文档介绍：英文寫作技巧及論文寫作格式
宋麗梅
國立台灣大學外文系
4/26/2003
英文寫作技巧
Writing Process
Writing is a process that involves the following 4 steps:
Discovering a thesis – often through prewriting
Developing solid support for the thesis – often through more anizing the thesis and supporting material and writing it out in a first draft
Revising and then editing carefully to ensure an effective, error-free paper
Writing Process
Prewriting
Technique 1: Freewriting
Technique 2: Questioning
Technique 3: Making a List
Technique 4: Clustering
Technique 5: Preparing a Scratch Outline
Revising
Unity
Support
Coherence
Sentence skills
Editing
Essay (Paragraph) Development
Traditionally, essay (paragraph) writing has been divided into the following patterns of development:
* Description
* Narration
* Exposition
- Examples
- Process
- Cause and effect
- Comparison and contrast
- Definition
- Division and classification
*Argumentation
Diagram of an Essay
Title of the Essay
Opening remarks to catch reader’s interest
Thesis statement
Plan of development
Topic sentence 1 (supporting point 1)
Specific evidence
Topic sentence 2 (supporting point 2)
Specific evidence
Topic sentence 3 (supporting point 3)
Specific evidence
Summary
General closing remarks
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Revising
Four bases
Unity
Support
Coherence
Sentence skills
Vocabulary Wordsheet
Word: formidable Pronunciation: [ ]
Meanings: 1. feared or dreaded
2. extremely difficult
Other forms of the word: formidably , formidability
Use of the word in context: Several formidable obstacles
stand between Matt and his goal.
Keeping a Journal
One excellent way to get practice in writing is to keep a daily or almost daily journal.
論文寫作格式
Writing Research Papers
Why do research at all?
Need a research topic?
Need to find information?
Need to anized?
Need to know which sources are reliable and worth citing?
Provide detailed instruction and examples of four academic styles – MLA (English), APA (social sci