Lesson 13: Composing Academic Writing Flashcards
Identification
A ________ describes and evaluates a work of fiction or nonfiction and offers the book’s overall purpose, structure, style of narration to the unknown readers. It tells not only what a book is about, but also how successful it is at what it is trying to do.
Book Review
True or False
Book review is the summary of a book
False
Book review is a sneak peak of a book, not a summary.
Identification
Identify the book by author, title, and sometimes publishing information.
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Start/Introduction
Identification
Specify the type of book (for example: fiction, nonfiction, biography, and autobiography). Help your readers to review with perspective.
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Start/Introduction
Identification
Mention the book’s theme
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Start/Introduction
Identification
Include background, if necessary, to enable reader/s to
place the book into a specific context.
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Start/Introduction
Identification
You may use quote, fact, or an explanation of a concept or term
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Start/Introduction
Identification
Provide your reactions of the book
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Content/Body
Identification
Describe the book
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Content/Body
Identification
Respond to the author’s opinion and analyze them
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Content/Body
Identification
Explore issues the book raises
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Content/Body
True or False
For fictions, pay primary attention to the major points (the argument) the author is putting forth and to the sources the author has drawn upon to back up his/her point of view.
False
Right Ans: Non-Fiction
Identification
Pay primarily on the book’s setting, plot, style, characters, theme/s, use of language and voice.
Fiction
Identification
Relate your argument to other books or authors
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Conclusion
Identification
Relate the book to larger issues
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Conclusion
Identification
Briefly restate your main points and your thesis statement
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Conclusion
Identification
Indicate how well the book has achieved its goal, what
possibilities are suggested by the book, what the book
has left out, how the book compares to others on the
subject, what specific points are not convincing, and what
personal experiences you’ve had related to the subject.
Identify what part of book review is the text.
Conclusion
Identification
a type of academic essay that examines what has already been written about a topic.
Literature Review
Enumeration
Parts of Literature Review
- Introduction
- Main Body
- Conclusion
- References
Identification
● Defines the topic and the scope being considered
● Notes intentional exclusions
● States the general findings of the review and the
availability of the sources
Identify what part of literature review is the text.
Introduction
Identification
● Organizes the evaluation of the sources whether chronologically or thematically
● Showcases the critical summary and evaluation of
the research’s premise, methodology, and conclusion
● Uses grammatical connectors, relational words or
phrases and transitional devices
Identify what part of literature review is the text.
Main Body
Identification
● Summarizes the key findings of the review
● Offers the reviewer’s justification of the conducted research References
● Reflects the in-text citations
● Contains complete and correct citations.
Identify what part of literature review is the text.
Conclusion
Identification
● Reflects the in-text citations
● Contains complete and correct citations
Identify what part of literature review is the text.
References
Enumeration
What are the four literature strategy?
- Summary
- Synthesis
- Analysis
- Evaluation
Identification
Examine closely the elements or
structure of the research
Analysis
Identification
Assess the research based on the criteria or rubric that you choose, state, and explain. Support it with another similar research.
Evaluation
Identification
Combine ideas in order to form an integrated theory or system through critical evaluation, compare/contrast, etc.
Synthesis
Identification
State briefly the argument and
main points of relevant research
Summary
