IDENTIFIYING THE PURPOSE OF PARTES OF A TEXT 2. by Ingrid Antonio https://padlet.com/cinthya_antonio/o77s7r1w8vdp Antonio Cinthya 656 en-us 2017-10-27 03:39:53 UTC 2017-12-28 21:25:25 UTC hello@padlet.com IDENTIFIYING THE PURPOSE OF PARTES OF A TEXT cinthya_antonio https://padlet.com/cinthya_antonio/o77s7r1w8vdp/wish/201080415 Usually different parts of a text perform different functions. Identifying the purpose of different parts of a text can help you recognize the structure and understand its overall purpose.]]> 2017-10-27 03:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cinthya_antonio/o77s7r1w8vdp/wish/201080415 cinthya_antonio https://padlet.com/cinthya_antonio/o77s7r1w8vdp/wish/201080948  Some common functions are listed below.]]> 2017-10-27 03:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cinthya_antonio/o77s7r1w8vdp/wish/201080948 cinthya_antonio https://padlet.com/cinthya_antonio/o77s7r1w8vdp/wish/201081215
  • Introduce the topic :
    • This is the first paragraph in which a new idea is mentioned.

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  • Report data:
    • Authors often group the most important figures and statistics together in one paragraph.
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  • Explain facts:
    • These paragraphs give real, true information rather than opinion, argument, or speculation. Authors often establish the facts of a situation before presenting opinion, argument, or speculation.
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  • Give supporting information:
    •  These paragraphs present examples and other information to support arguments or to give context to the topic.
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  • Present an argument:
    • These paragraphs group together all the arguments on one side of an issue
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  •  Present another side of an issue:
    •  A well-balanced text presents more than one side of an issue. Even if the author is biased they wit! often present opposing arguments to make the text appear neutral.
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