Writing

Question 1

For task 1 follow these steps,

1. Introduction - paraphrase the question with detail
2. Overview - give an idea of the most obvious features of the data
3. Body - Analysis - give clear, structured details to interpret and explain the data
4. Summary - report an observable importance of the data

Answer 1

The line chart depicts the ratio of Canadian students learning either, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, German, or other second language during high school from 2006 to 2014.

At the first glance, it is clear that the popularity of these languages fluctuated over the given 8 years. Furthermore, it is also evident that French, Spanish and Japanese were the most popular choice of second language learning while Chinese, German and other languages were less popular.

From 2006 to 2014, French is consistently the most popular second language fluctuating between 27% and 33% with an average around 30%. While Japanese was almost as popular as French in 2006, at around 27%, it eventually became less popular over the next 8 years, and by 2014 only 18% of Canadian high schoolers chose this foreign language. Conversely, Spanish gained popularity during this term, in 2006, about 1/5 of students learned this as a second language but, between 2009 and 2010, Spanish exceeded Japanese in popularity, and by 2011, nearly a quarter of students chose it as a second language. The popularity of Chinese, German and other languages ranged between 2% and 15%. During this period, German became less popular while Chinese rapidly increased in popularity.

In summary, this line graph implies that while French remained the most popular second language study among Canadian secondary school students, other languages change in popularity over time.

Question 2

for the analysis paragraph you can start with looking at the data in more detail…similarly is a good word when comparing two things

Question 3

Task 2
step 1: Paraphrase the question
step2: Identify the TOPIC and CONTROLLING IDEA
topic: humans are disconnected from nature
controlling idea: reasons, repercussions, the solutions
Step3: what, why, how
Step4: come up with a good thesis statement (for the body)
I ascertain that….

Introduction (hook)