THE IMPORTANCE

OF ACADEMIC
WRITING

BY RICARDO ZETINO
 What is writing?

Writing is a medium of human communication that

represents language and emotion with signs and symbols.
In most languages, writing is a complement to speech
or spoken language.
What is Academic writing?
The process of breaking down ideas
using deductive reasoning, formal,
voice, and third person point-of-view.
Also, it is clear, concise, focussed,
structured and backed up by
evidence. Its purpose is to aid the
reader’s understanding.
 Facts to
consider in -Organization -Style
academic
writing

-Audience -Purpose -Flow -Presentation

  Planned and focused: Academic writing is well
planned. It usually takes place after research and
evaluation, according to a specific purpose and plan.
 Structured: is coherent, written in a logical order, and
Characteristics of brings together related points and material.
academic writing  Evidenced: demonstrates knowledge of the subject
area, supports opinions and arguments with evidence,
and is referenced accurately.
 Formal in tone and style: uses appropriate language
and tenses, and is clear, concise and balanced.
 It allows students to convey their understanding:
Academic writing usually requires students to look at
somebody else’s work or ideas and then demonstrate
the understanding of the subject.
 PREWRITING SECTION

 Brainstorming: Brainstorming refers to quickly writing down or taking

inventory of all your thoughts as fast as they come to you.
 Freewriting: It is similar to a brainstorming. However, where brainstorming
often looks more like a list of ideas, freewriting usually takes the shape of
more formal sentences.
 Clustering or mind mapping: clustering have the central word in a circle,
with all the associated words in their own circles and lines connecting them
back to the central word.
 Question-Asking: writers write down all questions that seem relevant to
their material.
Thesis statement