EDEC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Historical Fiction, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
18 Oct 2017
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Expository: informs, describes or explains ex autobiographies, biographies, descriptions, essays, informational reports, and media articles. Narrative: tells a story or entertains ex fairy tales, fantasy, historical fiction, mystery, personal narrative, science fiction or adventure. Persuasive: tries to convince the reader to adopt certain point of view ex advertisement, editorial, essay political cartoon and reviews. Procedural: provides instructions or directions to complete a task ex experiment, recipe or how-to. Transactional: communications of ideas and information between individuals ex blog, business letter, friendly email, invitations and post card. Brief summary statement: one/two sentences or one paragraph. Formal letter requirements- (cid:884) pages, single spaced, (cid:883) margins. How to edit: 1) skim (content) 2) comprehension (does it make sense) 3) details 4) adjustments. Summary statement: several paragraphs (may include material supporting main/central issues. Introduction-introduce the author and whatever background you deem necessary. Presentation: look at a) accuracy of information b) significance c) definitions and terms d) interpretation e) logic of arguments/conclusion.
