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Thesis statement is a single sentence, preferably a simple declarative sentence, that expresses the basic idea around which the paper will develop. (Webster University )
It states the purpose and main idea of your essay to your audience. The thesis statement declares the main purpose of the entire paper.
Claim is an assertion that supports a thesis.
Counterclaims are simply the arguments opponents make to refute your claims.
Evidence is the information that supports a claim and persuades others to believe
Supporting details are pieces of information necessary to better understand the main idea. They can be facts, reasons, testimonies, statistics, and experiments that support the topic sentence.
Major Details directly support the topic sentence
Minor Details directly support the major details
Outlining – summarizing the essential features of a text in hierarchical or logical order
Skim – to look over or read quickly specially to find the main ideas
Text – a piece of writing, written or printed material
Thesis statement – states the purpose and/or central idea of a text
Paradox- made up of two opposite things and that seems impossible but is actually or may be true or possible
Evaluation- to judge the value or condition of something in a careful and thoughtful way; to determine significance or worth
Demography-statistical study of human population with reference to size and density, distribution and vital statistics
Patriarchy- a family, group or government controlled or led by man or group of men
Tripartite- involving three people, groups or part |
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Types Of Text Structures
DESCRIPTION |
features a detailed description of something to give the reader a mental picture |
CAUSE & EFFECT |
the causal relationship between a specific event, idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or concept that follow. |
COMPARISON /CONTRAST |
examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas, etc. |
ORDER/ SEQUENCE |
gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure. |
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER |
information in a passage is organized by the time in which each event occurred. |
PROBLEM-SOLUTION |
sets up a problems, explains the solution, and discusses the effects of the solution. |
ENUMERATION |
list of parts, or characteristics indicated by word cues such as first, second, in addition , finally and also. |
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Academic Text
Critical |
Objective |
Specialized |
based on facts |
formal |
Technical |
Examples of Academic Text
Literary Analysis |
examines, evaluates and makes an argument about a literary work |
Research Paper |
uses information to support a thesis. Uses primary and secondary sources. |
Dissertation |
a book length summarization of the doctoral candidate |
Writing Structure
IMRad |
Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion |
Three part esssay |
Introduction, Body and Conclusion |
Structure- important feature of academic writing, enables reader to read better understand the argument. A clear, structure and logical flow are needed for a cohesive text.
Introduction- gives the general information and background
Body - gives definitions, classifications, explanations, contrast, examples and evidences
Conclusion- summarizes the main scope and evaluates the importance of the topic in the future.
Types of Academic Writing
Descriptive |
Analytical |
Persuasive |
Critical |
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Features of Academic Writing
Complexity |
Formality |
Precision |
Objectively |
Explicitness |
Accuracy |
Hedging |
Responsibility |
Organization |
Planning |
Characteristics of Academic Writing
Clear |
Concise |
Focused |
Structured |
Based on facts |
Simple |
Objective |
Logical |
Text Structure
how the information within a written text is organized |
Language used in academic Writing
Formal |
formal vocab, avoids redundancy, choose strong and specific verbs |
Objective |
impersonal language |
Technical |
must be clear |
Summarizing Academic Text
Reducing text to one third or one quarter its original size, clearly articulating the author's meaning and retaining main ideas. |
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Techniques in Summarizing
Read the work first |
Present information through facts, skills and visual formats. |
Know the main points and its supporting details |
Analyze the text |
Think of the main information included in the summary |
Organize all ideas |
Paraphrase words |
Write info coherently |
Thesis Statement
single declaritive sentence expressing the basic idea of the paper |
Good thesis statement
has a side on an issue |
specific |
unified and has one idea |
not only states fact but sets the stage for analysis |
Pick topic
Ask question
Formulate thesis statement based on question
Outlining
-summarizing the essential features of a text in hierarchical or logical order |
Finalizing Outline
Thesis statement at the beginning |
major points that supports your thesis |
supporting ideas or arguments |
continue to subdivide supporting idea until the outline is done if applicable |
Critique Writing
a text that contains the opinion regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the art or piece of writing. |
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