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OVERVIEW: The way to well-written science

How to do the Course

 

PART I: Paragraphs and Sentences

SET A: Paragraphs: The Maps Behind Them

SET B: Paragraphs: Using Maps to Meet Readers' Expectations

SET C: Paragraph Coherence and Cohesion

SET D: Sentences

SET E: Scientific Sections (including Methods)

SET F: Scientific Sections: The Discussion

SET G : Scientific Sections: The Introduction

SET H : The Paper as a Whole

Exercise 4

1. Drag the image of the sentences below onto the Rationale Workspace, and then rearrange the individual sentences into a nested diagram.

2. Then add one box to the Workspace (e.g. a white "Grouping" Box from the Building Panel), and add in all the sentences in order by copying and pasting from the boxes in the diagram. You can resize the box by pulling on its bottom and right-hand edges with the cursor.

 

Hints

In making decisions as to which is the sentence appropriate for the top box of the map, and what is the "correct" sequence for the rest of the sentences, keep these ideas in mind:

  • Look for ways to apply one or more of the primary and secondary Organising Principles
  • Look for words or phrases that act as explicit guides to the sequence of (at least some of) the sentences, for example: First, secondly, in conclusion.
  • Look closely at the beginning of sentences because that is a place where writers often repeat words that are taken from the previous sentence.

 

3. Check your work against the model. If your diagram differs from the model, try to understand why, and if you can't ask for assistance (if available). If you are submitting your work for feedback by a teacher, don't change your answer to fit the model. Your initial attempt at the exercise is more informative and will help the teacher to guide you.

NB: The model answer will open in a new window. Close the window when you're finished.

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Set A- Exercise 4

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