Monday: Parts of Speech •writing a research paper requires careful documentation of sources Monday: Parts of Speech •writing- gerund •a- article •research- adjective •paper- noun •requires- action verb (present) •careful- adjective •documentation- noun •of- preposition •sources- noun Tuesday: Sentence Parts ...
Sentence Fragment 1 •How he believes it affects society and what can be done to incorporate more of the “street smart” sense into schools and learning Sentence Fragment 2 •Not only does Robinson add humor. Moreover he gives an example of how the educating system does not ...
What is recount? • We use recount writing to retell events and describe things that have happened. • Lots of different types of text can recount events and describe things that have happened. Some of these include letter, diary, newspaper article, biography, sports report, trip report, and magazine article. Recount ...
FORMAL AND INFORMAL STYLES FORMAL STYLE IS INFORMAL STYLE IS APPROPRIATE APPRPOPRIATE A composition A letter to your friend A report An article for your A letter to somebody you school magazine do not know personally Direct speech in a story A story INFORMAL WRITING EXAMPLES Contractions There’something else ...
The examiner’s template in a nutshell The examiner’s template in a nutshell The statement will be The statement will be related to whatever ‘In a nutshell’ related to whatever ‘In a nutshell’ topic you’ve been means to sum topic you’ve been means to sum ...
Introduction This presentation supports the article ‘What makes examiners weep: Top ten don’ts for your independent investigation’ in GEOGRAPHY REVIEW Vol. 31, No. 1. It suggests a way in which you could go about writing up your final report for the independent investigation (NEA). Some initial points: &bull ...
Why Write/Not Write?1 Reasons why we write Reasons given for not writing • Gain intellectual stimulation • Not enough time • Share ideas • Nothing to write about • Report research/case • No one to work with • Express an opinion • Lack of secretarial support • Generate discussion ...
What I will cover Introductions and course agenda The scope of medical writing Qualities of effective medical writing The writer's role Assessing the audience Identifying and placing key messages Course agenda Lectures Good medical writing and controlling the sentence Study reports for regulatory submissions Journal peer review and publication ...
Writing as a continual process Self-aids: •Research proposal (keep it up-to-date) •Summaries (of articles, conference presentations etc.): • always add a full reference of the source • always mark which research it is connected to •Make notes of your ideas (research, methods, anything) even if they ...
Writing a Research Report • Academic sociologists conduct research to discover facts, truths, and explanations about the social world. • They write research reports to convey theirs and others’ research findings. • The point is to provide useful information to others. Library research refers to gathering information that others have ...
Agenda Scholarship goals Review of literature on faculty scholarship Preparation of a talk, lecture, or presentation vs. writing an article– small group exercise Using the preparation time for the talk as an outline of the article Practical application – Example – Individual activity Academic Scholarship Requirements for promotion Dissemination of ...
Report text tells what things, places or people are like. It is not in time order. It is organised in categories. These texts are often ‘report text’ catalogue Report information leaflet letter topic-based school magazine project article report tourist guide non-fiction book book (e.g. encyclopaedia entry geography) ...
The questions to ask yourself first Is the paper worth writing? • What’s in the literature? • “So What?” • It’s a lot of work (average 20-30 drafts). Don’t do it unless its worth it. What do I have to say? A single question ...