Teaching experiment - argumentative writing (Are computer games harmful or useful?)
(NB: there are some corrections on punctuations, spelling and grammar; the italicized parts are related to modality, modality supplementing or MSAs)
Sample writing 1
I don’t think computer games are harmful.I can give a few reasons for that.First, computer games may greatly relieve our tiredness when we feel tired with our work or study… Second, computer games can probably help our minds to become smarter.When we play them, we must use our brains.I think this will, of course, help us to think more intelligently…
Sample writing 2
I think computer games are more harmful than useful.First, they may not be good to our eyes if we play them too long.Second, they are like opium and people just can’t stay away from them…Then, of course, students will not spend much time on their study…However, if people play computer games for some time as a way of relaxation, it might be good for them to some degree…
Sample writing 3
I think computer games are more useful than harmful.First, computer games can make us smart because it is not always easy to play them well… Second, they sometimes could free us from boring work or study.As we know, all work but no play makes Jack a dull boy…Surely, computer gamers may do harm to our study if we play them often and all the time…However, every coin has two sides.I don’t think we should just look at computer games negatively…
