Introducti

on
Writing
Paragraph
Tackling
Essay
Questions
Creative
Writing
Bibliograp
hies and
Plagiarism
Screening
Useful
Resources
Describing
Visual Data

Introductio
n
Writing
Paragraph
Tackling
Essay
Questions
Creative
Writing
Bibliograp
hies and
Plagiarism
Screening
Useful
Resources
Describing
Visual Data

Introduction
In order to write good
essays, one must know
the techniques of
developing paragraphs

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Writing Paragraph
A paragraph is a group
of sentences that is
self-contained
It focuses on a
particular idea to
develop the topic
It has a topic
sentence, supporting

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A topic sentence is a
general statement
about a topic
Supporting sentence
(s) support the topic
sentence by providing
more details about the
topic
Concluding sentence

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There are three reasons why

Canada is one
of the best countries in the
world. First,
Canada has an excellent health
care system.
All Canadians have access to
medical
services at a reasonable price.
Second,
Canada has a high standard of
education.
Students are taught by well-trained
teachers and are encouraged to

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Developing topic
sentence

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Tackling essay
questions
Write according
to
what the question
wants

- Read and understand the

question
- Interpret the question
correctly by looking at the
keyword

Write down the facts

using an outline as a

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Creative Writing
No specific rules
Can be fiction, poetry ot r
non-fiction
Written to:
- keep records of significant
experience
- share experience with
others
- free individual expression

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Able to express
yourself better

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Find your own

style

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Bibliographies
A list of writings with time
and place of publication n
preparing a document
any borrowed ideas from
sources such as books,
journals, films should be
given credit
2 popular ways of writing
bibliographies:
- MLA (Modern Language
Association)

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These citation style include

- In-text cittaio
- Works cited page

In-text citation is to
document the sources
within your paper for
immediate viewing
Work cited page refers to
the last page of your paper
that list all the sources you
cited.

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In-text citation
As Smith (1993) stated, "magazines for
The general public generally have less
Reliable evidence than scholarly or
Professional journals" (p. 2).

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Work cited page

Segal, N. L. (1999). Entwined lives:
Twins and what they tell us about
human behavior. New York: Dutton
Boeckmann, R. J., & Turpin-Petrosino,
C. (2002). Understanding the harm
of hate crime. The Journal of Social
Issues, 58, 207-225

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Plagiarism
Stealing someone else s
ideas or words and
claimingthem your own
Plagiarism can be avoided
by:
- citing sources by giving necessary
information about the author (refer
to slide 13 & 14)

Do not:
- copy and paste information
without proper citation

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Screening
Read the prcis
(summary
resources

of abstract in own word) or

abstract (summary by
author) to get the overview
of material
Read the book introduction
by looking at the:
- topic sentence
- supporting details
- preview or scope

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Describing visual
Familiarise yourself with
the
data
words used to describe or
interpret charts and graphs:
-

decline
peak
soar
fluctuate
decrease
level out
rise
fall

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