研究生英语(提高版)unit 8-14 学术写作.pptVIP

Academic Writing;Unit Eight;Introduction;Characteristics;What makes a strong thesis?;A strong thesis statement requires proof; it is not merely a statement of fact. You should support your thesis statement with detailed supporting evidence which will interest your readers and motivate them to continue reading the paper. Example of a fact:? “The number of cases of skin cancer per thousand U.S. citizens has increased steadily since the 1920s.”? Example of a thesis: “Those rates of skin cancer have increased steadily since the 1920s reveals the danger of the American obsession with getting a ‘healthy’ tan.”? ;How to write;Narrow it down ;Further narrowing;To sum up;Major errors;;Unit Nine;What is a summary? A brief review of a piece of written material. It should always be shorter than the original What kind of information should be in a summary? Main ideas, important supporting information Not include details or any personal information;How is a summary different from the original work? Not include many of the exact words as the original work. The writer should use his or her own words to express the same general ideas found in the original work. ;Steps ;If you are summarizing a larger work, find the main ideas and main supports. For example, in addition to looking for topic sentences in the paragraphs, you may want to look for chapter titles, headings, and or subheadings in the larger work. ;Dos and Don’ts for Summary Writing;Summary;Check list;Unit Ten;A research paper (sometimes called a term paper or a library paper) is usually a formal, fairly long and well-documented composition that explores, discusses, or analyzes certain factual or theoretical questions. Literally a research paper involves “searching again” through what others have written about the subject. ;An effective research paper fulfills these requirements: Indicates careful, comprehensive reading and understanding of the topic Establishes, in its introduction, a thesis to be developed in the cour