Lesson 1.2 IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION VERBS

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Write down at least five instruction/action verbs you can think of that you have encountered in assignments or exam questions?

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Which stage do you typically spend the most time on? Why?

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What strategies do you use for effective pre-writing?

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What's the biggest challenge you face when drafting?

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How much time do you usually allocate for revising and editing?

Word Cloud

Can you identify the instruction word in this question:

"What is the importance of academic literacy in university study?"

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In the question "How useful is academic skills knowledge for university study?", what are the content words?

Group Activity.
3-5 Members.

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Let's practice with this question:

"Critically assess the extent to which rural learners are disadvantaged in digital education."

Identify and write the following:

1. Instruction word(s)

2. Content word(s)

3. Restricting Word(s)

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Let's practice with this question:

"Critically assess the extent to which rural learners are disadvantaged in digital education."

Determine the general topic and specific focus:

1. General (broad) topic

2. Specific Focus of the topic

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Let's practice with this question:

"Critically assess the extent to which rural learners are disadvantaged in digital education."

• Restate the question in your own words

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Which one of these mistakes have you made in the past?

How can you avoid them in the future?

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What other strategies have you found helpful when approaching assignments?