Referential Writing: Theresa R. Mooney, Ph. D.
ENGLISH 1301-053
Synonym 38452 RGC 6 A255 TTh 7:55–8:50 a.m. Theresa R. Mooney, Ph. D.
Referential Writing
Understanding the aims of writing will help you shape an effective rhetorical strategy for drafting each of our ENGL 1301 essays.
ENGL 1301 examines four standard aims of writing: referential, expressive, persuasive, and analytical. Referential writing is the one that occurs most frequently in the academic world because it requires facts, as well as supportive details and examples. For instance, when you write lab reports, case studies, and informative essays, your writing is referential; you refer to the world outside yourself. Referential writing requires you to select the facts and details that …show more content…
As a writer, anytime you compose an essay, you will write about a particular topic and you must choose precise words or language for a specific audience or group of readers. Depending upon the given assignment, your emphasis will be upon the writer or the topic or the language or the readers; different essays emphasize different parts of the so-called Communication Triangle, depending upon why you are writing. Because effective writing has a specific purpose, understanding why you are writing can help you create you a stronger rhetorical strategy.
What the Referential Essay must contain:
An introductory paragraph that accurately and clearly presents the summarized TSIS essay’s topic, that gives your audience a clear idea of what your summary/essay will detail, and that provides a concise summary (or brief, well-chosen quotation) of the TSIS essay’s
Synonym 38452 RGC 6 A255 TTh 7:55–8:50 a.m. Theresa R. Mooney, Ph. D.
Referential Writing
Understanding the aims of writing will help you shape an effective rhetorical strategy for drafting each of our ENGL 1301 essays.
ENGL 1301 examines four standard aims of writing: referential, expressive, persuasive, and analytical. Referential writing is the one that occurs most frequently in the academic world because it requires facts, as well as supportive details and examples. For instance, when you write lab reports, case studies, and informative essays, your writing is referential; you refer to the world outside yourself. Referential writing requires you to select the facts and details that …show more content…
As a writer, anytime you compose an essay, you will write about a particular topic and you must choose precise words or language for a specific audience or group of readers. Depending upon the given assignment, your emphasis will be upon the writer or the topic or the language or the readers; different essays emphasize different parts of the so-called Communication Triangle, depending upon why you are writing. Because effective writing has a specific purpose, understanding why you are writing can help you create you a stronger rhetorical strategy.
What the Referential Essay must contain:
An introductory paragraph that accurately and clearly presents the summarized TSIS essay’s topic, that gives your audience a clear idea of what your summary/essay will detail, and that provides a concise summary (or brief, well-chosen quotation) of the TSIS essay’s