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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

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.

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
 

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.
 

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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