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TOPIC 5 : TACKLING ESSAYS

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WRITING PARAGRAPHS

A paragraph must be self-contained and focuses on a particular idea or point up of:

Made

i. topic sentence ii. supporting sentence/s iii.concluding sentence/s

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Which of these are topic sentences or supporting sentences?

Leadership skills can be learned and develop in many ways. of the countries involved are China, Africa, India and Australia. first method is to drain the water from the pots. are several advantages of growing up in a small town. of the ways to avoid that hungry feeling all the time is by drinking yogurt drinks

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Provide supporting sentences for these topic sentences:

People

can avoid burglaries by taking certain precautions. (The precautions for) are several advantages to growing up in a small town. (The advantages are) a flat tire on a bicycle is easy if you follow these steps. (The steps for) today are facing many forms of pressure.

There

Fixing

Teenagers

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Write a paragraph on:

CYBER CRIMES

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Tips :
When writing down ideas, the main thought or the most important point usually comes first. So, always write down your ideas!

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Ways to Develop Your Topic Sentence

Describing the topic sentence further. Elaborate on the description. reasons. Answer the question why examples

Providing

Give

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TACKLING ESSAY QUESTIONS

Be

sure to write according to what the question wants questions twice. key words in the question.

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Underline

Ie: Cyber Crimes in Malaysia and USA: What

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TACKLING ESSAY QUESTIONS

One-part

question straightforward

question - use the classic 5 paragraph essay

Multi-part

question each main paragraph (body) must answer part of the question - transition words (however, while, but, therefore) are used to signal change

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CREATIVE WRITING

No specific rules Fiction, poetry, novels, short stories etc.

Creativity is defined by Marksberry as (pg.68)

You

can be creative in your academic writing. It makes your writing less dull but more interesting

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Very

important for any academic writing.

Every

quote must be in the bibliography/ references. have to always write down the points or ideas borrowed from other sources and record the sources in the form of bibliography.

You

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SCREENING FOR USEFUL RESOURCES

Read

the abstract the introduction

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i. Topic sentence ii.Supporting details iii.Preview or scope