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Features Academic Writing - Paragraphing

The document discusses various features of academic writing such as structure, analytical approach, explicit language and style, and use of sources. It also discusses paragraph structure, including the topic and controlling idea sentences, and provides an example paragraph analyzing home ownership rates in different countries. Cultural and historical factors rather than economic ones seem to influence these rates. The document then provides a practice task analyzing another paragraph about countries encouraging home ownership.

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Features Academic Writing - Paragraphing

The document discusses various features of academic writing such as structure, analytical approach, explicit language and style, and use of sources. It also discusses paragraph structure, including the topic and controlling idea sentences, and provides an example paragraph analyzing home ownership rates in different countries. Cultural and historical factors rather than economic ones seem to influence these rates. The document then provides a practice task analyzing another paragraph about countries encouraging home ownership.

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FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING Structure Idea develop e!t A!al#t$cal approac% E'pl$c$t!e(( *a!+ua+e a!d (t#le U(e o- (ource( .ARAGRA./ING

A para+rap% $( a co 0$!at$o! o- (e!te!ce( t%at ce!tre o! a ($!+le $dea or top$c. All para+rap%( co!ta$! a top$c (e!te!ce a!d (upport$!+ (e!te!ce(. So e para+rap%( al(o %ave a co!clud$!+ (e!te!ce. T%e top$c (e!te!ce co!ta$!( t1o part(2 t%e topic3 1%$c% $!troduce( t%e (u04ect 5 a$! po$!t o- t%e para+rap%3 a!d t%e controlling idea3 1%$c% l$ $t( t%e top$c to a (pec$-$c area o- d$(cu(($o! 1$t%$! t%at para+rap%. Paragraph Analysis Study the elements of the paragraph below. Should home ownership be encouraged6 T%e rate o- %o e o1!er(%$p var$e( 1$del# acro(( t%e developed 1orld. Ger a!#3 -or $!(ta!ce3 %a( o!e o- t%e lo1e(t rate(3 at && per ce!t3 1%$le $! Spa$! $t $( t1$ce a( %$+%3 7) per ce!t. 8ot% t%e USA a!d 8r$ta$! %ave ($ $lar rate( o- a0out ,9 per ce!t. T%e rea(o!( -or t%$( var$at$o! appear to 0e ore cultural a!d %$(tor$c t%a! eco!o $c3 ($!ce %$+% rate( are -ou!d $! 0ot% r$c% a!d poorer cou!tr$e(. T%ere appear( to 0e !o co!clu($ve l$!: 0et1ee! !at$o!al pro(per$t# a!d t%e !u 0er o- %o e o1!er(. Function Topic sentence Example 1 Example 2 eason Summary!"onclusio n Sentence T%e rate o- %o e o1!er(%$p var$e( 1$del# acro(( t%e developed 1orld. Ger a!#3 -or $!(ta!ce3 %a( o!e o- t%e lo1e(t rate(3 at && per ce!t3 1%$le $! Spa$! $t $( t1$ce a( %$+%3 7) per ce!t. 8ot% t%e USA a!d 8r$ta$! %ave ($ $lar rate( o- a0out ,9 per ce!t. T%e rea(o!( -or t%$( var$at$o! appear to 0e ore cultural a!d %$(tor$c t%a! eco!o $c3 ($!ce %$+% rate( are -ou!d $! 0ot% r$c% a!d poorer cou!tr$e(. T%ere appear( to 0e !o co!clu($ve l$!: 0et1ee! !at$o!al pro(per$t# a!d t%e !u 0er o- %o e o1!er(.

Study the two parts of the topic sentence. Topic T%e rate o- %o e o1!er(%$p III. .RACTICE "ontrolling idea var$e( 1$del# acro(( t%e developed 1orld.

ead the next paragraph from the same essay and answer and the #uestions below . De(p$te t%$(3 a!# cou!tr$e( e!coura+e t%e +ro1t% o- %o e o1!er(%$p. Irela!d a!d Spa$!3 -or e'a ple3 allo1 ort+a+e pa#er( to o--(et pa# e!t( a+a$!(t $!co e ta'. It $( 1$del# 0el$eved t%at o1!$!+ #our o1! %o e %a( (oc$al a( 1ell a( eco!o $c 0e!e-$t(. Co pared to re!ter(3 %o e o1!er( are t%ou+%t to 0e ore (ta0le e 0er( o- t%e co u!$t# 1%o co!tr$0ute ore to local a--a$r(. I! add$t$o!3 !e$+%0our%ood( o- o1!er occup$er( are co!($dered to %ave le(( cr$ e a!d 0etter (c%ool(. 8ut a0ove all3 o1!er(%$p e!coura+e( (av$!+ a!d allo1( -a $l$e( to 0u$ld 1ealt%. Function Sentence De(p$te t%$(3 a!# cou!tr$e( e!coura+e t%e +ro1t% o- %o e o1!er(%$p. Irela!d a!d Spa$!3 -or e'a ple3 allo1 ort+a+e pa#er( to o--(et pa# e!t( a+a$!(t $!co e ta'. It $( 1$del# 0el$eved t%at o1!$!+ #our o1! %o e %a( (oc$al a( 1ell a( eco!o $c 0e!e-$t(. Co pared to re!ter(3 %o e o1!er( are t%ou+%t to 0e ore (ta0le e 0er( o- t%e co u!$t# 1%o co!tr$0ute ore to local a--a$r(. I! add$t$o!3 !e$+%0our%ood( o- o1!er occup$er( are co!($dered to %ave le(( cr$ e a!d 0etter (c%ool(. 8ut a0ove all3 o1!er(%$p e!coura+e( (av$!+ a!d allo1( -a $l$e( to 0u$ld 1ealt%.

Ta(: 1 Analyse the paragraph and complete the table abo$e with the corresponding function of each sentence. "hoose from the list below. Support$!+ po$!t 1 ;Ar+u e!t 1) E'a ple Support$!+ po$!t 2 ;Ar+u e!t 2) Top$c (e!te!ce Rea(o! Support$!+ po$!t " ;Ar+u e!t ") Ta(: 2 %dentify the topic and the controlling idea of the topic sentence in the abo$e paragraph. Ta(: " &nderline the words and phrases used to lin' the sentences together. Ta(: & (hich phrase is used to lin' this paragraph to the one before) WRITING .RACTICE Ta(: 1 (rite two topic sentences for each of the following topics* Mo0$le p%o!e( Advert$($!+ Stud#$!+ $! t%e U< =ou!+ e!trepre!eur( $! > cou!tr# Ta(: 2 "hoose one of the topics and write a complete paragraph. /OMEWOR< Ta(: 1 &se the notes below to complete a paragraph of an essay with the title* +,igh rates of home ownership are bad for the economy - .iscuss/. ? It $( cla$ ed t%at $!crea(e( $! rate o- %o e o1!er(%$p lead to u!e plo# e!t ? /o e o1!er(%$p appear( to a:e people ore relucta!t to ove to -$!d 1or: ? e.+. Spa$! ;%$+% o1!er(%$p @ %$+% u!e plo# e!t) v(. S1$tAerla!d ;lo1 o1!er(%$p @ lo1 u!e plo# e!t) ? T%eor# (t$ll co!trover($al B ot%er -actor( %ave 0ee! propo(ed e.+. l$Cu$d$t# o- %ou($!+ ar:et( ;%o1 ea(# to (ell %ou(e() Su++e(ted top$c (e!te!ce2 %t has been argued that rises in the rate of home ownership can increase the rate of unemployment. Ta(: 2 &se the notes below to write the next paragraph of the essay0 including a phrase lin'ing it to the pre$ious paragraph. ? Rece(($o! o- 2DD7?9 +ave (upport to t%eor# $! US (tate( ;e.+. Cal$-or!$a3 M$c%$+a! a!d Flor$da). ? T%e# %ad a4or %ou($!+ 0oo $! 199D(. ? A-ter rece(($o! rate o- %ou(e ov$!+ -ell (%arpl#. ? O!e -actor 1a( !u 0er o- %ou(e( $! !e+at$ve eCu$t#. ? /av$!+ !e+at$ve eCu$t# ea!( (ell$!+ %ou(e at lo((. ? /$+% rate( o- o1!er(%$p a# deepe! rece(($o! $- la0our $( ore (tat$c.
Sources 8a$le#3 S. ;2D11) Academic (riting for %nternational Students of 1usiness. Ne1 =or:2 Routled+e. O(%$ a3 A. E /o+ue3 A. ;2DD,) (riting Academic English. Ne1 =or:2 .ear(o! Educat$o! I!c.

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