Moving structure

Ships belong to the largest moving structures ever made. For example Very-Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) can be up to 500 m long and 60 m wide which means that the exposed area of the outer hull in some cases will exceed 50.000 m2 and the exposed area in e.g. the ballast tanks will be even larger - up to 230.000 m2. This implies the need for an enormous amount of paint. The vessel should be designed so that it is solid and robust and in a way so it can be maintained properly. 

Explain the meaning and significance of a move and a move structure... 

Figure 1.3 A visual representation of the move structure for a typical three-men joke.

Using figure 1.3 for guidance, propose a move structure for the panda version of the guy-walks-into-a-bar joke shown in table 1.3. 

We next analyze the moves and move structure for another common genre the used-car ad. Several examples of newspaper used-car ads are shown in table 1.4. As you examine these ads, you will likely notice that certain information—the year, model of the car, price, and a phone number for contacting the seller—is contained in every ad. Other types of information—such as car features and seller s name—appear in only some of the ads. To keep track of the information, and how often it appears, we list the contents of each ad in the second column in table 1.4. Some combination of this information is needed for the seller to achieve his or her purpose (i.e., to sell the car). 

A move structure that depicts these moves is shown in figure 1.4. Important features about this move structure (and other move structures in this textbook) include the following ... 

Additional language tips—related to audience and purpose, writing conventions, and grammar and mechanics—are included in appendix A. Each tip has explanatory notes, examples, exercises, and an answer key, making self-study easy. Appendix B repeats, for easy reference and accessibility, the move structures included in the textbook. 

Relationship between a genre s move structure and its organization... 

What is the value of depicting the fine organization of chemistry genres through move structures ... 

How might move structures help you with your writing ... 

The submoves in move 2 are placed side by side in the move structure in figure 3.1 to indicate that authors may present the submoves in either order, to parallel the sequence of events in their study. Eor example, in excerpt 3A, the... 

Reconsider excerpt 3A in exercise 3.2. How well does the excerpt adhere to the move structure represented in hgure 3.1 How do the authors use subheadings to help the reader locate the moves Can you equate each subheading with one of the moves Are any moves left out If so, which one(s) ... 

Examine how the move structure in hgure 3.1 applies across different helds of chemistry. 

Upon completion of exercises 3.5 and 3.6, you probably noticed that not all written works in journals strictly adhere to the move structure in figure 3.1. Not surprisingly, the move structure does not apply to genres intended for a more general audience (e.g., news alerts, book reviews, editorial remarks), nor does it apply to all research-related works. For example, research articles published in Organic Letters omit a Methods section entirely instead, the procedures are published on the Internet as supporting information. 

Because of these variations, we end this section with a cautionary note Although the move structure in figure 3.1 presents a common and effective way to organize your Methods section, it will not apply in all situations. Move structures vary from journal to journal and article to article hence, ultimately you must model your organizational structure after an article similar to the one that you plan to write. 

Organization of text Check your overall organizational structure. Did you follow the move structure in figure 3.1 and include appropriate subheadings Do your... 

The authors of excerpt 4A present several sets of results using both text and graphics (only two graphics are included here). These results include the optimization of temperature, time, and ionic strength. Reread excerpt 4A and consider the third and fourth paragraphs, which present temperature and time results, respectively. For each paragraph, determine how well the authors adhere to the move structure in hgure 4.1. Explain. 

Browse through three articles in one of the following journals The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Science Technology, or Chemical Research in Toxicology. Flow well do the articles adhere to the move structure illustrated in hgure 4.1 ... 

How do the different move structures reflect the vastly different purposes of the Methods and Results sections ... 

Similarly, review the move structure of a typical Discussion section (figure 5.1). Determine if you have enough information to develop all moves and submoves. 

In this part of the chapter, we revisit the journal articles that were introduced in chapter 4, where we focused on Results. Here we focus on the Discussion sections of these articles. We examine how well the authors follow the move structure in figure 5.1, how they interpret their results, and how they conclude their work. 

Plaper et al. (2002) use a stand-alone Discussion section, rather than a combined R D section. According to the move structure in figure 5.1, a separate Discussion section should begin with a brief reminder of a specific result or set of results this is essentially how Plaper et al. (2002) begin. The authors first remind the readers about the study in general (in the first two sentences) then, in the third sentence, they remind the readers specifically about the Pro-Tox (C) assay with chromium chloride. 

How does knowing the typical move structure of a Discussion section assist you with reading authentic excerpts from the chemical literature ... 

The Introduction, like other sections of a journal article, follows a conventional set of moves. In fact, the move structure for the Introduction section is likely the most consistently followed move structure presented in this textbook (hgure 6.1). 

Reread excerpt 6A with the move structure of the Introduction section in mind. Which moves are present Which sentences are associated with which moves Support your answers with specific examples from the text. 

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