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This document provides a review of effective writing techniques, such as different writing structures and patterns. It also contains information about topic sentences and supporting sentences in paragraphs and thesis statements.

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â–ª POINTERS TO REVIEW IN EAPP â–ª Text - is defined in linguistics as a stretch of language which is perceived as a purposeful connected whole. â–ª Non-Academic Text - are more personal and it only uses informal language. â–ª Academic Text - any type of work you write during your studies, a pr...

â–ª POINTERS TO REVIEW IN EAPP â–ª Text - is defined in linguistics as a stretch of language which is perceived as a purposeful connected whole. â–ª Non-Academic Text - are more personal and it only uses informal language. â–ª Academic Text - any type of work you write during your studies, a product of communication or piece of language used for academic purposes. â–ª Three-part Essay - is a traditional structure that is consisted of introduction body and conclusion. â–ª IMRAD - is usually used in thesis and dissertation and is constricted of introduction methods, results and discussion. â–ª Paragraph - is a set of related sentences having only one idea embody in a topic sentence. â–ª Topic Sentence - a sentence that contains the thesis or main idea of a paragraph. â–ª Supporting Sentence - a sentence that develops or supports the thesis or main idea of a paragraph. â–ª Deductive Pattern - is a paragraph which topic sentence is stated in the beginning. â–ª Inductive Pattern - is a paragraph whose topic sentence is stated in the end. â–ª Deductive-Inductive Pattern - a paragraph whose topic sentence is stated in the beginning and restated in the end. â–ª Inductive-Deductive Pattern - is a paragraph whose topic sentence is stated in the middle. â–ª Hinted Pattern - is a paragraph whose topic sentence is not stated but implied â–ª Independent Pattern - stand on its own, is usually served as a composition perse, having a thesis of its own. â–ª Introductory Pattern - main idea of the composition, it is also called first opening starting or beginning par. â–ª Developmental Pattern - develops or supports the pieces of the entire composition it is also called developing or supporting par. â–ª Transitional Pattern - connect two or more paragraphs, it is also called connecting linking or joining paragraph. â–ª Concluding Pattern - serves to end the entire composition, it is also called closing ending finishing or last paragraph. â–ª Thesis Statement - a conceptualized and written before a discourse is spoken or written. - states the main idea of a writing assignment and helps control the ideas within the paper. - every composition has a controlling idea in form of declarative sentence. - Is not merely a topic it often reflects an opinion or judgment that the writer has made about. â–ª Declarative - tell and state something and ends with(.) â–ª Exposition - a form of discourse that serves to explain or inform, it appeals to the intellect. â–ª Description - a form of discourse that serves to describe or state the qualities or characteristics of something or someone, it appeals to the senses â–ª Narration - a form of discourse that serves to narrate or tell a story, it appeals to emotion. â–ª Argumentation - a form of discourse that serves to argue or to persuade. â–ª Summarizing - is writing a shorter version of the original material, simply putting together all the important ideas. â–ª Paraphrasing - writing a new version of the original material, substantially similar but structurally different. â–ª Outlining - another form of summary hierarchical main ideas. â–ª Pre-writing - stage of the process where the writer is generating our ideas, formats. â–ª Writing - first rough draft. â–ª Post-writing - revising, rewriting, editing, and publishing parts of the process â–ª Alphanumeric System - number and letters - use of roman and Hindu Arabic numbers - uppercase and lowercase letters â–ª Decimal System - symbols that look like decimal numbers. â–ª Topic Outline - words, phrases, clauses â–ª Sentence Outline - sentence â–ª Paragraph Outline - topic sentence â–ª Table of Contents - structure of the paper - chapters, chapters and the pages. â–ª Outline - another form of summary - hierarchical main ideas â–ª Paraphrasing - new version

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