chapter 11 college writing

writers

are continually challenged by the need to establish their purpose and to make a clear and specific assertion of it. To reach that assertion, you must engage in a prolonged process of inquiry aided by a well-formulated question

academic thesis

conveys a significant fresh perspective

academic thesis

demonstrates an awareness of the reader's assumptions and anticipates possible counterarguments

thesis

encompasses all of the information writers use to further their arguments

Readers

expect academic writers to take a clear; specific, logical stand on an issue, and they evaluate how writers support their claims and anticipate counterarguments.

academic writing

explores complex issues that grow out of relevant, timely conversations in which something is at stake

4 models

that may help you organize the information you gather in response to the question guiding your inquiry

thesis

what is the logical stand?

issue based questions

writers use ______________ to read, learn, and develop a thesis throughout the process of writing

Examples of The Correcting Misinterpretations Model

Although scholars have addressed curriculum to explain low achievement in schools, they have failed to fully appreciate the impact of limited resources to fund up to date textbooks, quality teachers, and computers. Therefore, reform in schools must focus on economic need as well as curriculum

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Do writers first come up their thesis and then write their essays?

illustrations and examples

The _____________ and _____________ that a writer includes must relate to and support the thesis.

working thesis

The question serves as a tool for inquiry that will help you formulate your

The correcting misinterpretations model

This model is used to correct writers whose arguments you believe have misconstrued one or more important aspects of an issue

working thesis

Your first attempt at an assertion of your position

academic thesis

acknowledges points of view that differ from the writer's own, reflecting the complexity of the issue

thesis

an assertion that academic writers make at the beginning of what they write and then support with evidence throughout their essay

thesis

it is not simply a single assertion at the beginning of an essay

academic thesis

makes an assertion that is clearly defined, focused, and supported reflects an awareness of the conversation from which the writer has taken up the issue is placed at the beginning of the essay

Academic writer

reads as a writer to understand the issues, situations, and questions that lead other writers to make claims

academic thesis

runs through every paragraph like the skewer in a shish kebab

thesis

runs through every paragraph, holding the paragraph together

thesis

serves as a signpost throughout an essay, reminding readers what the argument is and why the writer has included evidence, (examples), illustrations, quotations (relevant to that argument)