University Academic Writing for International Students: A Usage-based Approach
About This Book
Unique Characteristics of the Narrative Essay Seth French Telling a Story vs. Exploring a Topic Most essays you have written up to this point in your academic career have likely introduced you to a certain topic and then asked you to explore that topic with three or more main points/examples/arguments. The narrative essay, in contrast, requires you to tell a story in order to communicate the specific message related to your writing topic. While there is certainly nothing wrong with other types o
| Category | humanities |
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| Subject | Writing and editing guides, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching and learning material and coursework, For higher / tertiary / university education, Usage and grammar guides |
| Year | 2023 |
| Authors | |
| Chapters | 24 |
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| Price | |
| Institution | Oklahoma State University |
| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- Unique Characteristics of the Narrative Essay
- The Impact of the Thesis
- Outcomes and Resources
- Sample Narrative Essays
- Writing from Readings: Definitions and Examples
- Writing from Data
- Engaging in Discussions about Controversial Issues
- The Thesis Statement in a Persuasive Text
- Examples and Exercises
- What to Consider When Writing an Email to a Professor?
- Cultural Context
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- The Case of Wikipedia
- Sources in a ProQuest Database
- Answer Key
- The Purpose of Summaries
- The Moves of Writing Summaries
- Exercises and Resources
- Transitions: Answer Key
- Although as a Transitional Device
- Presenting Examples with ‘such as’ and ‘for example’
- ‘such as’
- ‘For example’: Introducing a Sentence
- Summary Exercise: ‘For example’ or ‘such as’?