Matakuliah
Tahun
Versi
: G1112, Scientific Writing I
: 2006
: v 1.0 rev 1
Module 2
Exercise
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The anatomy
Find the topic sentence in this paragraph.
“…Of all the jungle people, the Pygmies are the most expert
hunters and the finest trackers. The Belgian government
does not allow them to carry modern firearms, so they
must catch their meat and defend themselves with their
own handmade weapons. But with these their
marksmanship is truly marvelous. Often they shoot three
or four arrows, one after another, so rapidly that the last
may leave the bow before the first has reached its mark.”
[From All About the Jungle.]
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Underline the topic sentence.
Passage 1:
“…The crocodiles of the Brazilian jungle are unpredictable creatures. As
one suns himself on a sandpit, he looks like a log of weathered
driftwood. But that log can come to life with amazing speed. Sometimes
this huge reptile is cowardly and takes to the water at the sight of man. But
a bull crocodile which is guarding a nestful of eggs left by his mate will
savagely attack anything or anyone.
Passage 2:
“…Another unusual dweller of river and lake is the electric eel. In the
whole animal kingdom, no more than half a dozen creatures can produce
and electric charge, and these are all fish. Of these the electric eel
discharges by far the strongest current-several hundred volts. Unlike other
electric fish, the eel can control the discharge of electricity. It uses it’s
current to kill or paralyze its prey. It locates the victim by sending out weak
electric charges. These are reflected back to it much as radar picks up
distant objects. Its dull greenish-gray body is four or five feet long.
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Underline the topic sentence. (key)
Passage 1:
“…The crocodiles of the Brazilian jungle are unpredictable creatures. As
one suns himself on a sandpit, he looks like a log of weathered
driftwood. But that log can come to life with amazing speed. Sometimes
this huge reptile is cowardly and takes to the water at the sight of man. But
a bull crocodile which is guarding a nestful of eggs left by his mate will
savagely attack anything or anyone.
Passage 2:
“…Another unusual dweller of river and lake is the electric eel. In the
whole animal kingdom, no more than half a dozen creatures can produce
and electric charge, and these are all fish. Of these the electric eel
discharges by far the strongest current-several hundred volts. Unlike other
electric fish, the eel can control the discharge of electricity. It uses it’s
current to kill or paralyze its prey. It locates the victim by sending out weak
electric charges. These are reflected back to it much as radar picks up
distant objects. Its dull greenish-gray body is four or five feet long.
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(Homework)
Expand this sentence into a simple composition
Include:
• Data
• Facts
• Any relevant information
You are free to conduct web-based research but always include the
sources
In order to be successful readers, children must be able to
comprehend text as they read.
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