Thursday, October 25, 2007

Genre Worksheet: RA Introductions

Genre: Research Article Introductions

Rhetorical Units

  • establish a territory
  • establish a niche (gap)
  • occupy niche (announce research)

Logical moves or content

Move 1

  • claim centrality
  • present background

Move 2

  • counter claiming or indicating a gap
  • question raising
  • continuing tradition
  • presenting positive justification

Move 3

  • present goals of present research
  • give background info
  • announce findings
  • predict results
  • indicate RA structure

Structure wording

  • past tense/passive voice for all 3 rhetorical units

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