The Science Of Scientific Writing Set D Expectations of the Generic Section Maps for Sections Exercise 1 Exercise 2 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 1
In this exercise you are supplied with the Introduction and Results of a paper - The Malachite Marmoset: the first photosynthetic animal?. Download this Word document, read it and then:
- Create a map for a Discussion section for the paper, following the suggestions of the previous two pages. Keep in mind that a Discussion section typically has a one-paragraph Frame of Reference part, which (1) lays out the structure of the Elaboration part, and (2) states the main claim of the main argument of the Discussion (if it is argumentative, as is the case here). I recommend that you plan the map as if each of the three sub-sections of the Results will be discussed in a separate paragraph, and as if the Discussion will have a single Conclusion paragraph.
- Write up a Discussion of at least five paragraphs based on the map you have created, making sure that the sentences in the boxes of the map provide the basis for the Framing or Point Sentences of the paragraphs.
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