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Diploma in Higher Education Studies

Supporting your point with evidence and examples

HES 101 · English for Academic Purposes — Week 7 of 16

CourseHES 101
Week7 of 16
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This week’s topics

Supporting your point with evidence and examples

  1. Point, evidence, explanation
  2. Choosing a good example

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Construct a topic sentence and supporting paragraph.
  • 2.2 Use formal register and avoid colloquial language.

Activity

Write one full paragraph with a point, evidence and an explanation.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Writing for Success, ch. 9.2: Writing body paragraphs · PDF · Saylor (2012), point, evidence and explanation; pp. 345–352 · for registered students
  • Writing for Success, ch. 10.2: Illustration – using examples · PDF · Saylor (2012), choosing good examples; pp. 370–372 · for registered students
  • Say more and be more coherent: text elaboration, cohesion and writing quality · Open-access article · Crossley & McNamara (2016), Journal of Writing Research. Adding explanation and examples to support a point made essays stronger. · for registered students
  • Citations in search of a purpose: Source use and authorial voice in L2 student writing · Open-access article · McCulloch (2012), International Journal for Educational Integrity. Using sources as evidence for your own point, not just dropping in quotations. · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: How a non-fiction article is organised
  • Week 2: Reading for the main idea: skimming
  • Week 3: Finding information fast: scanning
  • Week 4: The parts of an academic article
  • Week 5: Formal and informal English
  • Week 6: Building a paragraph: the topic sentence
  • Week 7: Supporting your point with evidence and examples
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Linking ideas with connectives
  • Week 10: Listening to a short lecture
  • Week 11: Taking notes that work
  • Week 12: Summarising in your own words
  • Week 13: From lecture notes to a summary
  • Week 14: Checking and improving your writing
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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