Identifying the purpose of parts of a text by Ximena García https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace Global reading en-us 2017-12-28 01:26:22 UTC 2018-01-20 19:39:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Soccerball.png xime149 https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079276

Usually different parts of a text perform different functions. Identifying the purpose of different pars of a text can help you recognize the structure and understand its overall purpose. Some common functions are listed below. 



]]> 2017-12-28 01:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079276 Introduce the topic xime149 https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079298 This is the first paragraph in which a new idea is mentioned.]]> 2017-12-28 01:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079298 Report data xime149 https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079315 Authors often group the most important figures and statistics together in one paragraph. ]]> 2017-12-28 01:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079315 Explain facts xime149 https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079338 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.]]> 2017-12-28 01:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079338 Give supporting information xime149 https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079388 These paragraphs present examples and other information to support arguments or to give context to the topic.]]> 2017-12-28 01:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079388 Present argument xime149 https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079417 These paragraphs group together all the arguments on one side of an issue.]]> 2017-12-28 01:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079417 Present another side of an issue xime149 https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079438 A well-balanced text presents more than one side of an issue. Even if the author is biased they will often present opposing arguments to make the text appear neutral. ]]> 2017-12-28 01:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/xime149/w8szkp6giace/wish/218079438