Chapter published in:
The Art and Architecture of Academic Writing
Patricia Prinz and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
[Not in series 231] 2021
► pp. 23–44

Chapter 2
The Architecture of Academic Writing

Article outline
  • A.Examining expository writing contexts
    • 1.The architecture of the expository essay
      • The building blocks of the expository essay
        • Introduction
        • Thesis statement
        • Body
        • Conclusion
    • 2.Expository thesis statements
      • Expository thesis and organizational patterns
        • Practice: Thesis statements and organizational patterns
    • 3.Body paragraphs and evidence
      • Practice: Reading to write—analyzing evidence in thesis-driven text (Science)
      • Practice: Evidence to support a thesis (Social Science)
  • B.Understanding an essay assignment
    • 1.Analyzing the instructions
      • Background information for the assignment
      • Directives
      • Informational directives
      • Interpretative directives
    • 2.Writing: Following the instructions for a writing assignment
      • 1.Instructions for a description assignment
      • 2.Instructions for a narrative recount assignment
  • C.Expanding language: Avoiding sentence fragments
    • 1.Sentence fragments: Subordinate phrases
      • a.Avoiding sentence fragments: Prepositional phrases
        • Practice: Avoiding fragments with prepositional phrases
      • b.Avoiding sentence fragments: Verbal phrases
        • Gerund phrases
        • Infinitive phrases
          • Practice: Avoiding fragments with verbal phrases
          • Practice: Recognizing and correcting sentence fragments