In:The Art and Architecture of Academic Writing
Patricia Prinz and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
[Not in series 231] 2021
► pp. 45–68
Chapter 3AWARE
A Framework for Thesis-Driven Writing
Published online: 10 September 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.231.c3
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.231.c3
Article outline
- A.Examining AWARE
- B.AWARE in practice
- 1.AWARE: Arranging to write
- a.Choosing a writing topic
- Practice: Brainstorming
- b.Developing a working thesis
- Practice: Developing a working thesis statement
- c.Establishing the evidence
- d.Organizing the evidence
- Examining a two-column graphic organizer
- Practice: Organizing the writing task
- Examining a two-column graphic organizer
- a.Choosing a writing topic
- 2.AWARE: Writing
- Writing the draft
- Practice: Drafting body paragraphs to support a thesis
- Writing the draft
- 3.AWARE: Assessing
- a.Quality of evidence
- b.Quantity of sources
- Practice: Assessing evidence – Single expert source body paragraphs
- Practice: Assessing evidence – Multiple source body paragraphs
- c.Assessment checklist
- d.Assessing the working thesis statement
- 4.AWARE: Revising
- Revising the architectural elements of academic
writing
- Practice: Revising
- Revising the architectural elements of academic
writing
- 5.AWARE: Editing
- Editing: Non-count nouns
- Practice: Editing
- Editing: Non-count nouns
- 1.AWARE: Arranging to write
- C.Expanding language
- Avoiding sentence fragments: Subordinate clauses
- 1.Sentence fragments – subordinate clauses
- a.Avoiding sentence fragments with adverbial
clauses
- Practice: Correcting adverbial clause fragments
- b.Avoiding sentence fragments with noun clauses
- The chart below presents some of the commonly used relative pronouns
- Practice: Correcting fragments with a noun clause
- a.Avoiding sentence fragments with adverbial
clauses
- 2.Recognizing and correcting adverbial and noun clause
fragments
- Practice: Adverbial and noun clause fragments
- D.Summary of The AWARE Approach
