24 Science Research Writing 1.3.3 Th e model Here are the sentence descriptions we have collected: In Sentence 1
the writer establishes the importance of this research topic. In Sentence 2
the writer provides general background information. In Sentence 3
the writer does the same as in Sentences 1 and 2, but in a more specifi c/detailed way. In Sentence 4
the writer describes the general problem area or the current research focus of the fi eld. In Sentence 5
the writer provides a transition between the general problem area and the literature review. In Sentence 6
the writer provides a brief overview of key research projects in this area. In Sentence 7
the writer describes a gap in the research. In Sentence 8 the writer describes the paper itself. In Sentence 9
the writer gives details about the methodology reported in the paper. In Sentence 10 the writer announces the fi ndings. We can streamline these so that our model has FOUR basic components: