The Science Of Scientific Writing Set C Paragraphs with something extra: points and tails Paragraphs that end with a bang! Using maps to write Point-final paragraphs Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Further ideas on Point-final paragraphs Exercise 4 Paragraphs that are short, or have a tail Final Page.
OVERVIEW: The way to well-written science
PART I: Paragraphs and Sentences
SET A: Paragraphs: The Maps Behind Them
SET B: Paragraphs: Using Maps to Meet Readers' Expectations
SET C: Paragraphs with Something Extra: Points and Tails
SET D: The Generic Section: Expectations and Maps as Blueprints
SET E: Scientific Sections: The Methods and Results
SET F: Scientific Sections: The Discussion
SET G : Scientific Sections: The Introduction
SET H : Sentences
SET I : The Paper as a Whole
PART II: The Paper and its Sections
SET 1: Argument Parts
SET 2: Indicator Words
SET 4: Locating Arguments in Prose
SET 5: Rationale's Essay Planner
SET 6: Evidence in Arguments: Basis Boxes
Synthesis 1: Position-Early Paragraphs
Synthesis 2: Position-Final Paragraphs
Synthesis 3: Writing a Discussion I
Synthesis 4: Writing a Discussion II
*Exercise 2*
In Exercise 2 you will convert a normal argument map into the Point-final format, following the same 3 steps described on this page.
- Start with a map in normal argument format (supplied below).
- Shift the text of the top box to a new red claim box at the bottom of the map leaving the top box blank.
- Fill in the blank box with a Framing Sentence that provides a question for which old top box statement is the answer
- Finally, write it up as a Point-final paragraph
Drag it to the Rationale workspace and convert it to a Point-Final map as instructed above. For the dragging to work, you must be viewing this page using Rationale's inline browser.
Then use the map as the basis for a Point-Final paragraph. After you have copied the sentences from the map boxes, make sure to edit the text so that it reads smoothly.
The argument presents the core evidence that allowed Louis Pasteur to dismiss previously claimed cases of spontaneous generation.
No Model Answer is supplied. Feedback will be provided by your instructor (if available).
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