Language & Written Expression IV

Parts of a paragraph From English Academic Writing Introduction .      TOPIC SENTENCE – It refers to the main theme or subject of the paragraph.   It should be an interesting topic that catch the reader´s attention.     BODY -   This is the core of your writing. Here, you should place all of your supporting sentences, details and arguments. You can order them into two different ways: Order of importance or chronology. The first concept  implies to stand out the arguments . the sencond one refers to the ordering of events. CLOSING SENTENCE - This sentece reminds the audience what you are writing about and keep them thinking. This information is adapted from   "Learning English with  Alex (2009) Parts of a Paragraph-English Academic Writing Introduction " Review : Topic Sentences  1.  I saw around Velva a release from what was like slavery to the tyrannical soil, release from the ignorance that darkens the soul and from the loneliness th

This video is about "Speech Acts" developed by a British Linguist called J.L. Austin. He divides the Speech Acts into two different groups: Constatives and Performatives. As to Constatives,they refer to words or sentences that describe something true or false. In contrast, there are Performatives which include words or sentences that denote an action. To sum up, constatives are and performative does.   If you want to know more about J L, Austin just click  here .   Let´s see how much we know about Speech Acts.  1. If the headline reads, "Heatwave!," but the sky is cloudy and it feels cold outside, what best describes the headline? a. It is performative  b. The printers accidentally printed yesterday´s headline c. It is a false constative  d. It is a grammar error 2. What is an speech act?  a. When people talk about what they are doing  b. When words are actions  c. A presentation that incites action  d. The constitutional amendment allows

How should I cite sources?  There are several ways to cite a source (MLA, Turabian, Chicago). Here you have  APA Citation Style Author(s). (Date).  Title of Book / "Title of Article"/ Title of Periodical/ Volume. Pages. Place of Publication. Publisher.   Journal or Magazine Article Wilcox, R. V. (1991). "Shifting roles and synthetic women in Star Trek: The Next Generation". Studies in Popular Culture, 13(2), 53-65. Journal or Magazine Article Dubeck, L. (1990). "Science fiction aids science teaching." Physics Teacher, 28, 316-318. Newspaper Article Di Rado, A. (1995, March 15). "Trekking through college: Classes explore modern society using the world of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times, p. A3. Article from an Internet Database Mershon, D. H. (1998, November-December). "Star Trek on the brain: Alien minds, human minds." American Scientist, 86, 585. Retrieved July 29, 1999, from Expanded Academic ASAP database. Book  Okuda

From University of Toronto  Sometimes Writing can be a little bit complicated. Let´s watch the following presentation in order to improve our Writing Skills!  Academic writing - LEE4 de IvannaChocobar

"Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted "  - Jules Renard. " ⇓⇓⇓⇓⇓