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The Art and Architecture of Academic Writing
Patricia Prinz and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
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231] 2021
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Chapter 6
Compare/Contrast and Cause/Effect
Article outline
A.
Compare and contrast
1.
Examining compare/contrast
2.
Compare/contrast thesis statements
3.
The architecture of a compare/contrast essay
a.
Body paragraphs
Point-by-point: Comparison or contrast
Subject-by-subject: Comparison or contrast
b.
Discourse connectors for compare/contrast
Practice: Reading to write—analyzing comparison
B.
AWARE writing: Compare/contrast essay
1.
AWARE: Arranging to write
a.
Practice: Reading to write—Using a T chart to outline the main ideas
a.
A Venn diagram for generating ideas for a contrast essay on marriage
b.
Practice: Developing a working thesis and a point-by-point outline
2.
AWARE: Writing
Practice: Using a T chart to draft body paragraphs
Practice: Analyzing a body paragraph for contrast
3.
AWARE: Assessing
a.
Assessing strategy: Evaluating the evidence
b.
Assessing strategy: Evaluating the thesis statement
c.
From working thesis to thesis statement
4.
AWARE: Revising
a.
Revising strategy: Sharpening the writer’s voice with precise vocabulary
Practice: Precise vocabulary
b.
Revising checklist
5.
AWARE: Editing
a.
Commonly confused words in English
b.
Editing checklist
C.
Expanding language: Comma splices
Practice: Comma splices
D.
Cause and effect
1.
Examining cause and effect
2.
The architecture of cause and effect
a.
Examining multiple effects: Thesis statements and body paragraphs
b.
Discourse connectors for effect
Practice: Reading to write—body paragraph for multiple effects
Practice: Discourse connectors
c.
Examining multiple causes: Thesis statements and body paragraphs
Thesis statement: The cumulative effects of light pollution disrupt the human sleep cycle.
Practice: Reading to write—body paragraphs for multiple cause
d.
Causal language
Practice: causal language
E.
AWARE writing: Cause and effect
1.
Arranging to write: Cause and effect
a.
Developing a working thesis
b.
Graphic organizers for cause and effect essay
Graphic outline for single cause with multiple effects
Graphic outline for single effect with multiple causes
2.
AWARE writing: Cause and effect
3.
AWARE: Assessing
4.
AWARE: Revising
Revising checklist
5.
AWARE: Editing
Editing Checklist