Part 2 Flashcards
1
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How to write an abstract
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Thesis Statement
Methodology
Results/Findings
Conclusions
2
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The concept that is being discussed/analyzed throughout the entire essay
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Main idea
3
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To find main idea:
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- Have the topic
- Be a complete sentence by itself
- Be a sentence that summarizes the details of the paragraph
4
Q
Main idea can be a:
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Thesis Statement or Topic Sentence
5
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Thesis Statement:
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- refers to the idea of the whole text
- presents or describes the point of the text
- usually presented in the abstract or found at the last part of introduction
6
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How to locate Thesis Statement
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- read title
- read first few paragraphs
- check conclusion
- check purpose statement
7
Q
Signal phrases that announces the purpose of the text
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Pupose statement
8
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Topic sentence:
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- presents or describes the point of the paragraph
- can be located at the beginning, middle, or last part of a paragraph
9
Q
How to locate Topic Sentence
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- read first sentence of a paragraph
- browse the sentences in the paragraph
- identify purpose of the paragraph
10
Q
Considered as skeleton or backbone of an essay
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Outlining
11
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What are outlining used for
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Used in organizing thoughts before writing it down and to highlight key ideas
12
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Types of outline
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Formal and Informal Outline
13
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Follows a format and is more rigid
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Formal Outline
14
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- drafts or scratch that needs constant revisions
- doesn’t follow a format
- uses bullets, stars, etc…
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Informal Outline
15
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- arranges one’s idea heirarchically
- alphanumeric outline is commonly used (roman numerals)
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Topic outline
16
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An outline that uses text written in full sentences
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Sentence Outline
