PURPOSEFUL WRITING

BOOK REVIEW

• It describes and evaluates a work of fiction or nonfiction and offers the book’s overall purpose, structure, and style of narration.

• It is a sneak peek at a book, not a summary.

GUIDELINES IN CREATING A BOOK REVIEW

• Read the book carefully to get its main concept.​

• Relate the content of the book to what you already know about the topic. ​

• Your analysis should be anchored on the theories presented by the book writer.​

• Pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of the book and identify different perspectives.​

• Show your reactions to the writer’s idea and present an explanation​

LITERATURE REVIEW

• A type of academic essay that examines what has already been written about a topic.

• It critically analyzes the relationship among the scholarly works and the current works.

WRITING STRATEGIES

• Summary

  • State briefly the argument and main points of relevant research.

• Analysis

  • Examine closely the elements or structure of the research

• Synthesis

  • Combine ideas to form an integrated theory or system through critical evaluation, compare/contrast, etc.

• Evaluation

  • Assess the research based on the criteria or rubric that you choose, state, and explain.

  • Support it with another similar research.

• The text is being suggested through the text’s details, which serve as a clue to get the right meaning of the text.

• It needs analysis or deep thinking.

POSITION PAPER

• A composition that highlights an opinion of an author or specific entity about an issue.

• It contains factual arguments to support the one-sided claim or position statement, as well as its weaknesses.

PROJECT PROPOSAL

• A document that is written for problem solving, service provision, event planning, or equipment selling.

• A way of generating income for companies or seeking funding for projects.

A good project proposal specifies the following:

• Goals   and objectives that the project wants to accomplish;​

• Project plan that details how the set goals and objectives will be accomplished;​

• Financial, human, and technical resources useful in implementing the project; and​

• Budget that specifies how much money is needed and for what purpose it will be spent.​