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Activity
2: Writing Reporting Sentences
- Choose
a topic / topics to create your own reporting sentences.
- Use the
concept of the 5Ws while writing each sentence, to help you include
all the necessary information.
- Use the
5Ws handout
from the Graphic
Organizer web page.
- Post your
sentences to our class list on 161 yahoo group, or publish them directly
on your weblog or website, if you have already built one.
- Illusteration:
A.
THE concept of the 5Ws helps you provide and organize the needed
information, writing them in the right / logical order.
B.
To use passive voice follow this word order:(Recommended for scientific
writing styles).
What
/ Who / Where / When / Why.
C. To
use active voice follow this word order:
Who
/ What / Where / When / Why.
D.
You don't have to answer all the wh
questions in your sentences, especially the Why,
which usually needs further research and investigation to find the right
data on a certain topic.
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