Table 1 Patterns of essay introduced in English 1222
From: Reexamining feedback in the context of different rhetorical patterns of writing
Academic focus | Rhetorical focus | Language and grammar focus | |
|---|---|---|---|
Comparison-contrast essays | Travel and tourism | Comparison-contrast organization | Comparison and contrast connectors Comparatives in comparison-contrast essays Comparatives in sentences |
Opinion essays | Technology | Opinion organization Facts and opinions Counter-argument and refutation | Quantity expressions in opinion essays Connectors to show support and opposition |
Cause-and-effect essays | Education and economics | Cause-and-effect organization Clustering information | Phrasal verbs The future with will Will with so that Future possibilities with if clause |