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What is the purpose of creative writing?
TO ENTERTAIN
Refers to the internal organization of a text.
structure of text/ text structure
getting the gist of a piece of writing
summarizing
This is done by dividing the paper into two columns; the main points on the left side, while details and important explanations are on the right.
Cornell Method
it uses casual, informal language and may also use slang.
Avoid the use of colloquial words and abbreviated forms.
FORMALITY
It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.
Plagiarism
This technique helps summarize events or steps in chronological order or in sequence.
First Then Finally
According to her summarizing involves stating a work’s thesis and main ideas “simply, briefly, and accurately”
Diane Hacker
a map of your essay, it shows what information each section or paragraph will contain and in what order
outline
What is the meaning of 5W's and 1H
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
SAAC Method stands for...
State
Assign
Action
Complete
Point of view used in writing an academic text
3rd person point of view
it shows how a thing is done by highlighting the features, qualities, distinctive aspects, in order to furnish a clear and complete conception
Descriptive
Combining ideas effectively, nominalization, and passivation are some ways to achieve for academic writing.
Structure
Main Language Features of Academic Writing
Formal, Explicitness, Objectivity, Caution, Structured, and Responsible
In the game of volleyball, players hit a ball over a long net that stretches across a court. There are twelve players on the court at one time—six players per team. The game of tennis is similar to volleyball in that a ball is hit over a long net on a court. In tennis, the ball is hit with a racquet, and only two or four players are on the court at one time.
compare-contrast
according to , “summarizing is reducing a text to one-third or one-quarter its original size, clearly articulating the author’s meaning, and retaining original ideas. Thus, the purpose is to briefly present the key points of a theory or work in order to provide context for your argument/thesis.”
Buckley (2004)
The Chesapeake Bay faces an uncertain future. Issues such as pesticides, too many nutrients, and habitat loss all threaten the Bay’s water quality and animal life. However, scientists are hopeful that the future may be brighter. If everyone in the Chesapeake Bay watershed works together, solutions may be found.
Problem – Solution
In this structure of texts, the ideas are described in a series of steps in a process.
SEQUENCE
Which Text Structure?
Kids need to be active to be healthy. Unfortunately, many active kids get injured. Do you know what to do for injuries? The word RICE can help you remember what to do.
Problem – Solution
There are many different types, styles, and models of mobile phones available on the market today. The standard-size “flip” “slider” and “candy bar” style phones, such as the Motorola RAZR and Samsung’s UpStage, are the most often multimedia phones that allow users to download music and ringtones, and watch TV and videos, and send multimedia messages. Smartphones such as Research in Motion’s (RIM) Blackberry, Motorola Q, Nokia N Series and Palm Treo, are devices that offer computing capabilities in addition to conventional mobile phone functions.
Exemplification/Classification
Most mobile phones sold today have an operating system that was either designed by Apple or Google. Apple makes the iOS operating system powering their iPhones and iPads. Google makes the Android operating system that can be found on many different mobile phones and tablets. Both of these operating systems allow users to connect to app stores and download applications.
compare-contrast
What are the Aspects of Professional and Academic Language?
Formality Objectivity Explicitness Caution Structure
Once your phone is receiving data, go to the application store on the device. Use the search or browse functions to find fun, interesting, or useful programs. Once you have found an application that you want to try, click the button to download and install it on your device.
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER/SEQUENCE