1. Review: Unit 5

Topic:Producing information- writing for academic purposes 

What I have learned about the topic.

• I had a chance to know more about an argumentative essay 
• how the structure of the argumentative essay should be
• An academic text can be either Informative or Argumentative 
• the definition of an argumentative essay: 

-an argument is logical reasoning by using a set of facts.

-An academic argument is based on the interpretation of information, data, facts to support your argument 

-You have to look at certain vocabulary items, facts , opinions, the accuracy of information and data 

- you have to choose one side of the story when writing an argumentative text 

-the text has to defend a certain position 

-The aim of the text is to sway the reader

-The basic structure of an argumentative text. 

What I did or did not enjoy about this lecture.

We had this fun activity where we write down numbers in words, it was very fun  because we got to think, and most of us in class said that we want to be  Millionaires and billionaires but its funny enough we could not even write some of the numbers correctly. We also had a  brief discussion on the trending movement #menaretrash and got share our views on the topic

2. Preview unit 6

Topic:Producing academic information - concluding and revising your assignment.

What I know or have read about the topic.

• Before you write a conclusion you have to recap and revise the structure of the academic text 
• in the general sequence of: beginning: introduction, middle: body and the end: conclusion. 
• i read on how to write a conclusion 
• ensuring coherence- the golden thread
• editing the final product
• how to revise the assignment
• how to incorporate feedback 

What I did not understand or want to know more of about the topic.

do you have to cite any source in your conclusion ?  

3. Comments

thank you for going the extra mile to ensure that we enjoy class and that we actually understand the work.

Thank you

OSY KHULU