NTUT Writing Week 13NTUT Writing Week 13

“Materials”“Materials”

Materials Fall Into the Following CategoriesMaterials Fall Into the Following Categories

Laboratory equipment; Field equipment; Human or animal subjects; Natural substances; Fabricated materials; Surveys, questionnaires, and tests; Computer models; Mathematical models.

Laboratory equipment; Field equipment; Human or animal subjects; Natural substances; Fabricated materials; Surveys, questionnaires, and tests; Computer models; Mathematical models.

What Types of Information Does the Author Include in the Material Description? What Types of Information Does the Author Include in the Material Description?

Ordering Your InformationOrdering Your Information

**If the materials used are well known to researchers, it is conventional to identify them only. However, if the materials are designed specifically, it is common to write a detailed description, which includes the following information in the given order:

A. Overview: consists of 1 or 2 sentences that give a general idea of the material and its intended purpose;

B. Description of principle parts: each major part or characteristic of the material is described in logical sequence;

C. Functional description: shows how the various features function together.

**Identify the above 3 steps in the following passage.

**If the materials used are well known to researchers, it is conventional to identify them only. However, if the materials are designed specifically, it is common to write a detailed description, which includes the following information in the given order:

A. Overview: consists of 1 or 2 sentences that give a general idea of the material and its intended purpose;

B. Description of principle parts: each major part or characteristic of the material is described in logical sequence;

C. Functional description: shows how the various features function together.

**Identify the above 3 steps in the following passage.

Language convention: PretestLanguage convention: Pretest

Past Tense Is Used When Describing the SamplesPast Tense Is Used When Describing the Samples

Present Tense Is Used When Describing the General PopolationPresent Tense Is Used When Describing the General Popolation

Fill in Correct Tenses: Sample or PopulationFill in Correct Tenses: Sample or Population

Tense in Describing Conventional MaterialsTense in Describing Conventional Materials

Tense in Describing Specially Designed MaterialsTense in Describing Specially Designed Materials

Are They Conventional or Specially Designed Materials?Are They Conventional or Specially Designed Materials?

Using Active & Passive Voice in Describing MaterialsUsing Active & Passive Voice in Describing Materials

**Your decision to use active or passive voice depends partly on whether the verb is transitive or intransitive. Only transitive verbs can be used in the passive voice.

**If the verb is transitive, follow these rules: (I). The passive voice is usually used when a human agent (the

experimenter) is manipulating the materials.

**Your decision to use active or passive voice depends partly on whether the verb is transitive or intransitive. Only transitive verbs can be used in the passive voice.

**If the verb is transitive, follow these rules: (I). The passive voice is usually used when a human agent (the

experimenter) is manipulating the materials.

(II). The active voice is usually used when no human is directly responsible for manipulating the materials-- when the materials “operate by themselves.”

(III). The passive voice may be used to describe an action involving a nonhuman agent, but a phrase must be included to indicate the agent.

(II). The active voice is usually used when no human is directly responsible for manipulating the materials-- when the materials “operate by themselves.”

(III). The passive voice may be used to describe an action involving a nonhuman agent, but a phrase must be included to indicate the agent.

Fill in the Correct Passive & Active Voices Fill in the Correct Passive & Active Voices