Eona Karyll

• Explicit claims


  Claims that are actually stated in the text
• Implicit claims


  Claims that need to be inferred from the text
• Claim


  A statement that is not considered accepted by all, may be unverified or controversial
• Kinds of Claims


  • Claims of Fact - statements that can be verified
  • Claims of Value - evaluative statements about what is good or bad
  • Claims of Policy - statements about what should be, usually related to solving societal problems
• Hypertext


  The structure of texts that are interconnected through links or nodes, allowing the reader to jump from one text to another with a single click
• Intertext


  A form of text that is used to express ideas and meanings through the use of references and metaphors
• Intertextuality


  Putting a text in relation to another text, usually through direct quotes or references
• Evaluative statement


  Giving a better explanation to show the strengths and weaknesses of something through writing, presenting a value judgement based on a set of criteria
• Formulating an Evaluative Statement


  1. Formulating assertions about the content

  2. Formulating a meaningful counterclaim in response to a claim
• Strengths of a Text

  • Helpfulness of the text to people
  • Quality of the information cited
  • Conciseness
  • Grammatical and mechanical correctness
• Weaknesses of a Text

  • Unsupported claims
  • Doubtful sources
  • Logical fallacies
  • Incomplete information
  • Grammatical and mechanical errors
• Assertion


  An opinion or a claim
• Textual evidence


  Information from a fiction or nonfiction text that is used to support an inference, claim, opinion, or answer
• Academic writing


  Writing used in the academe, with the main objective to inform or explain, can also be used to persuade or instruct, uses formal language
• Professional writing


  Also called workplace writing, can be used to inform, instruct, persuade, or entertain, uses formal or informal language depending on the purpose
• Types of Purposes in Writing

  • To Inform - conveying information
  • To Instruct - writing how-tos, recipes, processes
  • To Persuade - getting readers to agree with an idea or opinion
  • To Entertain - making a piece of text amusing
• Features and Considerations in Academic Writing


  • Book Review or Article Critique - introduction, body, conclusion
  • Literature Review - Chronological, Thematic, Broad Topic
  • Research Report
  • Project Proposal