{"id":103754,"date":"2022-06-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nursingstudybay.com\/2022\/06\/06\/academic-performancesession-2\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T00:00:00","slug":"academic-performancesession-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/academic-performancesession-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Performance<br>Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Performance<br \/>\nSession<br \/>\nOutline<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\n\u2022 15 Minutes<br \/>\n\u2022 Announcement<br \/>\n\u2022 Recap from last week\u2019s session<br \/>\n\u2022 Questions from last week\u2019s session<br \/>\n\u2022 45 Minutes<br \/>\n\u2022 Focus of this week: Improving Your Writing Competencies<br \/>\n\u2022 15 Minutes<br \/>\n\u2022 Class activity<br \/>\n\u2022 15 Short Break<br \/>\n\u2022 Check your phones, take a walk!<br \/>\n\u2022 60 Minutes<br \/>\n\u2022 Seminar activity<br \/>\n\u2022 30 Minutes<br \/>\n\u2022 Q&amp;As<br \/>\n\u2022 One to One inquiries<br \/>\n\u2022 Take home exercise<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nThree component of<br \/>\nreading<br \/>\n\u2022 Decoding<br \/>\n\u2022 Comprehension<br \/>\n\u2022 Retention:<br \/>\nWhy reading is<br \/>\nimportant?<br \/>\n\u2022 Is a vital skill in<br \/>\nfinding a good job<br \/>\n\u2022 Develops creativity<br \/>\n\u2022 Develops the mind<br \/>\nsome of the reading<br \/>\nproblems<br \/>\n\u2022 Cultural, linguistic,<br \/>\neducational<br \/>\nexperience<br \/>\n\u2022 Reading deficiency<br \/>\nWriting Styles<br \/>\nImproving Your Writing Competencies<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nWriting Style<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nWhat is writing style?<br \/>\n\u2022 A students particular way of writing<br \/>\n\u2022 The type of writing needed for a particular piece<br \/>\nof work<br \/>\n\u2022 Writing well<br \/>\nImproving your writing style<br \/>\n\u2022 Writing structure<br \/>\n\u2022 Writing syntax<br \/>\n\u2022 Writing texture<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nImproving your writing style<br \/>\nWriting structure<br \/>\nThe organisation of your content<br \/>\n\u2022 Paragraphing<br \/>\n\u2022 Punctuations<br \/>\n\u2022 Vocabularies<br \/>\n\u2022 Keywords and key terminologies<br \/>\nWriting syntax<br \/>\nThe appropriate development of your content<br \/>\n\u2022 Transition words \/ linking words \/ smart words<br \/>\n\u2022 Sentence length<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nImproving your writing style<br \/>\nWriting texture<br \/>\nThe appropriate construction of your sentences<br \/>\n\u2022 Grammar<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nImproving your writing style<br \/>\n\u2022 Accurate punctuation will make your work easier<br \/>\nto read<br \/>\n\u2022 Appropriate paragraphing will make the structure<br \/>\nof your work easier to follow.<br \/>\n\u2022 The appropriate use of key terminologies and<br \/>\nvocabularies will provide clear understanding of<br \/>\nthe different contexts embedded in your work<br \/>\nand the sentences functions will be invaluable.<br \/>\nImproving Your Writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nPunctuation<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nThe organisation of your content<br \/>\n\u2022 Punctuations<br \/>\n\u2022 Full Stops are used to separate one statement (and<br \/>\nany closely related qualifications of it) from the next.<br \/>\n\u2022 Commas are used solely to make your meaning clear<br \/>\nand guide necessary pause\u2019s.<br \/>\n\u2022 Commas are used to separate parts of a list:<br \/>\nFor example<br \/>\nI went shopping and bought pencils, notebooks,<br \/>\nmarkers, and English text books.<br \/>\n\u2022 Commas are used to separate descriptive words<br \/>\nFor example;<br \/>\nFranca stared at the long, tiring queue.<br \/>\nA loud, banging, windy sound was heard at the stream.<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nAdd commas, where necessary, to the following sentences:<br \/>\n1. Marian has travelled in France Spain Australia India and the USA.<br \/>\n2. We were watched by a lean ageing kangaroo.<br \/>\n3. After two weeks on buses and trains it was a relief to smell sea<br \/>\nair<br \/>\n4. Jason our guide walked fast and spoke little.<br \/>\n5. Air disasters it is well known are fewer than accidents on the<br \/>\nroads.<br \/>\n6. Taking a foreign holiday despite problems with accommodation<br \/>\ncurrency and language can be a liberating experience.<br \/>\n7. Day after day the grey rocks dotted here and there with small<br \/>\nplants formed a backdrop for our trek.<br \/>\n8. Taking a foreign holiday can be a liberating experience.<br \/>\n1<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nAdd commas, where necessary, to the following sentences:<br \/>\n1. Marian has travelled in France, Spain, Australia, India and the<br \/>\nUSA.<br \/>\n2. We were watched by a lean, ageing kangaroo.<br \/>\n3. After two weeks on buses and trains, it was a relief to smell sea<br \/>\nair<br \/>\n4. Jason, our guide, walked fast and spoke little.<br \/>\n5. Air disasters, it is well known, are fewer than accidents on the<br \/>\nroads.<br \/>\n6. Taking a foreign holiday, despite problems with accommodation,<br \/>\ncurrency, and language, can be a liberating experience.<br \/>\n7. Day after day, the grey rocks, dotted here and there with small<br \/>\nplants formed a backdrop for our trek.<br \/>\n8. Taking a foreign holiday can be a liberating experience.<br \/>\nANSWERS<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nThe organisation of your content<br \/>\n\u2022 Punctuations<br \/>\nSemicolons indicates a slightly shorter pause than that<br \/>\ngiven by a full stop.<br \/>\n\u2022 Semicolons when applied, shows whatever you write on<br \/>\neach side of it must function as separate sentences.<br \/>\nFor example<br \/>\nMany Intercontinental dishes like Afro-Caribbean food;<br \/>\nIndian restaurants and Chinese take aways, for example,<br \/>\nhave opened in most part of Brentford.<br \/>\nThe working verb in the first sentence is like and its<br \/>\nsubject is many Intercontinental dishes. In the second<br \/>\nstatement, the working verb is have opened and its<br \/>\nsubject is Indian restaurants and Chinese takeaways.<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nIn the following paragraph, it would be possible to replace two of<br \/>\nthe full stops with semicolons. Which two? Why?<br \/>\nMany people have strong opinions on the use of the private car.<br \/>\nSome feel that it has liberated the individual and brought with it<br \/>\na new level of personal freedom. Others feel that the threat to<br \/>\nthe environment posed by fuel emissions must be curtailed.<br \/>\nGovernments can find themselves caught between these<br \/>\nmutually exclusive standpoints. They don\u2019t want to be seen as<br \/>\nautocratic and reactionary. At the same time, they are aware, of<br \/>\nglobal warming and of the fact that they are likely to be held<br \/>\n2 responsible for environmental decline.<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nIn the following paragraph, it would be possible to replace two of<br \/>\nthe full stops with semicolons. Which two? Why?<br \/>\nMany people have strong opinions on the use of the private car.<br \/>\nSome feel that it has liberated the individual and brought with it<br \/>\na new level of personal freedom; others feel that the threat to<br \/>\nthe environment posed by fuel emissions must be curtailed.<br \/>\nGovernments can find themselves caught between these<br \/>\nmutually exclusive standpoints. They don\u2019t want to be seen as<br \/>\nautocratic and reactionary; at the same time, they are aware, of<br \/>\nglobal warming and of the fact that they are likely to be held<br \/>\nANSWERS responsible for environmental decline.<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nThe organisation of your content<br \/>\n\u2022 Punctuations<\/p>\n<p>A colon\tUsed to introduce a list, an explanation, a quotation, or<br \/>\nsome instructions. Demonstrate balance between two<br \/>\nstatements<br \/>\nBrackets\tUse to incorporate extra information<br \/>\nDashes\tUsed to incorporate extra information: in the middle of a<br \/>\nsentence (two dashes) or at the end of a sentence<br \/>\nA hyphen\tUsed to split a word at the end of a line. Show the separate<br \/>\nparts of certain words.. Join words to make a new word<br \/>\nAn exclamation<br \/>\nmark\tUsed to demonstrate passion in speech<br \/>\nA question mark\tUsed to indicate a question<br \/>\nAn apostrophe\tUsed to show contraction ( a letter or letters missing) or<br \/>\npossession<br \/>\nIts\tUsed to show possession<br \/>\nIt\u2019s\tUsed to stand instead of it is or it has<br \/>\nAssignmentTutorOnline<\/p>\n<p>Writing Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nParagraphing<br \/>\n\u2022 Splits up a piece of writing into separate topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service)<br \/>\nsections.<br \/>\n\u2022 Make reading easy.<br \/>\n\u2022 Helps clarify what to include<br \/>\nCommon Issues With Paragraphing<br \/>\n\u2022 Paragraph too long<br \/>\n\u2022 Reader gets too bored<br \/>\n\u2022 Paragraph too short<br \/>\n\u2022 Reader needs more context<br \/>\n\u2022 Indicate writer know less of the topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service)<br \/>\nPossible solution to common issues with paragraphing<br \/>\n\u2022 Use linking words<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nSentence Construction<br \/>\nSimple rules for a good sentence<br \/>\n\u2022 A sentence must<br \/>\n\u2022 Make sense<br \/>\n\u2022 Contain a working verb<br \/>\n\u2022 Contain a subject for the verb<br \/>\nCommon Issues With Sentence Construction<br \/>\n\u2022 Sentence fragment<br \/>\nFor example:<br \/>\nWith all his writing materials.<br \/>\nFelix went to uni with all his writing materials<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nImproving your writing style<br \/>\n\u2022 A first quick read<br \/>\n\u2022 Note-making<br \/>\n\u2022 Writing a first draft<br \/>\n\u2022 Checking your word-count and editing<br \/>\n\u2022 Writing your final draft<br \/>\nNew to reading and academic at university level?<br \/>\n\u2022 Aim to try novels, travels writing, histories,<br \/>\nbiographies, broadsheet newspapers and<br \/>\nacademic journals.<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nChecklist for simplicity<br \/>\n\u2022 Use a short word rather than a long one<br \/>\n\u2022 Be yourself: don\u2019t copy style from another writer<br \/>\n\u2022 Write the truth as you see it<br \/>\n\u2022 Check your logic: have you said what you mean,<br \/>\nand does your writing make sense?<br \/>\n\u2022 Be as brief as possible without omitting essential<br \/>\npoints<br \/>\n\u2022 Omit cliches (e.g. \u2018in this day and age\u2019. \u2018the<br \/>\nbottom line\u2019)<br \/>\n\u2022 Use active verbs rather than passive ones<br \/>\n\u2022 Use concrete nouns rather than abstract ones<br \/>\nwhenever possible<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nSentence Length<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\n\u2022 Find the right word: expand your vocabulary<br \/>\n\u2022 Describe the process: aim to make your<br \/>\ndescription clear, accuracy is essential<br \/>\n\u2022 Persuasive writing: get the readers on your side,<br \/>\nstress your main points.<br \/>\n\u2022 Tone: readers react strongly to tone (impatient,<br \/>\nupset, friendly, formal, serious, humorous). Tone<br \/>\ngives a clue how the writer feels about the<br \/>\nsubject.<br \/>\n\u2022 Diction: the kind of words used<br \/>\n\u2022 Register: adjust your writing language<br \/>\nautomatically for the needs of the particular<br \/>\nlistener<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow writing instructions<br \/>\n\u2022 Feedback<br \/>\nWriting Types<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nAs Business Students, you may be asked to write:<br \/>\n\u2022 Summaries<br \/>\n\u2022 Creative writing<br \/>\n\u2022 Articles<br \/>\n\u2022 CVs,<br \/>\n\u2022 Letters<br \/>\n\u2022 Reports<br \/>\n\u2022 Essays<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nWriting Types:<br \/>\nSummaries<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\n5 Steps to writing a good summary<br \/>\n1. A first quick read<br \/>\n2. Note-making<br \/>\n3. Writing a first draft<br \/>\n4. Checking your word-count and editing<br \/>\n5. Writing your final draft<br \/>\n1. A first quick read<br \/>\n\u2022 Familiarise with the material and get comfortable with the task<br \/>\nahead<br \/>\n\u2022 May skim through by reading the first sentence of each<br \/>\nparagraph and perhaps the whole of the concluding paragraph<br \/>\n\u2022 May skim through by reading the introductory paragraph and<br \/>\nthe concluding paragraph<br \/>\nWriting Types:<br \/>\nSummaries<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\n2. Note-making<br \/>\n\u2022 Your note is the basis of your summary<br \/>\n\u2022 Copy out technical terms<br \/>\n\u2022 Write in your own words<br \/>\n3. Writing a first draft<br \/>\n\u2022 First version of your answers<br \/>\n\u2022 First draft should be written from your notes<br \/>\n\u2022 Avoid looking at the original content<br \/>\n\u2022 Keep your draft short<br \/>\n\u2022 Don\u2019t worry about word-count at this stage<br \/>\nWriting Types:<br \/>\nSummaries<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\n4. Checking your word-count and editing<br \/>\n\u2022 Editing depends on the specific instructions<br \/>\n\u2022 For example, word limit<br \/>\n\u2022 During editing, focus on secondary texts that, if removed<br \/>\nwill not affect the overall understanding<br \/>\n5. Writing your final draft<br \/>\n\u2022 Do a final check on the word-count<br \/>\n\u2022 Go through the key points and ensure they intersect<br \/>\n\u2022 Check for writing tone based on the writing type (informal<br \/>\nand formal)<br \/>\nSeminar Activity<br \/>\nSee document on Blackboard | Follow instruction enclosed<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nHow can I help you?<br \/>\nAny question concerning the module study guide?<br \/>\nAny question concerning the assessment?<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nWhat is Academic<br \/>\nSuccess for Academic<br \/>\nPerformance Module?<br \/>\n\u2022 Academic Success is the<br \/>\nability to \u2018Practicalise\u2019 the<br \/>\nconceptual, theoretical and<br \/>\nsubject knowledge with a<br \/>\nspecific goal.<br \/>\nDr Francisca C Umeh<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<\/p>\n<p>Assignment stat<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nWriting Style: Improving<br \/>\nWriting Competencies<br \/>\nWEEK 3<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nSession<br \/>\nOutline<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\n\u2022 15 Minutes<br \/>\n\u2022 Announcement<br \/>\n\u2022 Recap from last week\u2019s session<br \/>\n\u2022 Questions from last week\u2019s session<br \/>\n\u2022 45 Minutes<br \/>\n\u2022 Focus of this week: Improving Your Writing Competencies<br \/>\n\u2022 15 Minutes<br \/>\n\u2022 Class activity<br \/>\n\u2022 15 Short Break<br \/>\n\u2022 Check your phones, take a walk!<br \/>\n\u2022 60 Minutes<br \/>\n\u2022 Seminar activity<br \/>\n\u2022 30 Minutes<br \/>\n\u2022 Q&amp;As<br \/>\n\u2022 One to One inquiries<br \/>\n\u2022 Take home exercise<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nThree component of<br \/>\nreading<br \/>\n\u2022 Decoding<br \/>\n\u2022 Comprehension<br \/>\n\u2022 Retention:<br \/>\nWhy reading is<br \/>\nimportant?<br \/>\n\u2022 Is a vital skill in<br \/>\nfinding a good job<br \/>\n\u2022 Develops creativity<br \/>\n\u2022 Develops the mind<br \/>\nsome of the reading<br \/>\nproblems<br \/>\n\u2022 Cultural, linguistic,<br \/>\neducational<br \/>\nexperience<br \/>\n\u2022 Reading deficiency<br \/>\nWriting Styles<br \/>\nImproving Your Writing Competencies<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nWriting Style<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nWhat is writing style?<br \/>\n\u2022 A students particular way of writing<br \/>\n\u2022 The type of writing needed for a particular piece<br \/>\nof work<br \/>\n\u2022 Writing well<br \/>\nImproving your writing style<br \/>\n\u2022 Writing structure<br \/>\n\u2022 Writing syntax<br \/>\n\u2022 Writing texture<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nImproving your writing style<br \/>\nWriting structure<br \/>\nThe organisation of your content<br \/>\n\u2022 Paragraphing<br \/>\n\u2022 Punctuations<br \/>\n\u2022 Vocabularies<br \/>\n\u2022 Keywords and key terminologies<br \/>\nWriting syntax<br \/>\nThe appropriate development of your content<br \/>\n\u2022 Transition words \/ linking words \/ smart words<br \/>\n\u2022 Sentence length<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nImproving your writing style<br \/>\nWriting texture<br \/>\nThe appropriate construction of your sentences<br \/>\n\u2022 Grammar<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nImproving your writing style<br \/>\n\u2022 Accurate punctuation will make your work easier<br \/>\nto read<br \/>\n\u2022 Appropriate paragraphing will make the structure<br \/>\nof your work easier to follow.<br \/>\n\u2022 The appropriate use of key terminologies and<br \/>\nvocabularies will provide clear understanding of<br \/>\nthe different contexts embedded in your work<br \/>\nand the sentences functions will be invaluable.<br \/>\nImproving Your Writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nPunctuation<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nThe organisation of your content<br \/>\n\u2022 Punctuations<br \/>\n\u2022 Full Stops are used to separate one statement (and<br \/>\nany closely related qualifications of it) from the next.<br \/>\n\u2022 Commas are used solely to make your meaning clear<br \/>\nand guide necessary pause\u2019s.<br \/>\n\u2022 Commas are used to separate parts of a list:<br \/>\nFor example<br \/>\nI went shopping and bought pencils, notebooks,<br \/>\nmarkers, and English text books.<br \/>\n\u2022 Commas are used to separate descriptive words<br \/>\nFor example;<br \/>\nFranca stared at the long, tiring queue.<br \/>\nA loud, banging, windy sound was heard at the stream.<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nAdd commas, where necessary, to the following sentences:<br \/>\n1. Marian has travelled in France Spain Australia India and the USA.<br \/>\n2. We were watched by a lean ageing kangaroo.<br \/>\n3. After two weeks on buses and trains it was a relief to smell sea<br \/>\nair<br \/>\n4. Jason our guide walked fast and spoke little.<br \/>\n5. Air disasters it is well known are fewer than accidents on the<br \/>\nroads.<br \/>\n6. Taking a foreign holiday despite problems with accommodation<br \/>\ncurrency and language can be a liberating experience.<br \/>\n7. Day after day the grey rocks dotted here and there with small<br \/>\nplants formed a backdrop for our trek.<br \/>\n8. Taking a foreign holiday can be a liberating experience.<br \/>\n1<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nAdd commas, where necessary, to the following sentences:<br \/>\n1. Marian has travelled in France, Spain, Australia, India and the<br \/>\nUSA.<br \/>\n2. We were watched by a lean, ageing kangaroo.<br \/>\n3. After two weeks on buses and trains, it was a relief to smell sea<br \/>\nair<br \/>\n4. Jason, our guide, walked fast and spoke little.<br \/>\n5. Air disasters, it is well known, are fewer than accidents on the<br \/>\nroads.<br \/>\n6. Taking a foreign holiday, despite problems with accommodation,<br \/>\ncurrency, and language, can be a liberating experience.<br \/>\n7. Day after day, the grey rocks, dotted here and there with small<br \/>\nplants formed a backdrop for our trek.<br \/>\n8. Taking a foreign holiday can be a liberating experience.<br \/>\nANSWERS<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nThe organisation of your content<br \/>\n\u2022 Punctuations<br \/>\nSemicolons indicates a slightly shorter pause than that<br \/>\ngiven by a full stop.<br \/>\n\u2022 Semicolons when applied, shows whatever you write on<br \/>\neach side of it must function as separate sentences.<br \/>\nFor example<br \/>\nMany Intercontinental dishes like Afro-Caribbean food;<br \/>\nIndian restaurants and Chinese take aways, for example,<br \/>\nhave opened in most part of Brentford.<br \/>\nThe working verb in the first sentence is like and its<br \/>\nsubject is many Intercontinental dishes. In the second<br \/>\nstatement, the working verb is have opened and its<br \/>\nsubject is Indian restaurants and Chinese takeaways.<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nIn the following paragraph, it would be possible to replace two of<br \/>\nthe full stops with semicolons. Which two? Why?<br \/>\nMany people have strong opinions on the use of the private car.<br \/>\nSome feel that it has liberated the individual and brought with it<br \/>\na new level of personal freedom. Others feel that the threat to<br \/>\nthe environment posed by fuel emissions must be curtailed.<br \/>\nGovernments can find themselves caught between these<br \/>\nmutually exclusive standpoints. They don\u2019t want to be seen as<br \/>\nautocratic and reactionary. At the same time, they are aware, of<br \/>\nglobal warming and of the fact that they are likely to be held<br \/>\n2 responsible for environmental decline.<br \/>\nDHICT<br \/>\nIn the following paragraph, it would be possible to replace two of<br \/>\nthe full stops with semicolons. Which two? Why?<br \/>\nMany people have strong opinions on the use of the private car.<br \/>\nSome feel that it has liberated the individual and brought with it<br \/>\na new level of personal freedom; others feel that the threat to<br \/>\nthe environment posed by fuel emissions must be curtailed.<br \/>\nGovernments can find themselves caught between these<br \/>\nmutually exclusive standpoints. They don\u2019t want to be seen as<br \/>\nautocratic and reactionary; at the same time, they are aware, of<br \/>\nglobal warming and of the fact that they are likely to be held<br \/>\nANSWERS responsible for environmental decline.<br \/>\nWriting Style:<br \/>\nImproving<br \/>\nyour writing<br \/>\nCompetencies<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nThe organisation of your content<br \/>\n\u2022 Punctuations<\/p>\n<p>A colon\tUsed to introduce a list, an explanation, a quotation, or<br \/>\nsome instructions. Demonstrate balance between two<br \/>\nstatements<br \/>\nBrackets\tUse to incorporate extra information<br \/>\nDashes\tUsed to incorporate extra information: in the middle of a<br \/>\nsentence (two dashes) or at the end of a sentence<br \/>\nA hyphen\tUsed to split a word at the end of a line. Show the separate<br \/>\nparts of certain words.. 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Tone<br \/>\ngives a clue how the writer feels about the<br \/>\nsubject.<br \/>\n\u2022 Diction: the kind of words used<br \/>\n\u2022 Register: adjust your writing language<br \/>\nautomatically for the needs of the particular<br \/>\nlistener<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow writing instructions<br \/>\n\u2022 Feedback<br \/>\nWriting Types<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nAs Business Students, you may be asked to write:<br \/>\n\u2022 Summaries<br \/>\n\u2022 Creative writing<br \/>\n\u2022 Articles<br \/>\n\u2022 CVs,<br \/>\n\u2022 Letters<br \/>\n\u2022 Reports<br \/>\n\u2022 Essays<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\nWriting Types:<br \/>\nSummaries<br \/>\nAcademic Performance<br \/>\n5 Steps to writing a good summary<br \/>\n1. A first quick read<br \/>\n2. Note-making<br \/>\n3. Writing a first draft<br \/>\n4. Checking your word-count and editing<br \/>\n5. Writing your final draft<br \/>\n1. 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