helped me enhance my vocabulary and writing techniques that help to attract the reader s attention effectively. Expository Eureka has helped in the expansion of my vocabulary and diversity of sentence structures and given valuable insights that help me establish differing views and opinions regarding various topics.
Luke Theng, Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
Short Stories Eureka has improved my vocabulary tremendously and my spelling too!
Ryan Yeo, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect. -Ana s Nin
I do not know how she does it, but she has done it again. Her books have greatly enriched and altered my view of English. Looking at all the students who have benefited from reading her books, it is evident that her adroit methods are a surefire way to improve one s essays. Her books have helped me to not only enjoy the language that we speak every day, but embrace it with a passion.
Deborah Lee, Fairfield Methodist Secondary School
Expository Eureka has helped me greatly in my essays and has been a very useful guide in revising the various types of essays that Mrs Tham has taught me.
Kim Wong, Methodist Girls School
The Eureka series has been instrumental in enlightening and broadening my arsenal of vocabulary and has provided me with useful writing structures and techniques.
Shawn Ng, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
By learning from the various examples and using the skills that I have acquired from the two books, I am now better able to express myself and my thoughts in my essays.
Eliza Goh, St Margaret s Secondary School
The Eureka series has greatly improved my writing skills. These books have allowed me to stretch my mind and writing abilities and I gained a wide plethora of knowledge from reading and learning from these model essays.
Georgia Chan, Singapore Chinese Girls Schoo l
Expository Eureka has taught me many excellent writing strategies and techniques. This is an extremely informative and well-written series that everyone should read.
Kenneth Koh, St Joseph s Institution
Expository Eureka is an excellent book for anyone who wants to pick up the wonderful gift of writing. Not only did it improve my writing, it allowed me to convey ideas more readily using better vocabulary and expressions. Most importantly, the book truly serves as a perfect guide that one can employ when penning the best essays, whether for an examination or for leisure.
Karl Png, St Joseph s Institution
Short Stories Eureka and Expository Eureka have helped me to improve my command of the English language as they have equipped me with the essential skills and techniques in writing either narratives or expository essays. Thanks to both books, I now no longer fear writing essays, as I know I have a good grasp of vocabulary for expressing different feelings and emotions. These books will definitely help students develop a passion for writing!
Trisha Tan, St Margaret s Secondary School

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Text Diana Tham. Contributor essays were published with permission from the respective authors.
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National Library Board Singapore Cataloguing in Publication Data
Tham, Diana, 1976-
Expository argumentative eureka : model expository and argumentative essays for today s secondary school students / written, compiled and edited by Diana Tham. - Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, [2014]
pages cm
ISBN : 978-981-4516-66-2 (paperback)
e-ISBN : 978 981 4561 91 4
1. English language - Rhetoric. 2. English language - Study and teaching (Secondary)
I. Title.
PE1404
808.042-dc23 OCN879627989
Printed by Fabulous Printers Pte Ltd
To my Father, who has bestowed the talents of teaching and writing upon me.
To Betty Wee, who said my first prayer with me.
You will always be fondly remembered.

Contents
F OREWORD
A UTHOR S N OTE
A BOUT THE B OOK
B EFORE Y OU S TART
Not everyone can be successful in life. Do you agree?
The increase of dual-income families will lead to the erosion of family values. Discuss.
All that glitters is not gold. Discuss to what extent you agree that the world has become excessively taken up with appearances in the 21st century.
Are there any ways in which teenagers can make their school life meaningful?
Leaders are born, not made. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Homework serves no real purpose in education. What are your views?
Discuss ways by which Singapore s birth rate may be increased.
The responsibility of disciplining children ultimately lie with teachers, not parents. What are your views?
There s no place like home. Do you always love your home and why?
In what ways can teenagers entertain themselves without their electronic gadgets?
All have a part to play in building a gracious society. What are your views?
We can t do without social networking platforms today. What are your views?
Do you agree that parental maintenance is necessary?
What is your idea of humility? Describe some people or actions that you consider truly humble.
Do you agree that praise is a double-edged sword?
The teenagers of today have become excessively materialistic. Discuss your perspectives.
Success depends on talent not character. What are your views?
Is romantic love a poor basis for marriage? To what extent do you agree with this statement?
There is a crack in everything. It is these cracks that allow light to get in. To what extent do you agree with this assessment?
Time and tide waits for no man. To what extent do you agree that the limitations of time is always a bad thing?
To what extent do you agree that clothes make a man?
Degrees and certification from colleges and universities are irrefutably necessary in today s society. To what extent do you agree with this view?
Adults know best. What are the problems you discuss with adults? Do you always take their advice and suggestions?
Service learning is a sheer waste of time. Discuss your views.
The media and movies in general have exaggerated the dangers faced by crime scene investigators. Discuss your views.
To err is human, to forgive is divine. Do you find it difficult to forgive others?
Write about the things that make Singaporeans proud of their country.
To what extent do you agree that censorship is necessary in our modern world?
All students caught cheating in an examination should be automatically expelled. Do you agree?
Singapore should do more for the elderly. Do you agree?
It has commonly been said that money makes the world go round. To what extent would you agree with this statement?
What can secondary schools do to ensure the health, safety and well-being of their students?
Every cloud has a silver lining. Are you an optimist or pessimist?
The tourist does not see the Singapore the inhabitants know. How far is this true of Singapore?
Entrepreneurship is just another name for personal greed. How far do you agree with this statement?
F OR T EACHERS AND P ARENTS ...
A BOUT THE A UTHOR
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
-Benjamin Franklin
Foreword
(by an educator)
I was an English teacher at Fairfield Methodist Secondary School with Diana some years ago. While I have left the teaching profession to pursue another career path, she has ploughed on to pursue her passion for teaching and writing and now, publishing books on essay writing to