-Understand the purpose of abstract of a research paper.
-Understand the types of abstract.
-Become aware of the necessity (or lack thereof) of an abstract in your discipline.
-Notice and practice the use of specific linguistic features in abstracts.
First we will finish up presentations from the previous class.
After presentations, we will study Abstracts. Abstracts come before the introduction and are separated from the rest of the paper in some way. Sometimes they will appear on a separate page, and sometimes they will be separated from the introduction by a line.
In groups, find the abstract in each of the sample papers below. In your groups try to identify at least one difference in structure of the abstract. Also try to find ways in which the two abstracts are similar (hint: look at verb tense).
SAMPLE 1--ECONOMICS OF FARMING
SAMPLE 2--ASSESSING WATER QUALITY
To answer some basic questions about abstracts, you can follow along with this ABSTRACT POWERPOINT.
You can find some supplementary information about abstracts HERE
Now that you have a greater understanding about abstracts, put your skills to the test with this ABSTRACT ANALYSIS task.
You will now have the opportunity to evaluate the use of abstracts in your field. It would be helpful for you to work in groups of similar disciplines of study, but it is not necessary.
1. Use the LIBRARY WEBPAGE to find an article in your field of study.
2. Identify the abstract in the article.
3. Identify whether the abstract is results driven or a summary.
4. Identify how tense is used in each part of the abstract.
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