English Acad

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What is a sentence?
Think of an SMS personal messages in
your social networking account or email that
was missent to you. Reflect on the details that
made you realize that you were not the
recipient of the message. Share your reflections
in class.
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Group
Group
Group
Group
1
2
3
4
:
:
:
:
a
a
a
a
five year – old girl
man on a wheelchair
deaf woman
ninety year- old woman
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What were your difficulties in writing
instruction for your audience?
Do you think the recipients of your
instructions will
safely get to their
destination?
What difficulties do you think they will
encounter and how can these be addressed?
If you can improved your set of directions,
what revisions can you make?
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What is academic writing?
◦ it is conducted in several sets of forms
and genres.
◦ normally in an impersonal and
dispassionate tone
◦ targeted for a critical and informed
audience
◦ based on closely investigated knowledge
◦ intended to reinforce or challenge
concepts or arguments
 TOPIC
 ROLE
 PURPOSE
 AUDIENCE
Given a hand – outs, complete the table
below.
Excerpt 1
Abstract
Purpose
Conversational
or technical
language used
Audience
Role of the
writer/artist
Excerpt 2
Comic Strip
Excerpt 3
Poster
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In your learning log, write a reflection of
considering the purpose, audience, and your
own role in writing a text. You may include
experiences to support your points.
Read the blog entry Life’s a Beach by AJ
Poliquit.
(https://ajpoliquit.wordpress.com/2015/05/05
/light-up-la-union/)
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Thank You !!!
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