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HOW TO RENDER THE ARTICLE 2


How To Render The Article


Plan for Rendering an Article

1. The title of the article.
a) The article is headlined ....
b) The headline of the article I have read is ...

2. The author of the article; where and when the article was published.
a) The author of the article is ...
b) The article is written by ...
c) It is (was) published in ...
d) it is (was) printed in ...
3. The main idea of the article.

a) The main idea of the article is ...
b) The article is about ...
c) The article is devoted to ...
d) The article deals with ...
e) The article touches upon ...
f) The purpose of the article is to give the reader some information on ...
g) The aim of the article is to provide the reader with some facts/material/data on ...
4. The contents of the article. Some facts, names, figures.

a) The author starts by telling (the reader) (about, that ...)
b) The author writes (states, stresses upon, thinks, points out) that ...
c) The article describes ...
d) According to the text ...
e) Further the author reports (says) that ...
f) The article goes on to say that ...
g) In conclusion ...
h) The author comes to the conclusion that ....
5. Your opinion of/on the article.
a) I find/found the article topical=urgent (interesting, important, dull, of no value, too hard to understand ...) because ....
b) In my opinion the article is worth reading because ....

HOW TO RENDER AN ARTICLE 1


HOW TO RENDER AN ARTICLE
PLAN AND USEFUL STRUCTURES
       I.            INTRODUCTION
1.      The headline of the article.
·         The headline of the article is ... The article is headlined ... The article goes under the headline... The article is entitled...
2.      The author of the article; where and when the article was published (*if this information is given).
·         The author of the article is ... The article is written by ...
·         The article is taken from the newspaper... It is (was) published in ... It is (was) printed in... The article I’m going to give a review of is taken from… 
·         The publication date of the article is... The article is dated the first of October, 2013… The article is printed on the second of October, 2013…
II. MAIN BODY
1.      The topic/subject matter of the article.
·         The article deals with the topic... The article is about ... The article is devoted to ... The article touches upon the topic of... The key issue of the article is… The basic subject matter of the article is...
·         The article describes the situation... The article assesses the situation... The article informs us about… / comments on…
·         The article deals with / is concerned with / describes / examines / reveals / exposes / dwells on / explains / addresses / discusses / presents / covers / outlines / states / offers / considers / looks into / treats…
2.      The purpose/ aim /the problem and the main idea of the article.
·         The purpose of the article is to give the reader some information on ... The aim of the article is to provide the reader with some facts/material/data on ...
·         The article addresses the problem of... The article raises/brings up the problem...
·         The main idea of the article is ...
3.      The contents of the article (facts, names, figures).
·         The author starts by telling (the reader) (about, that ...) … At the beginning of the article the author describes / depicts / touches upon / explains / introduces / mentions / recalls / makes a few critical remarks on … The article begins (opens) with the description of / introduction of / mention of / analysis of / summary of / the characterization of / author’s opinion of / author’s recollections of / the enumeration of …
·         Further/next/then the author reports (says) that ... The article goes on to say that ...
·         In conclusion ... The author comes to the conclusion that .... In conclusion the author says / makes it clear that … At the end of the article the author sums it all up by saying … The author concludes by saying that… / draws a conclusion that / comes to the conclusion that  …
III. CONCLUSION
Summarize / restate the message (main idea) of the article. Comment on the way the author managed to convey it. Say whether or not you agree with the author's point of view. State your own opinion of the article and the problem discussed.
·         In conclusion I’d like to … To come back to what I was saying… The message of the article is that … / The main idea of the article is ...
·         I fully agree with / I don’t agree with …
·         From my point of view… As  far as I am able to judge… My own attitude to this article is…
·         The article is... / I find this article interesting / entertaining / exciting / gripping / amusing / enjoyable / funny / witty / banal / dull  / outdated / boring /of no value / too hard to understand... because .... In my opinion the article is worth reading because ...The author's opinion is subjective / objective because... I would / would not recomemmend to read this article to ... because...

Summary for Scientific prose style articles

Scientific prose style and its characteristics

The main function of the scientific prose style is to provide factual and precise information, which must be clear, concise, unambiguous and explicit. There is no space for any redundant, repetitive and unimportant information.  

1. Discuss the title of the article. 

In what way does it convey the article’s main idea? (Speak on the role of the title in terms of creating the readers’ presupposition) 

2. Speak on the layout of the article:

a) Write a summary of the article. 

b) Outline the contents.

c) Analyse the logical parts it is divided into.

d)  Analyse what type of connection is used to join the paragraphs.

e) Analyse each logical part separately (introduction, main body, and conclusion).

Introduction 

Does the writer begin the introduction stating the problem or providing general information on the topic?  In what way is the problem stated? (in the form of question or affirmation; providing key arguments for and against; using words that prove the ambiguity of the problem debatable, discussible, ambiguous, etc.) Does the writer exemplify the problem? 

Main Body        

What are the key points of the main body? Does the author provide different points of view on the problem or makes a comprehensive analysis of the key argument? Speak on the role of examples in this part of the article. Speak on the role of link words and connectives employed by the author. In what way does the author refer to the works of other researches in this area?       

Conclusion 

Does the writer provide formal indicators of the conclusion? Does he provide the summary of all the points considered above? Does he/she make a balanced conclusion?

3. Analyse the key concept / problem of the article.

a) Pick out the key words of the article that objectify the key concept.

b) Speak on the evaluative nature of the words that refer to the key concept.

c) Is the author subjective or objective in analyzing the key concept of the article?

d) Does the author resort to special syntactical constructions to express his position in the problem discussed?

e) What is the role of implication in the article? 

4. Appraisal part

Has the article changed you vision of the problem? 

Do you agree with the author’s treatment of the problem?

Do you think the author used appropriate/inappropriate means to justify his/her point of view?

Can you think of further aspects of the problem discussed?

Scheme of analysis (for 3-year students)

Scheme of analysis (for 3-year students)

1.     Introduce the information about the author (his creative works, the main problems passing through his literary works).

2.     Define the genre peculiarities of the story (the novel) under study.

3.        Speak on the form of narration (a narrative (a narration), a description, a dialogue, an interior monologue, digression).

4.     Setting – the description of the physical background - the place and time of the story, the significant items surrounding the actions and characters.

5.     Summary (elastic / straight-forward plot).

6.     The main problem and the way the conflict is resolved (on the level of vocabulary, implicit level). Positively / negatively solved / suspended conflict.

7.     The key vocabulary and the semantic sphere they belong to; connotation of these words (negative/positive); the tone made up by the vocabulary selection.

8.     Characters: the way they are presented by the author, your perception, is the authors perception objective or subjective? Round / flat characters.

9.     Evaluation (appraisal part).

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