What is a structure?

Introduction - WHY DO YOU WANT TO STUDY

THE PROBLEM?
- How the ideas, facts, and other
information within a written text are Methods - WHAT INSTRUMENT DID YOU USE?
organized make up the text structure.
Results - WHAT ARE YOUR FINDINGS?
- This particular strategy makes one
understand that a text might present the And
central idea as well as the details
Discussion - WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE
What is an Academic Text? RESULTS
- a formal, objective, and specialized piece WEEK 2
of writing that is based on facts and
written by a professional in a specific An academic text is a written language that
field provides information, which contain ideas and
concepts that are related to the particular
Academic texts are formal writings that discipline.
communicate ideas logically and systematically
Structure
Example
- The basic structure that is used by an
Research article academic text is consist of three (3) parts
introduction, body, and conclusion
Expository Essay
which is formal and logical.
Thesis Introduction - enables the reader to follow the
argument and navigate the text.
PARTS OF ACADEMIC
Tone
TEXT STRUCTURE
- This refers to the attitude conveyed in a
Introduction - PROVIDES BACKGROUND,
piece of writing.
CONTEXT, AND THESIS STATEMENT
Language
Body - Presents arguments supported by
evidence and analysis. - It is important to use unambiguous
language.
- Aims to discuss the topic elaborately
- Clear topic sentences enable a reader to
Contains the major points to explain the
follow your line of thinking without
topic
difficulty
Conclusion - Summarizes key points and
Citation
reinforces the thesis.
- It is essential to always acknowledge the
- Closes the essay usually has closing
source of any ideas
statement. could be a qoute, questions
Complexity
IMRAD
- An academic text addresses complex
is typically used in scientific and academic
issues that require higher-order thinking
writing, particularly for presenting original
skills to comprehend
research
Evidence-based Arguments - -It is the responsibility of the writer in
English to make it clear to the reader
- opinions are based on a sound
how the various parts of the text are
understanding of the pertinent body of
related.
knowledge and academic debates that
exist within Accurate

Thesis-driven - Most subjects have words with narrow

specific meanings
- The starting point of an academic text
is a particular perspective Hedging
- idea or position applied to the chosen
- r the strength of the claims you are
research problem
making.
Features of Academic Text :
Responsible
 Objectivity
- You must be responsible for and must
 Precision
be able to provide evidence and
 explicitness of relationships between
justification for any claims you make
ideas
 accurate and responsibility to evidence Organize
claims.
- Well-organized
Complex
Plan
- Written language has no longer words
- it is lexically more varied vocabulary. - Well-planned. -It usually takes place
- Written texts are shorter and the Well- after research and evaluation,
planned. -It usually takes place after according to specific purpose and plan.
research and evaluation, according to Purposes in Reading an Academic Text
specific purpose and plan. Language
has more grammatical complexity 1.To locate a main idea;

Formal 2.To scan for information;

- Should avoid colloquial words and 3.To identify gaps in existing studies;
- expressions. 4.To connect new ideas to existing ones
Precise Social language
- Facts are given accurately and precisely - is the set of vocabulary that allows us
Objective to communicate with others in the
context of regular daily conversations
- has fewer words that emphasize on the
information you want to give and the Objective
arguments you want to make - mostly - This means it is unbiased. It should be
use nouns (adjectives), rather than based on facts and evidence and are
verbs (adverbs) not influenced by personal feeling
Explicit
Impersonal - This technique helps students summarize
events in chronological order.
l -This involves avoiding the personal pronouns
‘I’ and ‘ we ’ . * Give Me the Gist.

WEEK 3 This type of techniques is like giving a friend

the gist of a story. In other words, they want a
Summarizing is how we take larger selections
summary – not a retelling of every detail.
of text and reduce them to their bare
essentials:

Webster's calls a summary the "general idea in WEEK 4

brief form"; it's the distillation, condensation,
What is a Thesis statement?
or reduction of a larger work into its primary
notions. - A thesis statement is the main idea or
point of an informational text.
BASIC RULES :
- the thesis statement provides direction
 Erase things that don’t matter or purpose to the text
 Erase things that repeat. - It is the central idea of a text
 Trade, general terms for specific names - A thesis statement is a point you want
 Use your own words to write the to argue/support in an essay.
summary.

TECHNIQUES :
Explicit thesis statement
 Somebody Wanted But So. The
- Means straightforward
strategy helps students generalize,
- Usually located at the end of the
recognize cause and effect
introduction
relationships, and find main ideas.
 SAAC Method. This method is Implicit thesis statement
particularly helpful in summarizing any
kind of text. - It is not written in the text.
- SAAC is an acronym for “State, - The readers will have to formulate
Assign, Action, Complete.” Each word the thesis statement based on their
in the acronym refers to a specific understanding of the text.
element that should be included in the 3 Parts of a thesis statement
summary.
- Topic – Subject
* 5 W's, 1 H. This technique relies on six - Position – Stands
crucial questions - Reasons /Explanations about your
- who, what, when where, why, and how. position about the topic
These questions make it easy to identify the
main character, important details, and main
idea. A thesis statement should be:

* First Then Finally - Direct and limited in scope

 - Arguable: people can agree or disagree
with assertion/opinion.
- Supportable: There are evidences to
support the assertion/opinion.

Strategies in writing thesis statement.

- State the topic or present your

argument
- Summarize the main idea of each of
your details.
- Write a thesis statement in one or two
sentences.

Different type of thesis statement

 explanatory
 argumentative
 analytical

Explanatory thesis statement

An explanatory thesis statement is based on

factual information. An explanatory thesis
statement is also known as an expository
thesis statement.

Argumentative thesis statement

An argumentative thesis statement enables

the writer to take a position about the subject,
of his/her academic essay or article

Analytical thesis statement

An analytical thesis statement analyzes, or

breaks down, an issue or idea into its different
parts. Then, it evaluates the topic and clearly
presents the order of the analysis to the reader.

-A strong thesis statement justifies discussion

and expresses one main idea. It is specific and
narrows the subject to a specific topic.