Unit 2 Writing (Individual Project) You are asked to write an essay on the topic “ The Things My Parents Teach me ” . (120-180 words) Pre-writing materials: 1. Watch a short video to see how the mother taught her daughter in the video http://iwebad.com/video/802.html 2. Review the video we watched in class about “ Tiger Mother ” , think about her parenting http://my.tv.sohu.com/us/120410985/52398148.shtml 3. You may think over the following questions: 1 Do you agree or disgree with the parenting we discussed in text A or mentioned in class? 2 Think of the big decisions you made in your life, for example, the college you chose, the major you selected, the friends you made, the after-school classes you took. Have your parents interfered with these decisions ? 3 Recall the way your parents raise you from a kid. Were you given “constant attention”? Project 2: Requirements: Give comments to the parenting you received based on the information above. Then analyze how your parents teach you and lis t your recommendations to your parents . Writing ( 100 %) -- Appropriate length: 120-180 words ( 5 points) -- Appr opriate structure and content (60 points) Introduction: Give comments to the parenting you received . (10 points) Body:analyze and list at least two things your parents teach you one by one. (refer to P44-45) (30 points) Conclusion:list at least two recommendations to your parents one by one. (refer to P44-45) (20 points) -- You should organize your list with proper organizational markers as in Text A (refer to P44-45). ( 5 points) -- You should list at least two things your parents taught you with proper supporting details in the main Body. ( 15 points) -- You should state your own ideas but not copy the information from the text or website. ( 5 points) -- You must use at least five useful expressions and one sentence pattern from Text A and Text B. (1 0 point) Deadline: April 1