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INFORMATION TRANSFER : LINEAR & NON-LINEAR TEXTS

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INFORMATION TRANSFER : LINEAR & NON-LINEAR TEXTS

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SLIDE FOR COMPARE & CONTRAST ESSAY & CAUSE & EFFECT ESSAY

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SLIDE FOR COMPARE & CONTRAST ESSAY & CAUSE & EFFECT ESSAY

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A cause and effect essay looks at the reasons (or causes) for something, then discusses the results (or effects).
- You need to choose whether to write on cause or effects

Exercise:
1.  How have smartphones affected business practices?
2.  What causes social media sites to lose popularity?

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1. Contrast - examining of ways in which two or more persons, places or things are different.
2. Compare - examining of ways in which two or more persons, places or things are similar.

There are two ways of organizing your points:
a) block pattern
b) alternating pattern

Exercise:
1. Compare two computer games
2. Childhood vs Adulthood
3. Online vs Real Dating

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Comparison and contrast essay writing is not that simple but it can very easy if you understand the different ways on doing it. If you think that when doing a comparison and contrast essay writing, you would only list down all the similarities and differences of two particular things then you're wrong. There's more to it than that kind of simple, spontaneous writing.

Comparison and contrast essay writing is done with a plan. You call this an outline. Every kind of essay, not just the comparison and contrast essay, need to have an outline before it becomes a good essay piece. An outline allows you to organize your ideas so that you can present them in a clear and coherent manner.

While you make your outline, you have to think which style of arrangement you're going to use. There are two classic comparison and contrast essay writing style you: the block arrangement and the alternating arrangement. The two styles are further explained in the next two paragraphs.

Comparison and Contrast Essay Writing Style: Block Arrangement

In using the block arrangement, you're going to describe each of the two things you're comparing (object A and object B) in two separate paragraphs. You're going to make statements about object A to form a single paragraph. You do the same for object B in the next paragraph. While writing your paragraphs, make sure that every statement from your object A paragraph has a corresponding statement in your object B paragraph. In that way, although you're not directly comparing the two, the comparison can be easily identified by the readers coherently.

To further understand the block arrangement style, take a look at the following outline:

1. Introduction (object A is World War I and object B is World War II)

2. World War I

1. Reason

2. Countries Involved in the War

3. Outcome

3. World War II

1. Reason

2. Countries Involved in the War

3. Outcome

4. Conclusion

Comparison and Contrast Essay Writing Style: Alternating Arrangement

The second style of comparison and contrast essay writing is the alternating arrangement. This is also known as point by point arrangement. In this style, you're going to make a paragraph focusing on a particular area or category of discussion. On that paragraph, you're going to directly compare object A and object B. Just like how its name says, you're going to compare the two things "point by point."

Take a look at the outline below to further understand the alternating arrangement style for your comparison and contrast essay writing:

1. Introduction (object A is World War I and object B is World War II)

2. Reason for the War

3. Countries Involved in the War

4. Outcomes of the Wars

5. Conclusion

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Two Effective Ways on Comparison and Contrast Essay Writing

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Comparison and contrast essay writing is not that simple but it can very easy if you understand the different ways on doing it. If you think that when doing a comparison and contrast essay writing, you would only list down all the similarities and differences of two particular things then you're wrong.

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Go through the following thesis statements. Identify the error in each one and rewrite the thesis statement so that it is more cohesive.

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Identify the paraphrasing techniques in the tutorial below.

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Based on your assignment groups, select ONE text to summarize. Discuss with your group members on the main points that are needed in the summary.
POST YOUR WORK HERE.

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-Short account of the central ideas of a text

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Paraphrasing is the most important tool for sharing the research of others as relevant to your own study.  When you paraphrase, you state someone else’s idea in your own words.

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passive voice

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Resources page for passive voice

Notes on passive voice

Quizzes - multiple choice / short answer

Passives multiple choice quiz 1
Mulitple-choice quiz illustrating the difference between passive and active forms.

Passive or active? Wine making
Fifteen sentences describing the process of wine making. The user must choose either an active or passive form.

Use and forms of the passive voice
Ten-question multiple-choice quiz with feedback

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Advanced level passive voice quiz focusing on style, the position of new and given information in sentences and the choice of active or passive verbs.

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Should I Use Active or Passive Voice in a Research Paper?

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WHY use the passive voice in academic writing?

1. Often in academic writing, we don't want to focus on who is doing an action, but on who is receiving or experiencing the action. The passive voice is thus extremely useful in academic writing because it allows writers to highlight the most important participants or events within sentences by placing them at the beginning of the sentence.

Examples
In the following sentences, the passive construction is preferable because you want readers to focus on the result of an action rather than the person doing the action.

Active: Scientists classify glass as a solid.
Passive: Glass is classified as a solid.
The passive sentence focuses on how glass is classified, rather than on who classifies glass.
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INFERENCE
NOR IZZATUL FAZLIA BINTI MOHAMAD TAHIR
012018090419

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INFERENCE EXERCISE
Thanusyia
012019090501
BCS - FISE

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CAN vs COULD

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Each group select one picture and answer the questions given.

Inference 1

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1. Form
Subject + Modals + Main Verb
Sheila can improve her skills.
She must pay RM 100 to get her car.
2. Here is a table to help you understand the differences in modals

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–We use modal verbs to express something that can probably, certainly, or possibly happen.
Modal verbs help when speaking about ability, making requests and offers, asking permission, and more.

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No more mistakes with MODALS! 3 Easy Rules

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Farah Najwa Binti Mohammad Firdaus
BRM-BL
012019091262

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Subaashini Ponudorai BHCM-BL 012019021097

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Write the inference from the following sentences.

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Inference is a "foundational skill" — a prerequisite for higher-order thinking and 21st century skills (Marzano, 2010)
Inference can be defined as the process of drawing of a conclusion based on the available evidence plus previous knowledge and experience.

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What are some important characteristics in effective academic writing?
Task
Discuss in groups of 4-5 on the characteristics of effective academic writing.