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contain theories or concepts which are related to a specific discipline they discuss: They usually discuss in depth information, facis, and evidences about a certain topic.

Academic Texts

The Nature or Characteristics of an Academic Text

Organized Coherent And Cohesive Clear And Precise Research - Based Evidence - Based Objective Impersonal

Examples of Academic Texts

Articles Book Reports Thesis Business Letters Reviews Application Letters Formal Essays Resumés

Is more objective and less personal. It is usually used when wnting for professional.or academic purposes. ____ does not use coloqualisms, contractions or first person pronouns such as. lor Wel

Formal Language

is more casual and spontaneous It is used when communicating with trends or family either in writing or in conversation. It is used when writing personal emals and text messages. The tone ____ is subjective and more personal.

informal language

The experts couldn't specify the origin of the species

Informal

The experts could not specify the origin of the species

Formal

Formal vs. Informal Language

Contractions Phrasal Verbs Slang/Colloquialism First-Person Pronouns

It is difficult to say sorry, but it is necessary.

Informal

it is difficult to apologize, but it is necessary.

Formal

chemists are going nuts over the discovery of a vaccine.

Informal

Chemists are doing their best to discover a vaccine

Formal

We are developing ways to deliver education to students

Informal

The teachers are developing ways to deliver education to students

Formal

refer to the way authors organize information in text (WDPI, 2012).

Text Structures

an event/story with chatacters,setting, conflict ,point of view and plot

Narrative

Presents ideas or events in the order in which they happen

Chronological, Process, or Sequence

Provide explanations or reasons to phenomena

Cause and Effect

Identify problems and pose solutions solve the problem?

Problem/Solution

Discuss two ideas, events; or phenomena, showing how they are different and how they are similar

Compare and Contrast

Describes a topic by listing characteristics ,features, attributes, and examples

Definition/Description

It is a way of reducing text to its original length, retaining the author's main points and giving emphasis to his/her meaning. it involves the gist or main idea, useful information or key words or phrases that help you meet your reading purpose

Summarizing Texts

Delete trivial material that is unnecessary to understanding.

Erase things that don't matter

Basic Rules

Erase things that don't matter. Erase things that repeat Trade specific names for general terms Use your own words to write the summary

Delete redundant material. In note taking, time and space is precious. If a word or phrase says basically the same thing you have already written down, then don't try it again!

Erase things that repeat

Substitute list for superordinate terms. Focus on: the bigger picture. Long technical lists are hard to remember, If one word will give you the meaning, then less is more.

Trade specific names for general terms.

Write the summary using your own words but make sure to retain the main points.

Use your own words to write the summary.

This strategy heips you generalize, recognize cause and effect relationships, and find main ideas.

Somebody Wanted But So

This method is particularly helpful in summarizing any kind of text. ___ is an acronym for "State, Assign, Action, Complete." Each word in the acronym refers to a specific element that should be included in the summary.

SAAC

This technique relies on six crucial questions: who, what, when, where why and how. These questions make it easy to idently the main character, important details, and main idea

5 Wives, 1 Husband

This technique helps students summarize events in chronological order

First Then Finally

This type of technique is like giving a friend the gist of the story. In other words, they want a summary- not a retelling of every detail

Give Me the Gist

Parts of a paragraph

Topic Sentence Supporing sentence Concluding and/or Transitional Sentence

presents the main point of the paragraph

Topic Sentence

support the main idea of the paragraph

Supporting Sentences

pave the way to tne next idea in the next paragraph.

Transitional Sentence

close out the main idea by summing up the main idea.

Concluding Sentences

The ____ starts oft ine essay with ideas that will be discussed in the body. The thesis statements usual founds at the end of the ___, and it can act as a transitional sentence for the body

introduction

Is the main and most substantial part of the entire essay which. Presents evidence to support the thesis statement can be broken down into parts

Body

The last section of an academic essay is the ____. The ____ should reaffirm your answer to the question, and briefly summarize key arguments. It does not include any new polnts or new information

Conclusion

Gen Chem

Joshua Timbol · 65問 · 1年前

Gen Chem