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Writer's Web | Writing Center | Make an Appointment | Library. The mechanics of essay writing. The argument: development and structure. The process: the multi-faceted nature of essay writing. Expressing opinion in Academic Writing. Formal Writing. The influence of Greek and Latin on academic vocabulary. Abstract concepts and abstract writing. Nominal groups: nouns and their structure. Spoken and written language: some inportant differences.

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UNE - Academic Writing - Introduction paragraphs. Students often make the mistake of sailing straight into the answering the essay question in the first paragraph without following the convention of beginning with an introduction. Basic introduction paragraphs have a special function. Fortunately, introductions have a recognisable pattern (recipe) you can follow so that you do this correctly. This workshop: Key words: background statement, thesis statement, outline statement About introduction paragraphs The introduction to an essay is very important. Try to write your introduction straight from your question analysis, then review it many times while you are writing the body of the essay—this will help you to keep your essay on target (i.e. answering the set question). Writing pattern for introduction paragraphs The introduction to an essay is rather like a formal social introduction: How do you do!

Exercise 1: Understanding the stages of an introductory paragraph The introduction is usually 'funnel shaped'. Exercise 3: In the right order. Assignment Survival Kit. Academic Phrasebank.

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