CRWT: Nature of text Flashcards
an article that presents the
newspaper’s opinion on an issue
EDITORIAL
a paper that presents the author’s interpretation, evaluation, or argument
of a topic or issue
RESEARCH PAPER
an informational website run by an individual, group, or corporation that
offers regularly updated content about a topic
BLOG POST
a narrative work of prose
fiction that tells a story
about specific human
experiences
NOVEL
an account of an experiment and what was discovered during the experiment.
LAB REPORT
a professional and formal letter used as a means of communication
between business clients,
employees, and stakeholders
BUSINESS LETTER
a list of citations to books,
articles, and documents followed by a brief descriptive and
evaluative paragraph
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
a piece of nonfiction writing
that informs the reader about a
topic or argues a perspective
ESSAY
T or F
Learning how to separate academic texts from non-
academic texts is an imperative for students as this knowledge is needed in researching, reviewing and
passing assessments
True
are written by experts or scholars in a
particular field
ACADEMIC TEXTS
are written by experts or scholars in a
particular field
ACADEMIC TEXTS
• have undergone the peer-review process
• references are organized and compiled
• are considered as primary sources
ACADEMIC TEXTS
It is designed to assess the validity, quality and often the originality of articles for publication.
PEER-REVIEW
Its ultimate purpose is to maintain the integrity of science by filtering out invalid or poor quality articles
PEER-REVIEW
authorship is not limited to credentials or writing ability, therefore it can be written by anyone
NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS
• creativity is favored over credibility
• written for the general public
• references are not required
• are considered as secondary sources
NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS
T or F
Most articles published in magazines, in
newspapers and on websites are often non-academic.
True
T or F
Non-academic texts might be accurate and might be useful.Since they are not reviewed, they might not be accurate or useful
True
formal, impersonal, objective
ACADEMIC TEXT
personal, emotional, subjective
NON-ACADEMIC TEXT
T or F
Examples of academic texts: Research paper, lab report, essay
True
T or F
Examples of non-academic texts: Blog post, editorial, novel, business letter
True
T or F
It is always helpful to find out something about the
author of a text and to determine:
a) whether the author is qualified to write with
authority on a particular topic
b) what biases an author might bring to a text
True
it is any opinion or prejudice that affects that
author’s writing and prevents the author from being completely neutral about the topic or issue about which he/she is writing
AUTHOR’S BIAS
the opinion, position, or point of view of the author
AUTHOR’S STANCE
it refers to who the text is aimed at
AUDIENCE
the reason why the text was written, the goal
of the author
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
