EAPP long test reviewer.pdf

Formal - following a structure Informal - no specific way - formal language - up to the author 's choice - academic text / writing - can be used with slang word Academic text - this are specialize...

Formal - following a structure Informal - no specific way - formal language - up to the author 's choice - academic text / writing - can be used with slang word Academic text - this are specialized text that are written by professionals in a given Field - scholarly audience - formal words (jargons) - list valid references Goal; - inform audience with no bias - avoid plagiarism Nature and characteristic  structure - formal and logical (i.b.c)  citation - cohesive - organized flow - essential - connected to whole - provide list references ( intext, reference list)  Tone - attitude conveyed - fairly presented and appropriate  evidence - based arguments narrative tone - opinions should be backed up with another study  language - unambiguous language - clear for thinking w/o difficultly  thesis driven - formal and 3rd POV -thesis statement: idea of the whole paper READING GOALS *ASK YOURSELF (why,what) PURPOSE OF READING - To understand existing data - ideas can support particular assignments - gain more info - identifying gaps in existing studies -connect ideas to existing ones STRUCTURES OF ACADEMIC TEXT  Introduction, Body, Conclusion Introduction- Topic/purpose - orientate the reader -thesis statement Body- Several paragraphs (depends) -detailed info - examples: statistics, graphs etc to support the idea -analyze the evidence Conclusion- Restate thesis statement -summarized MP -final insight/recommendation  IMRaD Title, Author, Abstract, keywords - Descriptive info that let readers search for an article Introduction Why - what is the context - how it fits in w/ another topic. - what is the research question Methods - what did the researcher do to answer the question Results - answer the question - shown in tables Discussion/ conclusion - what is the significance of it - how it fits in with another topic References - materials the author cited * CONTENT AND STYLE - objective point if view Nd avoiding being; - states critical questions & issues personal subjective - provides facts and evidences (credible ) - List references - precise as accurate words for clarity - use hedging or cautious language. - avoids colloquial expressions Locating main ideas Thesis statement - states main idea of a writing. - controls ideas - reflects en opinion nd judgement not a topic - (academic text: abstract executive summary - ( essay; introduction ) - can be replaced with a purpose statement (signal phrases ) Strategies oF locating thesis statement -→ Read site and make inferences of purpose → If no abstract / executive sum, read first few paragraphs — Check conclusion: Reviewer their main point Topic Sentence - summarize main idea of paragraph - Also known, Focus sentence - can be located: intro, mid, last strategies locating : - Read first paragraph vert careful (most authors ) -Browse sentences - Find the big word i - Identify the purpose - observe writing style SUMMARY, PRECIS, AND SUMMARY - these texts aim to precisely condense a larger work and present only the key ideas.  RESEARCH ABSTRACT - 150 to 300 words. - does not use any citation, does not include specific result statistics, and is last to be written. Rationale (around 20%) Research problems (around 10%) Methodology (around 20%) Major findings (around 40%) Conclusion and implications (around 10%)  SUMMARY OR EXPOSITORY TEXTS (Precis:Pree-cis) - can’t paraphrase (precis) - condensed 15-30% of the text -by getting the thesis statement of the text and the main idea or topic sentence of each paragraph. turned to cohesive paragraph - the name of the author and the title of the article are indicated in the first sentence. WRITING AN EFFECTIVE 1. Read the text at least twice 2. Highlight the key ideas and phrases. 3. Annotate the text. 4. State the author's name, the title of the passage, and the main idea at the beginning sentence. 5. Reporting verbs 6. Write the main idea of each paragraph using your own words. In some cases, you can write one main idea for multiple paragraphs, 7. never just copy paste (verbatim) 8. synthesize ideas 9. refrain adding personal comments 10. edit draft 11. compare to orig text