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Understanding Articles or Essays

The document discusses understanding articles and essays by identifying their basic organizational patterns. It outlines the typical structure as: 1) Title, 2) Introduction, 3) Thesis statement, 4) Supporting information, and 5) Conclusion or summary. It also describes four common types of articles: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Reading comprehension can be improved by recognizing these patterns and applying skimming, scanning, and mapping techniques.

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Understanding Articles or Essays

The document discusses understanding articles and essays by identifying their basic organizational patterns. It outlines the typical structure as: 1) Title, 2) Introduction, 3) Thesis statement, 4) Supporting information, and 5) Conclusion or summary. It also describes four common types of articles: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Reading comprehension can be improved by recognizing these patterns and applying skimming, scanning, and mapping techniques.

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UNDERSTANDING ARTICLES OR ESSAYS.

Reading ability in understanding articles or essays can be increased through


identifying the basic organizational pattern of an article or essay and applying the skimming,
scanning, and semantic mapping technique. When reading assigned articles and essays,
you must first comprehend the material. Becoming familiar with organizational features will
make comprehension easier. Reading will also be easier if you know what type of article or
essay you are reading and how to approach it.
The following basic organizational pattern is usually followed by the writer in writing
an article most of the time.
1. Title
There are two basic kinds of titles; descriptive and interest catching. The descriptive
title it announces what the article is about and the interest catching title does not tell
the subject of the article.

2. Introduction
The introduction is at the beginning of an article. It announces the subject, provides
the focus for the subject, gives information referring to the subject, and builds interest
in the subject.

3. Thesis statement
The thesis statement is an important main idea or statement contining the focus and
the purpose of the article. There is only one statement in an article as there is one
topic sentence in a paragraph. It usually at the beginning of an article and is most of
the time included in the introduction. So, the first (and second) paragraph should be
read fully by the students.

4. Supporting information
The supporting information is that the supporting paragraphs that explain the thesis
statement. The paragraphs support the thesis statement directly and others do it
indirectly as supporting information as supporting sentences in a paragraph do. Each
supporting information or paragraph contains a topic sentence. The topic sentence is
usually the first sentence of the paragraph. The student may read the first sentence
of each paragraph in the article.

5. Conclusion or summary.
a. The conclusion suggests the new idea that has not been stated previously in the
article. It is made on the basis of the facts and the results of the analysis before it.
It is the final statements about the subject of the article.
b. The summary, on the other hand, provides a review of important ideas in the
article in a chronological arrangement as an outline in the form of paragraphs.
Then the last (two) paragraphs should be read fully by the students.

Types of articles
1. Narrative
It tells a story. They review events that have happened. Usually the events are
presented in the order in which they occurred.
2. Descriptive
It presents ideas by providing details about characteristics of people, places, and
things. The details are intended to appeal to your senses, to help you create a mental
picture, or to make you feel a certain way.
3. Expository
It is used to explain things. They are intended to present information about a topic or
to explain an idea. Most textbooks, magazine articles, and non-fiction books use the
expository style. Writers use various methods to develop their subjects and present
their ideas. The most common approaches include:
a. Illustration/example: giving examples
b. Definition: describing characteristics
c. Comparison: showing similarities
d. Contrast: showing differences
e. Cause-effect: showing relationships or connection
f. Classification: grouping ideas based on similar characteristics.
g. Process: describing procedure or giving a step by step list.

4. Persuasive
It is written to convince the reader of something. They are usually concerned with
controversial issues or those in which there is no clear-cut right and wrong. This type
of writing encourages you to change your beliefs and attitudes.

Understanding Articles and Essays.

Title (descriptive and interest catching)


Exercise1. Read each title and decide which one is belonged to descriptive and interest catching.
1. Man at the top
2. The graying of American family
3. How to fight the hungries
4. Paradise or dull routine
5. In pursuit of the prefect hamburger.

Introduction (It announces the subject, provides the focus for the subject, gives information referring to the
subject, and builds interest in the subject).

Thesis statement (The thesis statement is an important main idea or statement containing the focus and the
purpose of the article)

Supporting information (The supporting paragraphs that explain the thesis statement).

Conclusion and summary (Conclusion: a final statement about the subject of the article and suggest a new or
further direction of thought, Summary: provides a review of important ideas)

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