Academic Writing

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Typically considered a formal mode of writing intended for an educated audience

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Academic Writing

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Kind of writing that can be used in academia or school

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Academic Writing

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Steps in Academic Writing

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1. Starts with posing a question
2. Conceptualize the problem
3. Evaluate an Opinion
4. Ends in answering a question posed

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Purpose of Academic Writing

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1. To Inform
2. To Persuade
3. To Argue

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Supplementing a lot of information about the topic

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To Inform

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Having the credibility to make your audience or readers believe in you

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To Persuade

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Making your readers respond on the information you are telling them

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To Argue

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Requires formal language or word that does not contain colloquial words or jargon words

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Academic Writing

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The term that is easy to understand

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Layman’s Term

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Words that have deep meanings

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Highfalutin Words

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Key Terms in Academic Writing

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1. Subject
2. Tone
3. Purpose
4. Language
5. Audience
6. Point of View
7. Style
8. Knowledge
9. Explicit

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The topic of the text

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Subject

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The attitude of the writer about the text

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Tone

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Information that an author wants to imply to the reader

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Purpose

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Words used by the writer in writing an academic text

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Language

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Reader in writing

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Audience

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The writer tells the information that an author knows about his or her topic

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Point of View

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How the author arranges his or her writing

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Style

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Amount of information that an author knows about his or her topic.

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Knowledge

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Information should be precise and clear

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Explicit

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Four features of language

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1. Formality
2. Objectivity
3. Explicitness
4. Caution

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Reflects your dignified stance, you should avoid colloquial words and expressions

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Formality

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Choose Expanded Modal Forms. Choose one-verb forms. Choose expanded terms.

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Formality

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Focus of the information is on the topic. Should not be personal

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Objectivity

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Avoid the use of personal pronouns. Avoid rhetorical questions.

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Objectivity

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Demands the use of signposts to trace the relationship in the parts of the study.

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Explicitness

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Make it clear when showing a change in the parts of the study.

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Explicitness

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Requires care since knowledge is built on proven theories and concept

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Caution

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Needed to avoid sweeping generalizations.

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Caution

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Types of Writing Styles

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1. Expository
2. Descriptive
3. Persuasive
4. Narrative

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The author is trying to explain a concept focuses on facts that are supported by evidence.

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Expository Writing

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Painting a picture of something through words

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Descriptive Writing

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Trying to convince an audience of a position or belief. Contains opinions, biases, and justifications.

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Persuasive Writing

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Tries to construct and communicate a story.

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Narrative Writing

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Created by the imagination. We read for fun.

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Fiction

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Factual stories bases on real events. We read for information.

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Non-Fiction

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Two types of approach in Academic Writing

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1. Deductive Approach
2. Inductive Approach

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Bottom-Up Approach

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Inductive Reasoning

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Specific to the general approach

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Inductive Reasoning

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Top-Down Approach

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Deductive Reasoning

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General premises to specific conclusions

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Deductive Reasoning