OCG533, Fall 2001
Homework assignment 11, due 3 October 2001
Effective paragraphs I
Exercise 8-1. Structures in scientific paragraphs.
Choose a few (2–5) paragraphs from a scientific journal in your field and analyze their structures in the ways of this chapter. The paragraphs may form a block or may come from different sections or even from different papers. See whether the writers used the parallel form, the deductive form, or hybrid versions. Also see whether they used topic sentences or issues. You need not type the paragraphs—just photocopy the journal and annotate the copy. Bring copies for the class to look at as we discuss your findings. If any of the paragraphs are hard to understand, see if you can relate it to its structure.