This type of text needs full concentration and comprehension.

• Journal

• Academic Text

• Thesis

• Review Paper

This is the type of language used in a non-academic text.

• Jargon

• Formal

• Informal

• Colloquial

This is done during reading.

• Reflecting

• Commenting

• Analyzing

• Annotating

This is usually presented in the abstract or executive summary and found in the last part of the introduction.

• Topic Sentence

• Thesis Statement

• Topic

• Research Objective

Which CLAIM is the strongest for the following thesis statements?

• Violent video games are harmful for young people to play.

• Violent video games are harmful for young people to play because children can become desensitized to death.

• Violent video games are harmful to young people, and it should be stopped.

• Violent video games are harmful for young people because they should be reading a book.

This is the main idea of the paragraph.

• Thesis Statement

• Topic Sentence

• Topic

• Research Objective

The following are strategies in locating a Thesis Statement EXCEPT:

• Read the title.

• If there is no abstract, read the first few paragraphs of the introduction.

• Make understandings on its purpose.

• Look for it either at the beginning, middle, or last part of a paragraph.

Is a replacement of thesis statement and is found in the last part of an introduction.

• Thesis Statement

• Topic Statement

• Purpose Statement

• Introductory Statement

The following describes a Topic Sentence EXCEPT:

• This describes or define the topic of the paragraph.

• Contains the BIG WORD which is considered the topic of the paragraph.

• This can be located either beginning, middle, or last part.

• Presents and describes the main point of an essay.

Provide critique and evaluation of scholarly papers published in journals.

• Research Articles

• Thesis

• Review Papers

• Conference Papers