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M. Arinal Rahman, M.Ed

A CA DEMIC WR IT ING
Greetings and Welcome!

Thanks for
joining me!
An Outline for Today’s Class
 Objectives: By the end of this presentation, participants will be able
to…
1. List several features of effective academic writing
2. Comprehend the content of RPS
3. Knowing the assignments and the assessment system used in the class
4. Ready to start the class
Poll Question
What is the most important characteristic of effective academic
writing?
Academic
Writing is not
just one skill… it
is a collection of
skills

These are a few of the major skill areas that writers should be familiar with.
Before we identify the
big “skill areas”, we
need to break them
down into individual
skills to teach.
Writing is a
process…
Step #1 – Defining
“Academic Writing”
 “Academic or Not?” Instructions
In the next few slides, you will E xample
see two examples.

One example is more 1. He bought a couple of things.

academic than the other. 2. He purchased several notebooks.
Read both examples and
decide which is more
academic.
Try to give a reason for
your answer!
 “Academic or Not?” Instructions

Example
This example uses
1. He bought a couple of things.
more formal
vocabulary and is 2. He purchased several notebooks.
more specific, so it
is considered more
academic.
 1: Which example is more academic?
Example 1 Example 2
I think that writing good Effective writing
means taking your ideas presents ideas in such a
and writing them so that way that readers can
other people can get your clearly grasp the writer’s
meaning. intended meaning.
 Which example is more academic?
Example 2
This example uses more Effective writing
formal vocabulary and
grammar structures, so it
presents ideas in such a
is considered more way that readers can
academic.
clearly grasp the writer’s
intended meaning.
 2: Which example
Example 1
According to a study by Smith,
students that use cell phones
in class are more easily
distracted than those who do
not. So, cell phone use should
not be allowed in the
classroom.
is more academic?
Example 2
My friend and I like to text in
class, but sometimes we miss
what the teacher says while
we are texting! Sometimes,
the stuff we miss is on the
test and I score poorly.
 Which example is more academic?
Example 1
According to a study
by Smith, This example uses research
students that use cell from another writer to make
a point, so it is considered
phones
more academic.
in class are more easily
distracted than those
who do
not. So, cell phone use
should
 3: Which example
Example 1
They call Paris, “the City of
Lights”. New York is known
as “the Big Apple”. St.
Petersburg is called “the
Venice of the North”. If you
could visit any city in the
world, where would you go?
Why?
is more academic?
Example 2
Should teachers allow
students to use cell phones
and mobile devices in the
classroom? Choose one side
and give three reasons to
support your choice.
 Which example is more academic?
Example 2
With its specific Should teachers allow
requirements, this students to use cell phones
question is more similar and mobile devices in the
to various types of
“prompts” used in classroom? Choose one side
academic writing and give three reasons to
classes. support your choice.
What is Academic Writing?
Academic writing involves…
• using formal vocabulary and more complex grammar
• using the work of others as evidence to support the writer’s point
of view
• responding to a question that includes specific requirements

However, there is one more really important characteristic of effective

academic writing. What do you think it is?
In great academic writing, the writer's ideas are all clearly connected!
Writing Clearly
Making clear connections
between the ideas in our the
writing
is important because we
want the reader to be able to
To create clear connections in our writing, it is important to…
focus
1. Write
on ideas with a clear
without gegngpurpose in mind
distracted or confused.
2. Plan before writing
3. Identify and follow paherns used by good writers
 CHARACTERISTICS of academic writing

Formal impersonal, no slang, formal sentence structure

 Reasoned critical thinking: how and why
 Impartial gives a balanced point of view, more than one point of view
 Logical ideas flow logically from one to another: signposts, topic sentences and
linked paragraphs
 Structured keeps to the structure of an essay, report etc
 Supported (evidence and examples, referencing)
Cheers