B. How does the author support the main idea? Key: It is a general statement supported by comparisons and contrasts. The word is"while", which ppeared three times C. What is the structure of the paragraph? Which word gives the hint about the pattern you recognized? 2. In extreme cases, roommate conflict can lead to serious violence, as it did at Harvard last spring One student killed her roommate before committing suicide. Many schools have started conflict resolution programs to calm tensions that otherwise can build up like a volcano preparing to explode, ultimately resulting in physical violence. Some colleges have resorted to"roommate contracts"that all new students fill out and sign after attending a seminar on roommate relations (to be continued Students detail behavioral guidelines for their room, including acceptable hours for study and sleep, a policy for use of each other's possessions and how messages will be handled. Although the contracts are not binding and will never go to a jury, copies are given to the floors residential adviser in case conflicts later arise. The contract gives us permission to talk about issues which students forget or are afraid to talk about, "says the director of residential programs A. What do you think the paragraph is about? A) Roommate conflict can lead to serious violence B)One student killed her roommate before committing sui C) Roommate conflict is like a volcano preparing to exple ultimately resulting in physical violence D)Many schools have started conflict resolution programs to deal with Key: The writer starts with identifying the problem: roommate conflict can lead to serious violence with an example presented. Then he offers some solutions: conflict resolution programs to calm tensions with details specified. And at last he evaluates the conflict resolution programs Though roommate contracts or behavioral guidelines are not legal documents these would at least give the school permission to talk about the issues with the students B. How does the writer organize his ideas? Key: A general statement supported by a problem-solution-evaluation patter C. What is the structure of the paragraph? Il. Text Analysis The passage relates the room conflicts with paradigmatic methods, the bad effects and what has been done by the school in order to solve it Paras1-3 Room conflicts the identical twins Katie and sarah monahan met in the school Paras4-7B. How does the author support the main idea? Key: It is a general statement supported by comparisons and contrasts. The word is “while”, which appeared three times. C. What is the structure of the paragraph? Which word gives the hint about the pattern you recognized? 2. In extreme cases, roommate conflict can lead to serious violence, as it did at Harvard last spring: One student killed her roommate before committing suicide. Many schools have started conflict resolution programs to calm tensions that otherwise can build up like a volcano preparing to explode, ultimately resulting in physical violence. Some colleges have resorted to “roommate contracts” that all new students fill out and sign after attending a seminar on roommate relations. (to be continued) Students detail behavioral guidelines for their room, including acceptable hours for study and sleep, a policy for use of each other’s possessions and how messages will be handled. Although the contracts are not binding and will never go to a jury, copies are given to the floor’s residential adviser in case conflicts later arise. “The contract gives us permission to talk about issues which students forget or are afraid to talk about,” says the director of residential programs. A. What do you think the paragraph is about? A) Roommate conflict can lead to serious violence. B) One student killed her roommate before committing suicide. C) Roommate conflict is like a volcano preparing to explode, ultimately resulting in physical violence. D) Many schools have started conflict resolution programs to deal with roommate conflicts. Key: The writer starts with identifying the problem: roommate conflict can lead to serious violence with an example presented. Then he offers some solutions: conflict resolution programs to calm tensions with details specified. And at last he evaluates the conflict resolution programs: Though roommate contracts or behavioral guidelines are not legal documents, these would at least give the school permission to talk about the issues with the students. B. How does the writer organize his ideas? Key: A general statement supported by a problem-solution-evaluation pattern. C. What is the structure of the paragraph? II. Text Analysis The passage relates the room conflicts with paradigmatic methods, the bad effects and what has been done by the school in order to solve it. Paras1-3 Room conflicts the identical twins Katie and Sarah Monahan met in the school. Paras4-7