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Academic Writing
Academic Writing
Definitions
• It is the process of writing analytically — the
breaking down of ideas with the purpose of
presenting information that depicts a clear
understanding of a certain subject.
• Academic writing is the process of presenting
ideas in a rational, organized, systematic,
reasonable, and logical way.
Academic Writing
Ideas
Process
Organized Systematic
A list of documents where academic
writing is used
• Book reviews
• Essays
• Research report
• Research proposal
• Journal paper/article
• Dissertation and Thesis - These are written to obtaining
an advanced degree at a college or university.
• Abstract - This is a short summary of a long document.
Descriptive
TYPES
OF
ACADEMI
C WRITING
Narration Persuasive
or Argumentative
Types of Academic Writing:
• 1. Descriptive: it tells how something looks, feels,
smells, tastes, and/or sounds. A good description
is a word picture, the reader can imagine the
object.
• 2. Narration: To give an account or tell the story
of something, someone, or an event. Use time
order to organize sentences.
• 3. Argumentative or Persuasive: To induce
readers to believe in writer’s opinions or views
through appealing reasons. To convince readers.
FORMAL
PLANNING TONE
CHARACTERIS
TICS
OUTLINE LANGUAGE
OF
ACADEMIC
WRITING