Structured Paragraph Writing

ACADEMIC WRITING

-Structure of a well written Paragraph

                                                                                                

Parts of a paragraph

• The topic sentence

It states what you are writing about, what your subject is, which formula is followed to write an effective topic sentence. 

• The body

Supporting details and supporting arguments for your topic sentence.

• The closing sentence

 Remind the audience what you are writing about; keep them thinking. 

 Restate the topic sentence but in a different way.

WRITING SKILLS

To write a very clear paragraph you have to follow some rules:

• Indent that is to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph or skip a line. Don not use both of them. This rule has to do with the way the paragraph looks.

• One central idea in one paragraph.

• All other ideas come after the thesis statement. They must directly relate to the main topic.

• The length of the paragraph could be different.

• It is important to have lots of details. These details should explain why the topic is important to the overall idea of the essay. The reasons and the examples support what you are saying about the topic sentence.

• Use bridges. One idea in a sentence must be connected to the next one and this to the next. It creates flow.

• Key terms are used when you have to write about something specific. They can be used as many times as you need to but avoid repetition of words.

• End the paragraph with a very clear statement that the idea finish.

INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC WRITING

Types of assignments

• essays
• reports
• presentations
• reflective pieces
• summaries
• annotated bibliographies

Steps to a successful writing

• what's expected of you
• read you Module Handbook
• check the learning outcomes. Pay attention to titles.

Effective assignment

• try to include everything you have learned of the topic.
• make a plan.
• have the title in front of your work.
• look for writing fluency.
• link sentences.
• leave it and re-read it later
• make several drafts and edit
• read it aloud
• be objective about arguments

Process

• do not feel overwhelmed by academic writing
• take it as a process of learning

Works Cited

Engvid, Parts of a Paragraph - English Academic Introduction, Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCuExRE6N-4

Engvid, Writing Skills - The Paragraph, Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IFDuhdB2Hk

Edge Hill University, Introduction to Academic Writing, Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CelpkwseU5U

Tiva, Roxana

Areco, Yesica

Andrada, Gustavo

Metacognitive Analysis of "Writings and Writers are a must"

    Writing a text it is no as simple as it looks like. Specially if you do not know the purpose of it. That is why this was written in such as informal style.  

     There was not  much correction because it was made with little time in class. Paragraphs seems to be isolated without appropriate links to keep the focus of the reader. 

     There is no end to resume the main topic and give a conclusion neither in each particular paragraph nor in the end of the text. 

The main ideas are clear but are isolated by lack of cohesion. 

      Considering now where the text is going to be published and who will read it, I would consider a re-write in a more formal tone. Asking some pairs to check comprehensibility and amenity would be useful to corroborate the extent of the attempted result.

       This can not be done without going first through certain stages. All writers go through their own unique writing processes before they make their final drafts.

Before you start writing, you must think about what to write, or how to write. This is called Prewriting.

Now it is Writing time, at this stage, you don’t think about word-count, grammar, spelling and punctuation, you just write. 

Revising your work is about making big changes. You might remove whole sections, rewrite entire paragraphs, and add in information which you’ve realized the reader will need.The Editing stage, needs to be done after revising. Editing involves the close-up view of individual sentences and words.The final step of the writing process is Publishing.

    These five stages of the writing process are a framework for writing well and easily. 

    Follow this link for more useful information:  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tzII_esONyN5kx9BJKBw6e5oTzvrk4ak6ecgNu5OfY8/edit?usp=drive_web

 

 

Writing and Writers are a must

      For this subject it is essential to take out the writer hidden inside us. If that happends, we will be able to express in writen form, how we feel and think.
Lots of people prefer this way of expression instead of just talking to somebody.

      Sometimes I wonder what happened to me, because when I was young I loved writing everywhere, but specially in my diary; a little book where I wrote day after day many details about my routines and adventures.

      Nowadays, maybe because of the busy style of life we have, it is almost impossible to sit down, think a few minutes and write a paragraph or two what we are feeling. That is why I consider that written expression is one of the most important subjects. Not only because we practise our grammar, vocabulary, etc., but also because during the writing moments, we enter in that magic world of imagination and creativity.

      Like the old times.