Unit 4 The Virtual World Project Write an E xpository Essay (about 120 words) W rite a n essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and then explain whether electronic communication can replace face-to-face contact. Evaluation C riteria ? Essay Writing (10 0 points) 1. Appropriate length ( 10 points) 2. Appropriate structure ( 2 0 points) Introduction: including the introduction to the topic and a clear statement of opinion (5 points) Body: one supporting paragraph with a proper topic sentence and concrete supporting details (10 points) Conclusion: reinforcing the main idea (5 points) 3 . C oherence ( 10 points) 4 . Smooth transitions within and between paragraphs ( 10 points) 5 . The essay discusses the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and explains whether electronic communication can replace face-to-face contact . ( 10 points) 6 . Language learning: 10 + 4 + 3 + 3 ( 20 points) To be able to correctly use five active words and phrases (from T ext A ) ( 10 points), tw o useful expressions (from T ext A ) ( 4 points) , one new word/phrase (from your extensive reading after class) ( 3 point s ) , and one sentence pattern (from T ext A ) ( 3 point s ). 7 . No spelling mistakes ( 1 0 points ) 8. No grammar mistakes ( 10 points) A ctive Vocabulary 1. virtual 2. interpret 3. take in 4. symptom 5. conversely 6. be/get sucked in 7. remark 8. cue 9. routine 10. abuse 11. suicide 12. restore 13. arrange 14. set apart 15. annoy