OCG533, Fall 2002
Homework assignment 14, due 18 October
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 the difficulties to its structure.