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Critical Reasoning and Academic Literacy
Lesson 1: Narration vs. Classification
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
four major types
Essays
Reports
Annotated bibliographies
Literature reviews
general structure/format
Rhetorical modes
different styles, tools and techniques that we use to
communicate our message effectively.
We select modes based on our aim or the communicative purpose of the piece
that we are writing
A good assignment combines a variety of modes depending on the purpose of the
different parts of the assignment
9 Modes
Narration
tell stories
factual story
fictional story
Illustration
show or demonstrate something clearly
the controlling idea of an essay is called a thesis
A writer can use different types of evidence to support his or her thesis
You want the evidence to help the reader “see” your point
The stronger your evidence is, the more clearly the reader will consider your point
The Structure of an Illustration Essay
Description
sensory details
try to focus on the five senses
Once you have chosen the person, place, or object you want to describe, your challenge is to write an effective thesis statement to guide your essay.
Classification
The purpose
to break down broad subjects into smaller, more manageable, more specific parts
The Structure
Process analysis
Definition
Comparison and contrast
Cause and effect
Persuasion
Transition words and phrases
OVERVIEW
Arguments, Premises and Conclusions
indicators
are words and phrases that provides clues that premises and conclusions are put forward
No indicators
ARGUMENTS
How to test?
A group of 2/3 arguments
One of those statements (conclusion) is claimed or intended to be proved or supported by the others (premises)
PREMISES
Indicators
Since, for, as much as, seeing that, in view of the fact that, judging from, because, given that, considering that, as, on account of, as indicated by,..
CONCLUSIONS
Indicators
therefore, hence, so, it follows that, wherefore, as a result, this being so, thus, that is why, consequently, accordingly, for this reason, which show that, this implies that, in light of this, we may infer that,..
