SUCCESSFULL ACADEMIC WRITING

SUCCESSFULL ACADEMIC WRITING

•     MAIN PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE:

1.    STYLE: Formal

2.    CORRECT PUNTUATION

3.    PARAGRAPHING

•    ELEMENTS OF PARAGRAPH:

1.    A distintic piece of writing

2.    Focussed on one main idea

3.    Well organised              COHESION

•  QUOLITIES FOR A SUCCESSFULL PARAGRAPH:

1.    UNITY ----- MAIN IDEA ----- TOPIC SENTENCE ------  TOPIC (subject)

                                                                                                                                                                                 CONTROLLING IDEA      w-questions

2.    COHERENCE  --------  logical bridges from one sentence to another.

                                              --------    Repeat key word, use synonyms.

                                               -------   Use pronouns, transitions words.

3. DEVELOPME NT   ------   details, evidence

                                                  ------- Examples

• TEE RULE:  

                      I.        TOPIC SENTECES

                    II.        EXPLANATION

                   III.        EXAMPLE, EVALUATION

• INTRODUCTORY :  ------- topic of the assignment (comment on its importance)

                                          ------  Main argument  

•  CONCLUSION:

1.    Summarize the main point with different words

2.    State main conclusion

3.    Has the question been answered?

4.    DO NOT: -Introduce new material

                -End with a generalization

                -End with a quotation

REFERENCES

CAGE, K.  Writing structured paragraphs. [ONLINE] Retrieved from: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=w183qB0KDFg)

MARIEL CARRAZAN- GISELA NIPOTI