Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Engli
Engli
Engli
Essay
Editorial
Letter to editor
speech
Statement of position
argument
restatement of argument
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
-Introduction
Introduce the topic: provude a strong opening sentence that provokes your readers interest or
capture you readers attention
State you position: to write and overview of your thesis(or argument) on the topic and on the
poings you will make
-Body
make a statement about what might happen if the situation is not resolved
Modals
adverbs
evaluative language
transitions
declarative statement
rhetorical questions
passive constructions
The use of modal verbs like should and must to express suggestion and obligation, respevtively
contributes to the achievement of sengences that provide support to the main argument
-The adverbs
Ex. because, therefore, on the other hand, as a result, in summary, similarly, in contrast,
consequently, meanwhile, furthermore
Thesis statement is so important because it states what you want your readers to know, believe
or understand after having read your essay
Can be manipulative because they are designed to appear objective and open ended but may
actually lead the reader to a foregine comclusion
writters choose passive voice to highlight the action and what is acted upon rather than the
agent performing the action
is a kind of writing that aims to make the reader agree with the writers opinion about a
controversial or a debatable issue
Steps in writing an argumentative essay
-Agree evidences
Prior knoedge : refers to what a learner already knows before learning new information
Experts opinion: a belief or judgement about something given by an expert on the subject
books/articles: credible source are written by authors respected in their fields of study
Claim and evidences: if you already have claim and evidences, then start your essay
-Introduction
-Body
note: each paragraph must contain one reason and its supporting details
-Conclusion
Can be a:
general statement that supports your calim or thesis statement
Opinion:
-Cannot be proven
-keep in mind that statement of opinion usually starts with signal phrases such as, i think, i
believe and have words like best, worst, beautiful outstanding or should
In my opinion, i feel that, i would say that, it seems to me that, i am of the opinion of that
Assertion:
•Claims:
may serve the purpose of convincing or persuading readers or a specific audience to agree with
a specific stand or rationale on an issue
Claims of fact
Claims of value
Claims of policy
•Claims of fact:
Clam of value:
Claim of policy
Supports that an action should or should not be done to adress a cartain case or policy
further indicates that an action should be carried out either support or in opposition of a
particular argument
Topic 5
Informative writing
Informative essay: it is a text that offers data, definitions, and descriptions of phenomena or
details about the fact. it develops evidences with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details,
quotations, examples and references. it uses appropriate linking ideas within and across
paragraphs to smoothly and purposely connect the main idea to evidenxe
Argumentative
informative
persuasive
Informative:
-the writer is like a reporter in a newspaper. only there to state the facts not to offer sort of
opinion
cause and effect: explain and analyze why something happend or how something occured
6. fear of embarassment
1.pulse racing
2. rapid breathing
3.dry mouth
4.tight throat
5.changing vision
focus on the audience enjoying your aact rather than yourself and your fear
shift your vision to what could go wrong to what could go wmright. visuize
success
when youbare sure of every piece of info you are presenting, you will be
more confident
will help you plan the appropriate content, language and techniques to use
cramming will reflect in the way you speak and behave in front of audience
the right amount of gestures at the right time are key elements of public
speaking as these movements help comvey ideas more clearly
maintainnyour composure
7practice
through constant practice, one may be able to identify areas that can be
improved
one must be careful enough to use words that might put his or her
reliability and reputation into jeopardy
as a public speaker, one should know the dos and donts when speaking
before an audience
when possible and appropriate, visuals like ppt can help support the
speech being delivered
-Modes
written language
spoken language
pattern of meanings
-visual
audio
gestural
tactile
spatial
picture books
textbooks
poster
graphic novels
comics
film
animation
digital stories
slide shows
webpages
dance
performance
audio
linquistic: most widely used mode because it can both read and heard in
both paper and audio