In today's session, I was the facilitator of the meeting and we discussed Helen Sword's book ch. 7.
A hook is an opening statement (which is usually the first sentence) in an essay that attempts to grab the reader’s attention.
Sword notes that, in the sciences and social sciences, researchers frequently follow a four- step rhetorical sequence identified by John Swales as “Creating a Research Space,” or CARS:
Move 1: Establish that your particular area of research has some significance.
Move 2: Selectively summarize the relevant previous research.
Move 3: Show that the reported research is not complete.
Move 4: Turn the gap into the research space for the present article.
For the slides go to this link: (31) HELEN SWORD (STYLISH ACADEMIC WRITING) | Begum Burak, PhD - Academia.edu
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