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SUBJECT &
7 QUARTER 4 WEEK 1 DAY ____________________________________
GRADE/LEVEL dd/mm/yyyy

TOPIC Features of Academic Writing

Code:
Lesson Objectives
LEARNING EN7WC-I-c-4.2
*Define academic writing.
COMPETENCY Distinguish features of
*Identify the features of Academic Writing.
academic writing
IMPORTANT: Do not write anything on this material. Write your answers on the Learner’s
Activity and Assessment Sheets provided separately.

UNDERSTAND
Topic Title: Features of Academic writing

What is Academic Writing?

Academic writing is any writing done to fulfil a requirement in school. It is also used for
publications like school papers, books, essays, research paper or academic journal that are used by
teacher and researchers or presented at conferences.

What is the main purpose of academic writing?

The most common purposes in academic writing are to persuade, analyse/synthesize, and inform.

What is the importance of academic writing?

Academic writing serves as a tool of communication that conveys acquired knowledge in a specific
field of study. Writing academically will help students analyse, convey understanding, think critically
and focus on technique and style.

Features of Academic Writing:

1. Complexity-It uses more noun-based phrases than verb –phrase .Written texts are shorter and the
language has more subordinate clauses and passives.

2. Formality-academic writing is relatively formal. In an essay you should avoid colloquial words and
expressions such as “several”, ,”many”, ”a lot”,”aint”,”gonna” etc….

3. Precision-in academic writing facts and figures are given precisely.

4. Objectivity-The main emphasis should be on the information that you want to give to the reader
and the arguments you want to make.

5. Explicitness-It is the responsibility of the writer to make it clear to the reader how the various parts
of the text are related.

6. Accuracy- the writer uses vocabulary words with accurate meaning. Most subjects have words with
narrow specific meanings.

7. Responsibility-the writer must be responsible for and must be able to provide evidence and

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justifications for any claims you make in writing.

8. Organisation-academic writing is well-organized. It flows from one section to the next in a logical
fashion. A good place to start is the genre of your text.

9.Hedging-this the stance or the strength of the claims of the writing of the author.

10. Planning- It usually takes place after research and evaluation, according to a specific purpose and
plan.

In academic writing always avoid addressing the reader with the second –person pronoun “you”
instead use the impersonal pronoun “one”.

Here is an example of an Essay:

Selection 1
That morning after my teacher came she led me into her room and gave me a doll. The little
blind children at the Perkins Institution had sent it and Laura Bridgman had dressed it; but I did
not know this until afterward. When I had played with it a while ,Miss Sullivan slowly spelled into
my hand the word “d-o-l-l” .I was at once interested in this finger play and tried to limit it .When I
finally succeeded in making the letters correctly ;I was flushed with childish pleasure and pride
..Running downstairs to my mother, I held up my hand and made the letters for doll. I did not
know that I was spelling a word or even that word existed ;I was simply making my fingers go in
monkey –like imitation.

Helen Keller
Note:
 Writers are careful not to make claims that are too strong words like “may”, and “might”.
And writers only include information relevant to the question.
 Do not repeat an idea, use few words as you can without losing its meaning.
 Use grammatical simple sentence.
Example:The dog attacked the man
 The writings should be clear focus on the issue or topic rather than the author’s opinion.
 A proper outline is a must for academic writing, help you formulate your thoughts.
 A formal tone is used. You do not used slang words, jargon, abbreviations or many clichés.
 Use Gerunds(ing form)-present participle or gerunds help to create more complex forms.
Example: Speaking English is necessary

SAQ-1 Directions: Read Selection 1 then answer the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of
the correct answer.

1. What did the author receive from her teacher?

A. A floral dress
B. A storybook
C. A pair of new shoes
D. A doll
2. What is the main idea of the selection?
A. She received a doll from the little children at Perkins Institute.
B. Miss Sullivan arrived in her house.
C. She learned to spell the word “doll” after she received and played it.
D. She learned to spell new words.
3. The passage is probably written by –
A. a deaf person
B. a blind child
C. a crippled woman
D. an orphan
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SAQ-2. Directions: Read the sentences below and write (T) if the statement is about feature of
academic writing and (F) if the statement is not a feature of academic writing.

______1.You should always use the first person (pronouns ‘I’ and ‘we’).
______2.You should place the main emphasis on the information.
______3.Shorter words are preferable to longer words (e.g. ‘make’ is better than
‘produce/manufacture’).

REMEMBER
Key Points

Academic writing is any writing done to fulfil a requirement in school. It is also used for
publications like school papers, books, essays, research paper or academic journal that are used by
teacher and researchers or presented at conferences.

In writing formally, one should avoid:

 Colloquial words and expressions like “stuff”,” a lot of”,”thing”,”sort of”
 Abbreviated forms example: “cant”, “doesn’t”,”shouldn’t”
 Two word verbs: “put off”, “bring up”
 Sub-headings, numbering and bullet-points in formal essays- but use them in reports

TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!

Directions: Try to complete the following exercises to see how much you know about the features of
academic writing. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1."Mr. Salvatorre, a writer at a local newspaper, always checks his data and the facts that he puts in
his articles. What feature of an academic writing is he putting emphasis on?
a. Explicitness
b. Precision
c. Accuracy
d.. Organization

2. It has been argued by many (Hills, 2003; Smith & Jones, 2004; Andrews, 2004) that qualitative
research is the most interesting aspect of the study of malaria. What feature of an academic writing is
being inferred in the given situation?
a. Objectivity
b .Formality
c. Accuracy
d.. Organization

3. “The local newspaper suggests a new policy should be considered as soon as possible so that
writers will be able to make a stance for their write-ups”. What feature of an academic writing is
putting emphasis on?

a. Objectivity
b .Formality
c. Accuracy
d.. Hedging

4.” If you think that one sentence gives reasons for something in another sentence, make it explicit”
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.What typical features in academic writing this sentence is putting emphasis on?
a. Explicitness
b .Formality
c. Accuracy
d.. Hedging
5. “Written language is relatively more complex than spoken language”. What typical features in
academic writing this sentence is putting emphasis on?
a. Complexity
b .Formality
c. Accuracy
d.. Hedging

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2015, 438-440

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SUBJECT &
7 QUARTER 4 WEEK 1 DAY ____________________________________
GRADE/LEVEL dd/mm/yyyy

TOPIC LITERARY and ACADEMIC WRITING

Code:
EN7WC-I-b-4.2:  Define literary and academic writing.
LEARNING Differentiate  Identify features of literary texts and academic
COMPETENCY literary Writing texts.
from Academic
writing
IMPORTANT: Do not write anything on this material. Write your answers on the Learner’s
Activity and Assessment Sheets provided separately.

UNDERSTAND
LITERARY and ACADEMIC WRITING
What is literary writing?
A literary writing uses images and descriptions.
It uses words to appeal to emotion, subjective and less
formal.
Examples of literary writing are descriptive essays, short
stories, novels, poetry and articles that are creatively written.

CHARACTERISTICS OF LITERARY TEXTS

1. POETIC INTENTION- Literary works bring an aesthetic (beautiful)

experience to the reader.
2. FREE STYLE – the author has the free will to choose the form, style
and tone in this type of text. (It does not follow any structure.)
3. USE OF LITERARY FIGURES – It made use of literary figures such
as metaphors, onomatopoeia and others to enrich the writings and
make them more attractive to the readers.
4. SUBJECTIVITY – it usually addresses a topic from an original and
striking point of view.
5. LANGUAGE USED- A literary text can afford to break with grammar
rules depending on how the author wants to be defined.
6. READ for ENTERTAINMENT- A person reads a literary work simply
for entertainment purposes.
7. FICTION – they tell unreal stories that are born in the mind of the
author, so they will convey their particular way of seeing the world.
8. CREDIBLE – although the story that is told is not real, it is credible
(believable).
9. ETERNITY – Literary texts do not have expiration date, they persist
over time and are transmitted from generation to generation.

What is academic writing?

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Academic Writing is a formal style of writing used in universities

and scholarly publications.
It is clear, brief but can easily be understood, focused, structured
and backed up by evidence.
Its purpose it to purely convey knowledge, data and information. It
is organized and follows a formula or structure.
It has a formal tone and style, and it is in the standard written form
of the language without complicated vocabulary.

FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING

1. COMPLEX: Written language has longer words, and it has a more varied vocabulary.
2. FORMAL: It should avoid colloquial words and expressions.
3. PRECISE: Facts are given accurately and precisely.
4. OBJECTIVE: Main emphasis should be on the information that you want to give and
the arguments you want to make, rather than you
5. EXPLICIT: It is the responsibility of the writer in English to make it clear to the reader
how the various parts of the text are related.
6. ACCURATE: Uses vocabulary accurately.
7. HEDGING: It is necessary to make decisions about your stance on a particular
subject, or the strength of the claims you are making.
8. RESPONSIBLE: You must be responsible and must be able to provide evidence and
justification for, any claims you make. You are also responsible for demonstrating an
understanding of any source texts you use.

Let’s Practice! (Answer on the separate sheets provided.)

SAQ.1. Directions: Answer the following questions:

1. What is literary writing?

2. What is the purpose of academic writing?
3. How is literary writing different from academic writing?
4. What are the characteristics of literary texts?
5. What are the features of academic writing?

SAQ.2. Read and understand the following statements carefully and identify
whether it is True or False. Write T if the statement is True and F it it is not.
____ 1. The purpose of Academic writing is to entertain its readers using creative way of
presenting ideas and information.
____ 2. Literary Writing uses words that appeal to the emotion, less formal and is
subjective.
____ 3. Academic Writing is objective, meaning, the main emphasis should on the
information that you want to give.
____ 4. Literary Texts as Fiction means that they do not have expiration dates.
____ 5. Examples of Academic writings are short stories, novels and poetries.

SAQ.3. Determine what characteristic/features of literary and academic writing is

referred to in the following statements:

1. Academic writing should give facts accurately and precisely.

2. Literary texts do not have expiration dates; date persist over time from generation to
generation.
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3. In writing academic texts it is necessary to make decisions about your stance on a

particular subject.
4. In literary writing the author has the free will to choose the style, tone and mood of the
text.
5. Literary Texts tell stories that are born in the mind of the author.

REMEMBER
Key Points

LITERARY WRITING ACADEMIC WRITING

A literary text should at least have the An academic writing on the other hand is:
following characteristics:
 It uses images and descriptions.
 It appeals to the emotion
 It is written creatively.
 It is subjective and less formal.
 It is clear, brief but can easily be
understood, focused, structured and
backed up by evidence.
 Its purpose it to purely convey
knowledge, data and information.
 It is organized and follows a formula
or structure.
 It has a formal tone and style, and it
is in the standard written form of the
language without complicated
vocabulary.

A literary text has the following Academic Writing has the following
characteristics: features:
Poetic Intention, Free Style, Use of  Complex, Formal, Precise,
Literary Figures, Subjectivity, Language Objective, Explicit, Accurate,
Used, Entertainment Purpose, Fiction, Hedging and Responsible.
Credible and Eternity.

TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!
Directions: Read the passages below and determine whether its literary or not. Write
LITERARY if it is, and NOT if it’s not.

(Answer on the Learner’s Activity and Assessment sheets.)

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4. In ancient Persia, physical

1. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try
again.” This proverb means that we should
develop the virtues of patience, fortitude, and
perseverance. It’ s a good thing never to get
discouraged, to rise stronger after each fall.
_________
education was practiced at an early age.
At six, the children were trained for
physical and military training. They were
made to run, use a slingshot, shoot the
bow and arrow, and throw a javelin.
________

2. Don Pedro rode many days over hills 5. Looking down Tagaytay Ridge,
and through forests, and he crossed many one can get a splendid view of Taal Lake
rivers until he came to Mount Tabor. He could and Taal Volcano. The waters of the lake
hardly believe his eyes when he saw a tree with are a rich purple, but the purple changes
sparkling silver leaves. ___________ hue with the time of the day and the
condition of the weather. Taal Volcano is
3. Once upon a time there were two frogs. set squarely in the middle, but it looks so
They were brothers. They could swim; they tiny as seen from the ridge that many may
could jump about and they liked to go off and have asked on seeing it, ‘What is that?”
have adventures.________ After all, Taal is perhaps the smallest
volcano crater. Now and then, as one
gazes at the lake, clouds seem to rise
over the lake and dissipate in wisps and
fingerlike formations.
____________
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