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Portfolio Entry #5 : Paragraph Organization

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Portfolio Entry #5 ~ PARAGRAPH ORGANIZATION ~ [Source:] Learn English with Alex (May 19th, 2009). Parts of a Paragraph - English Academic Writing Introduction . Available at: https://youtu.be/cCuExRE6N-4 Parts of a Paragraph A paragraph is a group of related sentences, which develop one main idea (the topic sentence ).  The main idea of the topic sentence controls the rest of the paragraph.  Topic sentences are not the only way to organize a paragraph, and not all paragraphs need a topic sentence. For example, paragraphs that describe, narrate, or detail the steps in an experiment do not usually need topic sentences. They are useful, however, in paragraphs that analyze and argue.  Characteristics of a Well-Written Paragraph Must start with a Topic Sentence ; the Topic Sentence sets an interesting topic and our opinion about it. The Topic Sentence shouldn't be overly detailed (that's for the Body). The Body should contain the information and argumen...
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Portfolio Entry #4 : Speech Acts

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Portfolio Entry #4 ~ SPEECH ACTS ~ ~ CONSTATIVE AND PERFORMATIVE UTTERANCES ~ Introduced by the British philosopher and linguist J. L. Austin and  further developed by American philosopher J.R. Searle , the Speech Act Theory considers the degree to which utterances are said to perform locutionary acts (the act of making a meaningful utterance), illocutionary acts (to express an attitude with a certain function, meaning to interact), and/or perlocutionary acts (an action or state of mind caused by saying something). Austin offered a summary of the interrelation between these acts: "A speaker utters sentences with a particular meaning (locutionary act), and with a particular force (illocutionary act), in order to achieve a certain effect on the hearer (perlocutionary act)." ¹   Austin insisted that to say something is to do something and thus distinguished two separate parts of speech:  " Constatives " and  " Performatives " . Constatives are sent...
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Portfolio Entry #2: Academic Writing

Portfolio Entry #2 This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office . PowerPoint Presentation - Summary and Key Information on Academic Writing Advice from the University of Toronto (available at  https://writing.utoronto.ca/  ). Direct Download for the pptx file:  https://tinyurl.com/AcademicWritingBazan ~ Metacognitive Analysis of ICT tool (PowerPoint) ~ I personally find a tool like PowerPoint (or any other that allows creation of slides) very useful, as it lets me present all the key information of a certain topic or topics in a dynamic and visually interesting format. The presentation can be then shared to fellow classmates, who in turn have the possibility of using it as material and/or notes to study for an exam. This tool can also be used to create colorful and captivating presentations to use with my own students, especially with children; PowerPoint allows the use of transitions, music, sounds and other attractive effects, which...
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