Writing Course
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Yellow is an explanation or emphasis of what you have just said. The main function is to fill in more information and content in your essay. Remember: pink topic sentences should always be followed by a yellow explanation or emphasis of what you have just stated. In the introduction, the green introductory quote should be followed by an explanation. Blue discussion points can also be followed by an explanation.
Green – all paragraphs
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Green supports your main arguments. This is where you provide concrete examples and even refer to external sources as evidence (Aanensen & Holck, 2020). Pink is often some sort of claim, yellow is explanations or emphasis of your claims, blue is discussion points, and green is evidence. Evidence is valuable and works with all the other colours.
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1 Make a similar circle mind map as on page 96 for the chapter 3 summary essay. Use the text to expand the mind map with key words for each paragraph.
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2 In pairs: a Compare your mind maps and discuss whether the summary essay includes what you remember from the chapter. b Repeat writing course part 1 by explaining the purpose of the purple and pink colour codes. c Explain the purpose of the yellow and green colour codes. d Choose one of the other four essays in Action on pages 48, 94, 188 and 242. Find and explain all yellow and green sentences. How do they support the main claims of the essay? 3 Form groups of two pairs and discuss your explanations to task 2.
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Yellow – all paragraphs
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ʦ Know how to support your claims with explanations ʦ Know how to support your claims with examples ʦ Know the function of yellow to explain or emphasise ʦ Know the function of green to exemplify ʦ Know which linking words to use for explanation and examples
Use Yellow to Explain or Emphasise and Green to Exemplify with Evidence
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PART 3
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Many students think that it is cheating to use sources. On the contrary, always support your claims with evidence! Study and use material from textbooks, newspapers or websites in essays. This way you convince your reader that you know what you are talking about, and examples and evidence prove that experts agree on your claim. Always try to include the best and most trustworthy sources; one source per green part is enough. When taking a test or exam, you might get an unfamiliar text or a preparation booklet and often a list of trustworthy sources. Always start by studying these sources that have been checked for you. Moreover, using them proves that you can read, interpret and use information correctly. When using sources, always introduce the claim, use the source and comment to make the point of the evidence clear.
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