Scientific Texts

•Scientific Texts by Budiasih, M.Hum

•Expository Text

•A situation model for a scientific text, on the other hand, is likely to concentrate on the components of a system and their relationships, the events and processes that occur during the working of the system, and the uses of the system.

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•Narrative Text

•A situation model for a narrative is likely to refer to the characters in it and their emotional states, the setting, the action and sequence of events.

•Five common types of structure used in scientific texts

1. Generalization

2. Enumeration

3. Sequence

4. Classification

5. Comparison / contrast

•Generalization

 the extension or clarification of main ideas through explanations or examples

Restatement in your own words -- paraphrasing

The steps:

•identifying the main idea

•list and define the key words

•restate the main idea in your own words

•look for evidence to support the main idea

–what kind of support is there for the main idea?

–are there examples, illustrations?

–do they extend or clarify the main idea?

•Enumeration

listing of facts

The steps:

•the topic

•Identifying subtopics

•organizing and listing the details within each subtopic, using your own words

•Sequence

a connecting series of events or steps

The steps:

•identifying the topic

•name each step and outline the details within each

•briefly discuss what's different from one step to another

•Classification

 grouping items into classes

•Comparison/ Contrast

•Examining the relationships between two or more things

•looking at relationships between items.

•Comparison-- similarities and differences

•Contrast-- differences