Write a paper reviewing the main features of IMRaD and CARS, and discuss why you think these genre tools were developed and how you think they may be helpful or harmful.

IMRaD & CARS Activity
Read
To begin the week, carefully review this IMRad & CARS Download IMRad & CARSdocument linked here, and respond below as a discussion post.
You will begin to use the IMRaD and CARS formats for your major project in the coming weeks.
Respond
Include a short paragraph or two reviewing the main features of IMRaD and CARS, and discuss why you think these genre tools were developed and how you think they may be helpful or harmful.
Reply
Then reply to two peers by Wednesday in the usual (less formal) way.
Notes:
CARS Download CARSshould not be confused with the CARES worksheet Download CARES worksheetyou are expected to use in peer-review.
For more explanation of CARS, read Swales (optional), “’Create a Research Space’ (CARS) Model of Research Introductions” in Writing about Writing (pp. 21-24). However, I do not have a PDF for this, so the reading is optional.

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