GET BULLISH ON WIND POWER

There are several basic reasons why windgenerated power can in no way serve as a
reasonable major alternative to other electrical
energy supply alternatives for the Pacific
Northwest Power System.
First and foremost wind power is unreliable.
Secondly there are major unsolved problems for
the rotating blades. Thirdly, the environment
impact of constructing wind generation facilities
is tremendous.

IDENTITY
I live in a part of Washington, D.C that
white suburbanites call the jungle. When I
walk the two and a half blocks to go stop
in the at the bank to leave my boots off at
the shoe repair and lock shop, I am most
usually the only white person in sight. Ive
seen two other whites in the year Ive lived
here.

WHY DO SOME DOGS LIKE CATS WHILE OTHERS

HATE THEM?

Whenever my dog sees a cat, he starts chasing

it, barking and snapping his teeth. No matter
how much Ive tried to teach Sandy to like cats,
he chases them ferociously on first sight.
However not all dogs are cat haters. I often baby
sit a family that has a dog and two cats. Those
fellows just can not survive without one another.
This contrast makes me wonder why some dogs
despise cats while others mother them.

Diggin in the soup

Hey fellas you wanna know why the three
hundred people weve seen dead in just
four days all over the city, aint no
coincident. It was the damned soup.
The first thing you guys need to do is to
read up some news and stuff. It says in
todays paper as it says in every health
science book u ever gotta chance to dig,
that germs does it all

WRITERS HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH

TWO TYPES OF PROBLEMS
Subject matter problems: The topic.
2. Rhetorical problems: Making decisions
about
1.

Content
Organization
Style
Audience
Purpose
Genre

Both equally important.

WHAT IS ACADEMIC WRITING

ISCE
I-Intelligence:

Insightful ideas, sources

S-Substance: Developed and explored
ideas.
C-Clarity: Grammar, sentence structure,
organization, punctuation, diction.
E-Energy: Vigorous and confident voice.

RHETORICAL PROBLEMS OF
ACADEMIC WRITING
Purpose
2. Audience
3. Genre
Academic essay
Expository, exploratory,
persuasive, case study,
empirical
Word limit: 500-5000 words
4. Content
A good question
A surprising thesis.
Strong supporting arguments
Convincing details
1.

Organization
Closed form of writing.
Structure: Beginning, middle
and end.
Conventions of structure
6. Style
Language: Standard English.
Tone/Voice: Forceful and
confident.
Research based.
Concise, to the point.
Third person.
Subject related jargon.
5

CLOSED AND OPEN FORM

CONTINUUM
Continuum

Top down thesis

Delayed thesis

Thesis seekingImplicit thesis/theme

ACADEMIC WRITING AS A CLOSED FORM OF WRITING

WRITTEN IN STANDARD ENGLISH
Thesis

explicitly
stated in introduction.
All parts of essay
linked clearly to thesis
Body develops thesis
Structure forecast.
Proper citation
Conclusion

Word
Phrase
Clause
Sentence
Variety

of sentences
Paragraph
Whole body
Punctuation

THE MECHANICS OF
ACADEMIC WRITING
Refer to Chapter 1 of your course
packs. Quiz on Jan 15 2009

TYPES OF ACADEMIC WRITING

Expository Writing
Informative
Seeks to inform on a
thesis.
Provides supporting
details.
Tries to teach

Persuasive Writing
Opinionated.
Seeks to argue for a
thesis.
Provides supporting
argument.
Tries to convince.

OVERLAPPING
Blurred

distinctions: One persons fact

another persons opinion.
Both require research.
Both require authentic sources.
Both follow a structure.

CITING SOURCES
Methods developed by International
organizations:
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION
MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE
OTHERS

GENRE: ACADEMIC WRITING

CONVENTIONS
SCIENCES:

Short sentences, illustrations.

HUMANITIES: Sentence variety,
expository.
TECHNOLOGY: Numbered, bulleted info,
clear, concise.
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Expository,
exploratory, persuasive, case study.

WRITING FOR BUSINESS

Finance,

HR, management, marketing

Genre: advertising copy, prospectus,
business letters, annual reports, interoffice
memos, emails.
Jargon?