In:The Art and Architecture of Academic Writing
Patricia Prinz and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
[Not in series 231] 2021
► pp. 69–88
Chapter 4Description and Narrative in Thesis-Driven Writing
Published online: 10 September 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.231.c4
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.231.c4
Article outline
- A.Examining description in thesis-driven writing
- 1.Description: Illustration vs. explanation
- Practice: Description vs. explanation
- 2.Precise language in description
- Practice: Precise vocabulary
- Practice: Reading to write—visualization as a reading strategy
- Practice: Using visualization as a writing strategy
- 1.Description: Illustration vs. explanation
- B.AWARE: Writing a description to support a thesis
- 1.AWARE: Arranging to write a description
- a.Understanding the assignment
- b.Generating ideas and brainstorming
- c.Working thesis statement
- 2.AWARE: Writing the description
- Writing Practice: Selling a property
- 3.AWARE: Assessing a description to support a thesis
- Practice: Assessing
- 4.AWARE: Revising a description
- Strategies for revising: Visualization and word precision
- 5.AWARE: Editing commas
- Comma usage
- 1.AWARE: Arranging to write a description
- D.Examining narrative to support a thesis statement
- 1.The building blocks of narrative
- 2.Analyzing narrative
- Practice: Reading to write – The elements of a narrative
- E.AWARE: Writing a narrative to support a thesis
- 1.AWARE: Arranging to write a narrative
- a.Understanding the assignment
- b.Brainstorming
- c.Opening statement
- Practice: Planning the narrative
- 2.AWARE: Writing a narrative
- 3.AWARE: Assessing a narrative
- 4.AWARE: Revising a narrative
- 5.AWARE: Editing introductory words, phrases, clauses
- Practice: Add a comma where required in the sentences below
- Practice: Revisiting and revising narrative and descriptive paragraphs
- 1.AWARE: Arranging to write a narrative
- F.Expanding language
- Spelling: UK and US
- Practice: UK and US spelling
- Spelling: UK and US
