CRWT: Nature of text Flashcards
(27 cards)
an article that presents the
newspaper’s opinion on an issue
EDITORIAL
a paper that presents the author’s interpretation, evaluation, or argument
of a topic or issue
RESEARCH PAPER
an informational website run by an individual, group, or corporation that
offers regularly updated content about a topic
BLOG POST
a narrative work of prose
fiction that tells a story
about specific human
experiences
NOVEL
an account of an experiment and what was discovered during the experiment.
LAB REPORT
a professional and formal letter used as a means of communication
between business clients,
employees, and stakeholders
BUSINESS LETTER
a list of citations to books,
articles, and documents followed by a brief descriptive and
evaluative paragraph
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
a piece of nonfiction writing
that informs the reader about a
topic or argues a perspective
ESSAY
T or F
Learning how to separate academic texts from non-
academic texts is an imperative for students as this knowledge is needed in researching, reviewing and
passing assessments
True
are written by experts or scholars in a
particular field
ACADEMIC TEXTS
are written by experts or scholars in a
particular field
ACADEMIC TEXTS
• have undergone the peer-review process
• references are organized and compiled
• are considered as primary sources
ACADEMIC TEXTS
It is designed to assess the validity, quality and often the originality of articles for publication.
PEER-REVIEW
Its ultimate purpose is to maintain the integrity of science by filtering out invalid or poor quality articles
PEER-REVIEW
authorship is not limited to credentials or writing ability, therefore it can be written by anyone
NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS
• creativity is favored over credibility
• written for the general public
• references are not required
• are considered as secondary sources
NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS
T or F
Most articles published in magazines, in
newspapers and on websites are often non-academic.
True
T or F
Non-academic texts might be accurate and might be useful.Since they are not reviewed, they might not be accurate or useful
True
formal, impersonal, objective
ACADEMIC TEXT
personal, emotional, subjective
NON-ACADEMIC TEXT
T or F
Examples of academic texts: Research paper, lab report, essay
True
T or F
Examples of non-academic texts: Blog post, editorial, novel, business letter
True
T or F
It is always helpful to find out something about the
author of a text and to determine:
a) whether the author is qualified to write with
authority on a particular topic
b) what biases an author might bring to a text
True
it is any opinion or prejudice that affects that
author’s writing and prevents the author from being completely neutral about the topic or issue about which he/she is writing
AUTHOR’S BIAS
