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Nature and Purposes of Writing
(Writing to inform, explain…
Nature and Purposes of Writing
(Writing to inform, explain and describe)
Secondary Sources
Meaning
Sources that describe, summarize, or discuss information or details originally presented in another source
Is written for a broad audience and will include definitions of discipline specific terms, history relating to the topic, significant theories and principles, and summaries of a topic
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Examples
Publications: such as textbooks, magazine articles, book reviews, commentaries, encyclopedias, almanacs
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Primary Sources
Examples
Empirical Scholarly: Studies, Clinical Repot, Dissertations, Research Articles
Creative Works: Poetry, Music, Video, Photography
Original documents: Diaries, Speeches, Manuscripts, Letters, Records, Interviews and more
Meaning
First-hand information, meaning that you are reading the author’s own account on a specific topic or event that s/he participated in.
Purposes
Analytical purpose
To investigate causes, examine effects, evaluate effectiveness, find solutions in various ideas and analyse other's arguments
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Persuasive purpose
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To persuade audience to understand the other side of the argument in order to support a new belief or idea
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