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5 Paragraph Essay

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Topic Sentence 2

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Thinking Hats Activator

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From School Essay to Formal Writing.

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The Topic Sentence

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Paragraph Writing 2

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Paragraph Writing 1

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Academic Style Exercises

Lesson Source: TeachThis.com The language used in essay writing has a particular style, which is academic and differs in many ways from spoken language. This worksheet will help you become more familiar with the correct style or register required in academic contexts, which is more formal and objective. A. Match the sentence halves together to reveal six common rules of academic style. 1. For numbers one to ten, write the actual words ....... 2. Use complex sentences ....... 3. Avoid phrasal verbs ....... 4. Do not use contracted word forms ....... 5. Use precise language and avoid vagueness by ....... 6. Avoid informal and idiomatic language a. such as 'go up' or 'talk about'. b. and use formal academic words. c. such as don't, can't, or won't. d. rather than the figures e.g. five and not 5. e. and avoid the overuse of simple sentences. f. using numbers and statistics where possible. The table below shows a number of academic style errors commonly

Thinking Hats Activator

The Six Thinking Hats approach was created by Edward de Bono, a Maltese physician, psychologist and philosopher. He used it in his work advising government agencies, but he also wanted it to be a practical tool for everyday problem solving. It first appeared in his 1985 book of the same name, which has since been revised several times. Task 1 Choose a Topic Brainstorm some points. Task 2 Look at the image below and learn about the 6 hats and the different approaches people can take to solve an issue. Task 3 Apply this information to write a paragraph using one of these approaches. Alternatively build an essay using these approaches to build your argument.

Topic Sentence 2

Topic sentences introduce a paragraph and connect to an essay's thesis statement, which is the topic sentence of your entire essay. Every topic sentence has two parts: a topic (what the paragraph is about) and a controlling idea (the direction the paragraph will take). Take a look at these topic sentence examples in which the topic is bold and the controlling idea is in italics. Cats are very good pets for several reasons . Our school's dress code policy has many negative consequences for girls . The world population is strongly impacted by a lack of access to water. The topic tells your audience what the paragraph will be about and connects to the thesis. The controlling idea tells them how you will explain it in this particular paragraph. Task 1 What is the topic and the controlling idea in the following topic sentences. Topic Sentence: There are many reasons why pollution in ABC Town is the worst in the world. Topic Sentence: To be an effective CEO requires certain charac

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