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The Art and Architecture of Academic Writing
Patricia Prinz and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
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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