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• Narration


  Concerned about what happens-to whom, where it happened, when it happened, and so what
• Types of narrative discourses


  • Incident
  • Anecdote
  • Autobiography
  • Short story
  • Novel
  • History
  • Myth
  • Legend
  • Fairy tale
  • Fantasy
  • Science fiction
• First person point of view


  A literary style in which the narrator tells a story about him or herself
• Second person point of view


  A literary style in which the narrator tells a story about "you"
• Third person point of view


  A literary style in which the narrator tells a story about a variety of characters
• Third person omniscient


  The narrator knows everything about the characters' thoughts and feelings
• Third person limited


  A limited omniscient point of view has the narrator spending most of their time on one character, though they're still in the third person
• Description


  • Makes the most of the five senses-what you see, hear, taste, smell, and feel
  • A powerful description enriches on experience
  • To be effective, a description has to be clear and alive. There should be careful selection of details, accurate choice of words, proper order or details that lead to dominant impression or mood
• Description examples


  • Her last smile to me wasn't a sunset. It was an eclipse, the last eclipse, noon dying away to darkness where there would be no dawn.
  • My dog's fur felt like silk against my skin and her black coloring shone, absorbing the sunlight and reflecting it back like a pure, dark mirror.
• Definition


  • Explains a concept, term or subject
  • Its main purpose is to tell what something is
• Parts of a definition


  • The term, concept, or subject to be defined
  • The general class to which it belongs
  • The characteristics that differentiate it from the other members of the class
• Ways of defining


  • By characteristics or features
  • By function
  • By what it is not
  • By what it is similar to
  • By example
  • By its origins
  • By its effect
• Exemplification


  Uses one or more particular cases, or examples, to illustrate or explain a general point or an abstract concept
• Classification


  Refers to the act of categorizing something or someone into a certain group or system based on certain characteristics
• Exemplification and classification


  • Be sure to choose opt examples that support your idea
  • The illustration should not overshadow the concept of the essay
  • The examples should be properly introduced
  • Base your categories on a single principle
  • Explain that to your reader
  • Strive for originality
• Comparison and contrast


  The writer looks for similarities and differences between two things or persons
• Comparison and contrast


  • Be fair and balanced with the treatment of the composed or contrasted items
  • Use expressions of comparisons such as "like", "similar to" and "the same as" and contrasting terms like "unlike" and "dissimilar"
  • Compare and contrast your subjects are on important parts rather than on trivial parts
• Cause and effect


  • The writer looks for a cause, evaluates it and determines its validity
  • The writer also analyzes effect by separating it and relating it to consequences
• Problem-solution


  A problem in general is an unsatisfactory situation that causes troubles or difficulties. Therefore it needs a solution, a way to deal ith the situation so that the troubles or difficulties are removed
• Persuasion


  Intends to convince readers to do or believe in something
• Techniques when persuading someone


  • Using evidence
  • Give examples
  • Attacking an opposing view
• Explicit claim


  Describes information that is stated directly and clearly, without any question about the meaning
• Explicit claim example


  • Today is a sunny day
• Implicit claim


  Describes some information that a person hints at but doesn't say directly
• Implicit claim example


  • The weather forced me to apply some sunscreen and grabbed my umbrella
• Types of claims


  • Claim of fact
  • Claim of value
  • Claim of policy
• Claim


  A statement that asserts something to be true. It can be factual or a judgment. It can work on their own or in conjunction with other claims to form a larger argument
• Claim of fact


  Centers on debates about subjects we believe to be true or not. It makes an assertion about something that can be proved or disproved with factual evidence
• Claim of value


  Argues that something is good or bad, or that one thing is better than another thing
• Claim of policy


  Asserts that something should or should not be done by someone about something
• Literature review


  A survey of scholarly sources on a specific topic. It provides an overview of current knowledge, allowing you to identify relevant theories, methods, and gaps in the existing research that you can later apply to your paper, thesis or dissertation topic
• Steps to writing a literature review


  • Search for relevant literature
  • Evaluate sources
  • Identify themes, debates, and gaps
  • Outline the structure
  • Write your literature review
• Purpose of literature review


  • Demonstrate your familiarity with the topic and its scholarly content
  • Develop a theoretical framework and methodology for your research
  • Position your work in relation to other researchers and theorists
  • Show how your research addresses a gap or contributes to a debate
  • Evaluate the current state of research and demonstrate your knowledge of the scholarly debates around your topic
• Cite your sources!
• Citation styles


  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Modern Language Association (MLA)
  • Chicago/Turabian Style
• APA style


  Emphasizes the author(s) and publication date of a source. Used for education, psychology, and sciences
• MLA style


  Standardizes the way scholars document their sources and format their papers. Mostly used in humanities
• Chicago/Turabian style


  Primarily intended as a style guide for published works rather than class papers. Used in business, history, and fine arts
• Chicago/Turabian citation types


  • Author-Date
  • Notes-Bibliography
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