Writing a profile for an inspiring person

Writing a profile for an inspiring person

The structure of an article

The structure of a profile

• title (making it interesting!)

• introduction (introducing the person you want to talk about)

• the person's early life

• the person's achievements

• conclusion (why is s/he inspiring to you)

Poll

Which of the following is the best title for a profile?

• The life of Donald Trump

• Profile of Donald Trump

• The inspiring Donald Trump

• Donald Trump is a former president

Open Ended

What title would you give if you are writing a profile of this person?

introduction

• lead-in: giving a brief opening of the topic

• repeat the topic: what are you writing about?

• main idea: what is the purpose of this writing?

Multiple Select

What is missing in the following introduction?

There are many superheroes in the world of comic, like, Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Thor, and most importantly, Ironman. Let me tell you more about Tony Stark, aka Ironman.

• Lead-in

• repeat the topic

• main idea of passage

Multiple Choice

What is the following sentence for in an introduction?

In this article, I am going to tell you more about Ironman and explain why he is inspiring to people even though he is only a fictional character.

• lead-in

• repeat the topic

• main idea of the passage

How to tell people your feelings?

• useful expressions

• encourage people

• never give up

• show that nothing is impossible

• learn from our mistakes and improve

Poll

Is it a good ending?

I think Ironman is inspiring because he is cool. He has given himself super power and built himself armour to fight bad guys. So I think he is inspiring.

• Yes

• No

A good ending

• get to the point!

• give reasons and EXAMPLE!

• start with: The person is inspiring because...

• He shows us that we should ...

• We should learn from him that ...

Poll

Is it better?

Ironman is inspiring even though he is not real. He shows us that we should be brave even though we do not have superpower. Unlike Thor and Captain America, Ironman's superpower, just like Batman, is money. Without the armour, he is a normal person, but he never shows that he is scared of anything.

• yes

• no