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1、Chapter6WritingEssaysWeek14PatternsofEssayDevelopmentDescriptionNarrationExpositionArgumentationDescriptionDescriptionisaverbalpictureofaperson,place,orthing.NarrationNarrationisanaccountofsomethingthathappened.ExpositionExamplesProcessDefinitionInexposition
2、,thewriterexplainsacertainsubject.Patternsofexpositioninclude:ComparisonandcontrastClassificationCauseandeffectArgumentationInargumentation,awriterattemptstosupportacontroversialpoint,ordefendapositiononwhichthereisdifferenceofopinion.TwoPointstoRemember1)Wh
3、ilemanyessaysinvolveonepredominantpattern,mostmakeuseofmorethanonepattern.2)Mostessaysinvolvesomeformofargumentation;thatis,theyattempttoconvincethereaderthatapointisvalid.DISCUSSIONImportantConsiderationsUnderstandingthelengthandnatureoftheassignmentKnowing
4、yoursubjectKnowingyourpurposeandaudienceDeterminingyourpointofviewUsingpeerreviewDoingapersonalreviewTheLengthandNatureoftheAssignmentWhatkindofpaperdoestheinstructorhaveinmind?Researchsummary?Originalwork?Somethingelse?Howlongshouldthepaperbe?SubjectofthePa
5、perTrytowriteonsomethingthatinterestsyou--ifpossible,makeitasubjectyoualreadyknowsomethingabout.PurposeMostwritinghasoneofthreepurposes:toinform,topersuade,ortoentertain.Inordertoachieveyourpurpose,youwillneedtoknowyouraudience.AudienceYourinstructorandclass
6、matesstandinforageneralaudience:educatedadultreaders.Youwillneedtopracticewritingformorespecificaudiences,aswell–anemployer,achildrengroup,themayor,etc.PointofView1)First-personapproach(IlikecomfortwhenI’mcamping.)Mostcommoninnarrativeessays.2)Second-persona
7、pproach(First,findyourflashlight.)Generallyappropriateonlyforgivinginstructionsanddirectexplanations,asinprocessessays.3)Third-personapproach(Thecamperfoundhisflashlight.)Mostcommoninacademicwriting.PeerReviewIdentification:Onasheetofpaper,writetheauthor’sna
8、meandthetitleofthepaperyouread.ScratchOutline:“X-ray”thepaperforitsinnerlogicbymakingascratchoutline.CommentsWheredidthepaper“snag”?Suggestwaystofixproblems.Arethereproblemswithsupport,unity,oro
