OFICINA DE REDAÇÃO EM LÍNGUA INGLESA TEXTOS TÉCNICOS AULA 6

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1.
		The essence and the structure of a review have been discussed in our classes in order to allow you, student, to internalize what it actually is. Think about everything you have learned and choose the alternative that is incorrect:
	
	
	
	A review makes an argument.
	
	
	A review is an evaluation of a publication, product, service, or company
	
	
	A review allows the author to enter into dialogue and discussion with the work creators and with audiences.
	
	
	The most important element of a review is that it is a commentary.
	
	
	The author¿s opinion should never be clearly exposed in a review.
	
Explicação: In a review, the reader should be able to get to a conclusion in relation to thge author´s opinion. This opinion must not be openly expressed. It should be characterized in the text structure and words.
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		2.
		The following options are SYNONYMOUS of CRITICAL WRITING, EXCEPT:
	
	
	
	critique
	
	
	critical assessment
	
	
	exclusive negative remark
	
	
	critical review
	
	
	written evaluation
	
Explicação:
A critical review (sometimes called a critique, critical commentary, critical appraisal, critical analysis) is a detailed commentary on and critical evaluation of a text. You might carry out a critical review as a stand-alone exercise, or as part of your research and preparation for writing a literature review. To be critical does not mean to criticize in an exclusively negative manner. To be critical of a text means you question the information and opinions in the text, in an attempt to evaluate or judge its worth overall.
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		3.
		Think about the main features of good descriptive writing. Which alternative should not be considered as a rule when you writing one:
	
	
	
	Present items in the most appropriate order.
	
	
	Indicate significance of what you are describing.
	
	
	Be wordy as much as possible
	
	
	Summarize main points.
	
	
	Be clear, precise and accurate.
	
Explicação: Using too many words could turn the text into a prolix document.
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		4.
		Upon surfing the famous Amazon website, you came across the following type of text:
NOW A BLOCKBUSTER MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD --NOMINATED FOR SIX ACADEMY AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him ''The Legend''; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named him al-Shaitan (''the devil'') and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, who was tragically killed in 2013, writes honestly about the pain of war - including the deaths of two close SEAL teammates - and in moving first-person passages throughout, his wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their family, as well as on Chris. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle's masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.
· What TYPE of text does the previous one exemplify?
 
	
	
	
	e-mail
	
	
	article
	
	
	mission statement
	
	
	press release
	
	
	review
	
Explicação:
A review is an evaluation of a publication, product, service, or company such as a movie (a movie review), video game, musical composition (music review of a composition or recording), book (book review)); a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, play, musical theater show, or dance show. In addition to a critical evaluation, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indicate its relative merit.
 
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		5.
		Read the following excerption and answer: Losing Joe's Place by Gordon Korman book review by Mr. Klingensmith It's not often that one finds a novel as wacky and as full of unexpected surprises as Losing Joe's Place, a book by Gordon Korman. It is the story of Jason Cardone and his friends Ferguson "The Peach" Peach and Don "Mr. Wonderful" Champion, and a summer they spend in the big city of Toronto, subletting the totally cool bachelor apartment that belongs to Jason's brother, Joe. Joe's instructions to the three teenagers boil down to one main thing: DON'T GET EVICTED!! The story shows us just how hard it can be to follow this one simple direction. One great thing about the book is the way Korman developed the characters. Each person has a definite personality. The Peach is an engineering genius who needs to improve everything he sees. His "better than you are" attitude tends to get on everyone's nerves. Jason, our hero, seems to be allergic to work, and while his roommates spend the summer slaving away at a variety of jobs, Jason finds ways to avoid job interviews. At the same time, he becomes a genius in the kitchen, which helps him later on in the story. Mr. Plotnick, the boys' landlord and owner of the Olympiad Delicatessen, is one of the greediest and most annoying people you'll ever meet in a book, and the boys spend a lot of their time trying to find ways to get even with him. Perhaps one of the weirdest characters in the book is Rootbeer Racinette, a huge bearded giant who can chew a hole in an unpoppable truck tire and take a two-by-four in the stomach as hard as you'd care to swing it. Rootbeer spends the summer with the boys, taking turns getting the boys into and out of trouble (between bouts of Manchurian Bush Meditation and pursuing some of the strangest hobbies in the world).(¿) The paragraphs above were taken from a bigger text in which the the author let the readers know her judgment about a particular literary work. Choose the alternative that correctly classifies this kind of text :
	
	
	
	Exploration
	
	
	Summary
	
	
	Survey
	
	
	Essay
	
	
	Review
	
Explicação: A review critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation. This is exactly what the author does: a critical evaluation of a novel.
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		6.
		The purpose of descriptive writing is to make our readers see, feel, and hear what we have seen, felt, and heard. The main features of good descriptive writing are:
	
	
	
	Be clear, precise and accurate; summarize main points; indicate significance of what you are describing; present items in the most appropriate order.
	
	
	Be clear, precise and accurate; summarize main points; present items in the most inappropriate order.
	
	
	Be clear, precise and accurate; anti-summarize main points; indicate significance of what you are describing; present items in the minimum appropriate order.
	
	
	Be unclear, precise and accurate; anti-summarize main points; indicate significance of what you are describing; present items in the most appropriate order.
	
	
	Be clear, precise and accurate; anti-summarize main points; indicate significance of what you are describing.
	
Explicação:
The purpose of descriptive writing is to make our readers see, feel, and hear what we have seen, felt, and heard. Whether we're describing a person, a place, or a thing, our aim is to reveal a subject through vivid and carefully selected details.
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		7.
		Read the excerption below and answer: "The Devil's Company, a treat for lovers of historical fiction, sees the return of Benjamin Weaver in his third exciting romp through the varied and sometimes surreal landscape of 18th-century London. Weaver is an endearing protagonist, a former pugilist and investigator for hire whom we first met in David Liss's A Conspiracy of Paper (1999)." In just a few short lines, reviewer Frank Tallis has told us about the genre, setting, and main character of this novel. He concludes the favorable review by saying, "Historical fiction is mostly smoke and mirrors. Modern writers really don't know what it was like to live inthe past¿no matter how much research they do¿so the success of the enterprise depends largely on creating a convincing illusion. Liss rises to this challenge with great skill in this accomplished, atmospheric and thoughtful novel." Frank Tallis, "A Bridge to 18th Century London" review of The Devil's Company, by David Liss, The Washington Post, July 9, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/08/AR2009070804089.html (accessed November 25, 2009) The paragraphs above were taken from a bigger text in which the the author let the readers know her judgment about a particular literary work. Choose the alternative that correctly classifies this kind of text :
	
	
	
	Summary
	
	
	Survey
	
	
	Essay
	
	
	Review
	
	
	Exploration
	
Explicação:
A review is an evaluation of a publication, product, service, or company such as a movie (a movie review), video game, musical composition (music review of a composition or recording), book (book review)); a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, play, musical theater show, or dance show. In addition to a critical evaluation, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indicate its relative merit.
Above all, a review makes an argument. The most important element of a review is that it is a commentary, not merely a summary. It allows you to enter into dialogue and discussion with the work¿s creator and with other audiences. You can offer agreement or disagreement and identify where you find the work exemplary or deficient in its knowledge, judgments, or organization. You should clearly state your opinion of the work in question, and that statement will probably resemble other types of academic writing, with a thesis statement, supporting body paragraphs, and a conclusion.