6. Keys to Academic and Professional Writing

Question 1

Three key factors of effective writing:

Answer 1

(1) purpose - the reason the writer composes the
paragraph.
(2) audience - the individual or group whom the
writer intends to address.
(3) tone - the attitude the writer conveys about the
paragraph’s subject.

Question 2

refers to the situation where writing is performed. It includes
the people involved, relationship of the people involved in the communication,
time and place, and some possible interferences.

Answer 2

Context

Question 3

Determining the purpose and the readership of your writing is needed in
order for you to appropriately consider the tone of your message. For example, if
you are writing a literature review in class of a particular social issue, then the
reader is your teacher. In writing the task, you observe formality.

Answer 3

Tone