Genre Outline

reminders

what is the work exactly?

why is it important?

what is needed to understand the work?

general order

area is important/central/problematic/relevant

hook?

how big to start?

what do readers know?

review of research in the area

how much background info required?

any theories or definitions needed?

controvercial information to deal with?

indicate what is missing

strength of language?

see phrase list

outline purpose of present research

must be super clear!!

see phrase list

preview of order and/or method (?)

why might this be needed?

examples in current journal?

how much space for this?

language reminders

think about topic sentences

stick to keywords

be award of tense with citations

review the intro. for unneeded tense shifts

Subtopic

reminders

how did I study the problem?

what tools did I use?

how did I proceed?

general order

chronology or topical?

how much detail needed?

subheadings allowed?

justifications required?

language reminders

tense!

passive vs active!

make order explicit

how present should I be?

reminders

what happened?

how did it happen?

general order

chronological?

topical?

procedure/justification?

spatial?

cause/effect?

division/classification?

most significant to least?

include?

where we see the results

what the results mean

compare and evaluate the data sets

assess reliability of data

comments about the results?

justification of the method used?

amount of data in tables/figures vs text

language reminders

topic sentences vs. subheadings

tense!

strong verbs

reporting verbs

highlighting statements

qualifying generalizations

creating distance between writer and data

reminders

write a sentence about each thing not known before

sort sentences into groups

create heading for each group

order headings

general content

summarize most important findings

describe patterns, principles, relationships from data

explain how results relate to lit.cited in intro

agree?

contradict?

exceptions to the rule?

explain plausibility of

agreements

contraditions

exceptions

broader context

theoretical implications?

practical applications of results?

extension of findings to other situations?

limitations of the study

evaluation of the methods

recommended future research

language reminders

phrases to show agreement to past research

language that shows significance of findings

important information in strong sentences

careful with modals

stick to key words from Intro.

reader directives

Subtopic