Academic Writing
Writing paragraphs: Test
1. Topic Sentences
Read the following text. Identify the topic sentence in each paragraph. Show your answers to someone. If you are in one of my classes, e-mail the answers to me. Text
2. Topic Sentences
Go to your library and find an interesting textbook. Copy out some of the paragraphs and identify the topic sentences. Show your answers to someone. If you are in one of my classes, e-mail the paragraphs and the answers to me.
3. Flow of information in paragraphs
Read the following text. Draw a diagram to illustrate the flow of information in the paragraphs. Show your answers to someone. If you are in one of my classes, e-mail the paragraphs and your diagrams to me.
Nature of gases, liquids and solids |
4. Flow of information in paragraphs
Go to your library and find an interesting textbook. Copy out some of the paragraphs and draw a diagram to illustrate the flow of information in the paragraphs. Show your answers to someone. If you are in one of my classes, e-mail the paragraphs and your diagrams to me.
5. Signalling
Read the following text. Identify the signalling words in the paragraphs. Show your answers to someone. If you are in one of my classes, e-mail the words to me.
6. Signalling
Go to your library and find an interesting textbook. Copy out some of the paragraphs and identify the signalling words in the paragraphs. Show your answers to someone. If you are in one of my classes, e-mail the paragraphs to me, showing the signalling words.