The Science Of Scientific Writing Set 5 Set 5-Essays • Second page • Third page • Ordering ideas • Exercise 1 • Signposting• Final.
OVERVIEW: The way to well-written science
PART I: Paragraphs and Sentences...
SET 1: The Parts of Arguments
SET 2: Indicator Words
SET 3: Refining Claims
SET 4: Locating Arguments in Prose
SET 5: Rationale's Essay Planner
SET 6: Assessing
SET 7 : More on Assessing
We'll look at two kinds of essay in this set:
- A literature essay makes a case for a position by compiling a set of reasons which support that view
- An argumentative essay argues for a position by offering supporting reasons, anticipating objections someone might make and rebutting those objections
Rationale has essay planning templates of both these kinds.
The essay planning tool is easy to use. You follow these steps:
Step 1. Within the Building Panel choose the "Templates" pane,
Step 2. Select an essay planning template, drag and drop it onto the workspace
Step 3. The essay is automatically generated in the Essay Preview pane of the Text Panel
Step 4. Save (export) your essay plan in Word or other word processing software. The exported document has additional guidance on how to flesh out an essay.
Try this now for yourself, using one of the 'filled in' examples
Content of this page drawn in whole or part from the Austhink Rationale Exercises with permission from Austhink.