A  concept  paper  provides a  concise  summary  of  the  key  elements of  a  funding   request. What do you think is the mainpurpose of writing a concept paper?

It is specifically written for use by college instructors or students, or it is what your instructor has assigned because of its usefulness in your college course.

It is either to give your readers information or persuade them to agree with you. What basic requirement of a thesis statement is being described by this sentence?

This technique requires one to write any idea that comes into mind.

This technique provides a graphic representation of ideas, allowing one to visualize the connections and/or relationships of the ideas.

This involves generating possible topics by responding with ideas and concepts related to the broad concept given.

It is a form of stealing and rendering the essential ideas in a text (sentence or paragraph) using your own words.

When you write marginal notes, ask questions or comment on the ideas of the writer, what strategy are you using?

Juan gets the main points of the text and writes its gist in his own words. What strategy did he use?

Mario questions the author’s purpose and intentions, as well as his assumptions in the claims. What strategy did he use?     

Jose is searching for a particular name and date in an article on history. What would be the strategy that he could use?

.A secretary needs to get an idea of its subject matter without having to pay close attention to details. What would be the strategy that she could use?

Determining which type of academic text the material is, happens on what stage of reading?

Discussing some parts of the article with your teachers and classmates happens on what stage of reading?

Using a concept or any graphic organizer to note down the ideas being explained happens on what stage of reading?

A writer must not use vague words in writing an academic text. What basic requirement of a thesis statement is being described by this sentence?

This type of text is typically formal. It has a clearly structured introduction, body and conclusion.

The language of this type of text is informal. It is written for the mass public and can be written by anyone.

A teacher writes her opinion on the issue about “too much paper works for teachers”. She gives her stand and provides evidences to support her claims. Give the purpose of the teacher as a writer.

Kuya Kim explains the effects of a snake bite in the human body in his article. Give the purpose of Kuya Kim as a writer.