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Subject : ENGLISH 7
Lesson : Quarter 4 Week 1 LAS 1
Activity Title : Objectivity of Academic Writing
Learning Target: Distinguish Features of Academic Writing (EN7 WC-1-C-4.2)
Reference(s) : MELC, https://www.uefap.com
Teacher :

Features of Academic Writing:

1. Objectivity of Academic Writing:
• To achieve a proper objectivity of an academic text, a writer has to make little reference to
him/herself, emphasizing the facts or evidence. Being objective suggests that you are
concerned about facts and are not influenced by personal feelings or biases.
Techniques for making your writing more objective.
1. Be explicit in expressing your ideas:
Ex. Good: Several students were absent yesterday

Academic writing in English is linear, which means it has one central point or theme with
every part contributing to the mainline of an argument. Academic writing has a serious tone. The
language used and the way writers approach their subjects are thoughtful and restrained. It is
clear and to the point. It follows a process of reasoning. It will present the facts about a subject
and a writer’s interpretation of them in a way that shows those facts are interrelated, connected or
sequential. The purpose of academic writing is to advance human understanding based on
unbiased observation and analysis.

Better: Ten students were absent yesterday

Good: Most of the population were infected by the virus.
Better: Seventy % of the population were infected by the virus.
Good: Some time ago, a big disaster occurred in Masbate.
Better: Three years ago, a big disaster occurred in Masbate.
2. Avoid intensifiers which can tend to exaggerate your writing in an imprecise, subjective way.
Example: awfully, very, really
3. Avoid making value judgments through the use of words such as amazing or dreadful.
4. Avoid using the first person, unless it is required.

ACTIVITY:
Write T if the following statements are true based on the objectivity of Academic writing and F if it
is false.
1. You should always use the first person (pronoun “I”, and “we”). ______
2. You should place the main emphasis on the information. ______
3. You should emphasize your opinion as much as you can. _____
4. You should base your position on evaluation of the evidence. _____