rws L9-10 (P-F)

• Textual Evidence


  Details given by the author in order to support his/her claim. It reveals the position of the writer and makes the reading more interesting. Evidence are details that strengthen, add variety or weight to any argument.
• Paraphrasing


  To state something written or spoken in different words, especially in a shorter and simpler form to make the meaning clearer
• Summarizing


  To express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form
• Referencing


  How you acknowledge the source of the information you have used (referred to) in your work
• Quoting


  To reproduce what someone else has previously expressed
• Assertion


  An opinion or a claim. Authors make assertions in the text they write. The questions are: Are they valid? Are they believable? Are they trustworthy?
• Types of Assertion


  • Fact
  • Convention
  • Opinion
  • Preference
• Fact: Pieces of evidence that come in the form of narratives on experiences, testimonies, observations, artifacts or results of research
• Convention: Generally accepted practices that have existed for a long time already. This refers to law, morals, customs, rules, traditions, etc.
• Opinion: Based on someone's belief or perception of something
• Preference: Ideas that are accepted only by an individual
• Assertion: An opinion or a claim. They either appear as facts or opinions
• Summarizing: To express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form
• Quoting: To reproduce what someone else has previously expressed
• Referencing: How you acknowledge the source of the information you have used in your work
• Paraphrasing: To state something written or spoken in different words, especially in a shorter and simpler form to make the meaning clearer