Academic Style
Which rule is broken?
As is known to all, exercise is important to losing weight.
strong statement
Which of the following contains the best supporting sentences? Why?
A. Firstly, having a vegetarian diet is beneficial to health. For example, someone who only eats vegetables is usually not sick.
B. Firstly, having a vegetarian diet is beneficial to health. This is because meat contains many harmful elements to one’s body.
C. Firstly, having a vegetarian diet is beneficial to health. It is commonly accepted that meat contains components that are harmful to one’s body. For example, it has been shown that non-vegetarians generally have a higher chance of developing heart disease, partially due to the saturated fatty acids in meat, which are known to be the main culprit in heart ailments.
D. Firstly, having a vegetarian diet is beneficial to health. For example, the saturated fatty acids can cause heart disease.
A. Weak example + no explanation
B. No example
C. Relevant explanation + strong example
D. No explanation
What is the word?
something that causes delays or wastes time
setback
What order should we follow when paraphrasing? (word, phrase, sentence)
sentence order-- phrase or word form-- individual word
Why do we need to paraphrase sentences?
to avoid plagiarism
academic integrity
Which rule was broken?
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
proverbs
What are the two components in a topic sentence?
topic + controlling idea
What is the word?
to carry out; put into action
implement
What paraphrasing skills were used?
Original:
"Efforts were taken by the government to protect Panda habitat, so they have improved from critically endangered in 1970 to stable nowadays."
Paraphrased:
The government took efforts to preserve Panda habitat, so they have been upgraded from critically endangered in 1970 to stable today.
change voice
synonyms
Would the use of this except be more suitable for example or explanation?
"There are currently around 2000 Pandas living in the wild, double the number in the early 1980s."
example (include numbers)
Which rules were broken?
Inventions such as the airplane have done a lot of good things for loads of people.
informal language (loads of)
vague (good things)
Which of the following is the best topic sentence? Why?
A. There are two advantages of having a vegetarian diet.
B. Having a vegetarian diet is good for everyone and the world.
C. There are two advantages of having a vegetarian diet, namely maintaining one’s health and protecting the environment.
C (topic + specific controlling ideas)
What is the word?
conservation
What paraphrasing skill(s) were used?
Original:
"Nature reserves allow endangered plant and animal life to survive in a natural environment."
Paraphrased:
Wildlife parks allow the survival of endangered plants and animals in a natural habitat.
synonyms and change word form
Write an in-text citation using the information below:
Source Excerpt from: Horace Nelson, 2016
(Nelson, 2016)
Which rules were broken?
But many scientists won't agree with the conclusions of this study.
contractions; start the sentence with "but"
In which part of the body paragraph do we usually refer to sources (expert's opinion)?
supporting details (example+explanation)
What is the word?
Being capable or having the potential to achieve the goal
viable
What paraphrasing skills were used?
Original:
" There are only 400-500 Siberian Tigers remaining in the wild because of human development of their natural habitat."
Paraphrased:
As a result of human development of their natural habitat, only 400-500 Siberian Tigers remain in nature.
change word form
change sentence order
synonyms
What are the two pieces of information in an in-text citation?
author's family name+ published year
Name 6 academic style rules.
1. informal
2. vague
3. personal opinion
4. personal pronouns
5. contraction
6. "and, so, but"
7. strong statement
8. rhetorical question
9. proverbs
10. integers (1-9)
What are the five components in a body paragraph?
topic sentence
supporting ideas/ sub-topics
supporting details-explanation
supporting details-example
concluding sentence
What is the word?
to make someone worried or angry
agitate
What paraphrasing skills have you learned so far?
change voice (active-passive)
change sentence structure
change word form
use synonym
What are the four steps in integrating sources?
1.Identify themes
2.Evaluate sources (explanation, example)
3.Write citations
4.Paraphrase sources