MASTERY

• Purpose


  A person's ground for why he does something
• Purpose in writing


  • It should be the writer's primary obligation
  • It will dictate the content, mechanics, tone, vocabulary, and the structure of the text
• Before writing


  1. Identify why am I writing

  2. What do I want to achieve after writing

  3. What are my competencies and limitations in writing

  4. Who are my target or intended audience/readers
• After writing


  1. Have I achieved my predefined goal in writing

  2. Does my text satisfy the objectives I have set

  3. Are my words appropriate to my purpose

  4. Have my intended readers found my text applicable to their purpose in reading
• Purposes in writing


  • Literary purposes
  • Academic purposes
  • Professional purposes
• Review paper


  Aims on providing a brief recap or summary of a subject matter or a text read
• Review


  Presents the readers with a "review" and highlights the necessary information present in the original text or the topic
• Book review


  Looks into a book and analyzes its content, style, and literary value
• Approaches in Critiquing a book or literary work


  • The book vs. itself
  • The book vs. its author
  • The book vs. another book
  • The book vs. the society where it belongs
• Questions to guide writing a book review


  • What was the story about?
  • Who were the main characters?
  • Were the characters credible or realistic?
  • What did the main characters do in the story that contributed to the conflict in the story?
  • What is the conflict in the story?
  • Could you relate to any of the characters in the story?
  • Do you like the story?
  • What is your favorite part of the story?
  • If you were to write the ending of the story, how would you do it?
  • Would you recommend this story to others? Why or why not?
• Ways to write the body of a book review


  • A holistic review
  • A chapter-by-chapter review
• Article review


  A more formal version of a literature review for it tackles academic articles rather than literary selections
• Article review


  Briefly summarizes journal articles in print or online and analytically critiques its content according to its educational contribution
• Conventional format for writing an article review


  • Introduction
  • Body
  • Conclusion
• Proposal


  An outline of an event or project that you intend to carry out, seeking approval from the right personnel and telling them what the project is, why it is important, and how it will be carried out
• Project proposal


  Also called a concept paper
• Parts of a Project Proposal


  • Project Title
  • Objectives
  • Methods
  • Resources Needed
  • Contact
• Research report


  Presents a research, discovery, or breakthrough in the academic or corporate world, often dealing with topics surrounding the fields of natural sciences, liberal arts, political science, technology, and engineering
• Parts of a Research Report


  • Title
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Conclusions
  • Literature Cited
• Position paper


  Written for the intention of presenting a personal but objective stand on an issue
• Components of an effective position paper


  • Well-defined issue
  • Clear personal position about the issue
  • Convincing argument
  • Reasonable tone
• Types of evidence to include in a position paper


  • Facts
  • Statistics
  • Experience
  • Valid Opinion
• Inductive reasoning


  Starts with specific details, presents numerous claims and reasoning first, then synthesizes them to state the author's claim
• Deductive reasoning


  Starts with general ideas to reach specific conclusions, presents the writer's claim first followed by supporting and confirming claims