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• Book review or article critique


  A specialized form of academic writing in which a reviewer evaluates the contribution to knowledge of scholarly works such as academic books and journal articles
• Book review or article critique

  • It is not simply a summary, but a critical assessment, analysis, or evaluation of a work
  • It involves critical thinking and recognizing arguments
  • It addresses a more specific audience and usually offers a critical response to a published scholarly work
  • It uses both proofs and logical reasoning to substantiate opinions
  • It processes ideas and theories, revisits and extends ideas in a specific field of study, and presents analytical responses
• A book review or article critique is different from a movie review that is written for a general audience and primarily aims to offer a persuasive opinion
• Book reviews must not be mistaken for book reports which focus on describing the plot, characters, or idea of a certain work
• Completing a book review or article critique means that you can pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of an article or book and that you can identify different perspectives
• Persuasive writing aims to convince the reader to adopt an opinion or a course of action
• Persuasive writing


  • Has a clear thesis on an issue
  • Uses sound reasoning
  • Uses powerful language
  • Presents detailed and relevant evidence and references
  • Presents alternatives and counter arguments
  • Uses clear organization
  • Provides a clear conclusion
  • Uses effective and error-free sentence structures
• A persuasive essay or argumentative essay aims to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues
• Editorial


  Editorials state the opinion of the editors and publishers of news organizations and use the word 'we' because it represents the opinion of the staff
• Editorial column


  An editorial column expresses the opinion of one author, called a columnist, and does not use 'we' but 'I'
• Letters to the editor


  Letters to the editor are letters sent to print and Internet publications to express opinions in response to previously published articles
• Op-ed


  An op-ed (opposite editorial) piece is an essay that tries to convince readers to agree with the writer's views on an issue
• Reviews


  Reviews evaluate items and activities, such as books and movies from the writer's point of view
• Advertisements


  Advertisements are paid announcements that try to convince people to buy something or sometimes to do something
• Propaganda


  Propaganda uses emotional appeals and often biased, false, or misleading information to persuade people to think or act in a certain way
• Research Report


  • Has a thesis statement that identifies the major research topic
  • Uses a variety of information from multiple reliable, relevant, and accurate sources
  • Includes facts, details, examples, quotations, and explanations to support the conclusions
  • Presents clear presentation of summary of findings
  • Includes a bibliography and citations
  • Uses effective and error-free sentence structures
• The thesis statement is the sentence that states the main idea of a writing assignment and helps control the ideas within the paper
• Thesis statement


  It has 3 main parts: the limited subject, the precise opinion, and the blueprint of reasons
• Forms of Research Writing


  • Experiment Journals and Lab Reports
  • I-Search Reports
  • Scientific Reports
  • Historical Reports
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• Forms of Research Writing


  Research reports and documented essays present information and analysis about a topic that the writer has studied
• Thesis statement


  A clear statement that the research writing starts with
• Documented essays


  Less formal research writing that show the source of every fact, quote, or borrowed idea in parentheses
• Forms of Research Writing


  • Experiment Journals and Lab Reports
  • I-Search Reports
  • Scientific Reports
  • Historical Reports
  • Health Reports
  • Theses and Dissertation
• Experiment journals and lab reports


  Focus on the purposes, procedures, and results of a laboratory experiment
• 1. Search reports


  Blend informational and personal writing, telling the story of the writer's research and investigation, the dead ends and small victories, and the results of the research
• Scientific reports


  Analyze information and data concerning a scientific issue or problem
• Historical reports


  Give in-depth information about a past event, focusing on narrow topics and may discuss cause and effect
• Health reports


  Present the latest information, data, and research about a specific disease or health-related issue
• Theses and dissertations


  Research papers in pursuit of a masters or doctorate degree, usually composed of five chapters: I. Introduction, II. Review of Related Literature, III. Methodology, IV. Results and Discussion, V. Conclusion and Recommendation
• Project Proposal


  A document written for problem solving, service provision, event planning, or equipment selling, generally used to convince the reader to do what the proposal suggests
• Purposes of proposals


  • Convince the reader to buy goods or services
  • Fund a project
  • Implement a program
• Proposals


  Used for internal (within an organization) and external (from one organization to another) purposes, ways of generating income for companies or seeking funding for projects
• Effective proposal


  • Clearly answers questions about what is being proposed, how the plan will be carried out, when it will be implemented, and how much money will be needed or spent
  • Highlights reader benefits
  • Proves the writer's credibility in carrying out the project
  • Allows the reader to respond easily
• As a student, you have been familiarized with writing proposals - maybe even without you knowing it. Whenever you envision, plan, and complete a project for your science class or your club outreach, you are thinking about fulfilling a need for something. This process may involve writing a paper or doing a presentation in front of an audience to get their approval
• Guidelines in Writing the Proposal


  • Gathering the Data
  • Organizing the Data
  • Writing the Proposal
  • Revising the Proposal
• Informal proposal


  About 2-4 pages long
• Formal proposal


  5 or more pages long
• Standard parts of a proposal


  • Introduction
  • Project Description
• Rationale


  Identifies the problem to be addressed and shows the need to solve it