Language Strategies in the Discussion about Lack of Sleep
Refer to Student Sample Paragraph Version 2 and Version 1 in AWMS Unit 3.5 for this activity. Note the changes that you see in the revised paragraph (Version 2) from the first version (Version 1), and then post your response to the following questions:
Compared with the first draft, does the revised version include different information from the same two sources? Which of the two versions is more specific and provides more information about the topic? Which version do you think is more effective in terms of the content?
Summarize in bullet points the changes that the student has made in the revised version.
What changes from the revised version do you think are effective? What changes are not effective?
What language strategies (tense choices, vocabulary, transitions, etc.) do you notice the student is using in the revised version? Do you find any of these language strategies useful for your own writing?
List two takeaways that you will consider for your own synthesis writing
After an in-depth review of paragraphs, it is evident that the revised version is more concise logical and provides a chronological flow of ideas. The author articulates ideas incoherent and cohesive manner to address the topic. Although both paragraphs use similar sources, the author in the second version synthesizes the information to offer support to the topic in question. The revised version is more specific and provides comprehensive information about sleep deprivation. Thus it has more accurate data about the concepts in the sources. For instance:
* In extreme cases, lack of sleep can cause death, such as a soccer fan who suffered a stroke after watching the 2014 World cup for 48 hours.
* Sleep experts state that people who do not sleep enough are likely to suffer from stroke four and halftimes.
* Statistics from a recent study at California Berkeley University show that lack of sleep for one night can increase anxiety levels.
* According to researchers, lack of sleep causes the prefrontal cortex to process emotions slowly, thus leading to increased anxiety levels.
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