ACADEMIC WRITING

Worksheet 2

Task 1: Academic Writing

Fill in the chart.

University Writing Other Writing

- Formal style of writing - Uses informal style of writing.
- It is based on extensive research and - Does not require research.
seeks to prove a point within an - It does not require to use third
academic field. person.
- Most of the time, it uses third
person.
- It is highly technical.

Answer the questions:

1. What are the important elements to consider in writing?
- The important elements to consider in writing are the central idea, organization of ideas
and thoughts, supporting material, expressions, word choice, and point of view, spelling,
grammar, and punctuation.

2. How do purpose and audience affect strategies for writing?

- It guides the writer's purpose and determines the piece's complexity or simplicity. It
helps the writer determine the right point of view from which to write while still having
input into what would appeal to or repel their audience.
Task 2: Compare and Contrast the Three Texts

The first text is an example of a

Research Paper wherein it contains all
the necessary information about the
topic and the different evidences or
supporting details about its thesis. It
uses formal tone, and it is also highly
technical.

All of them talks about

science and have unique
characteristics in terms of
how it’s written.
The third text is more like a
creative type of writing
The second text is more likley a
because it contains different
business letter wherein it
adjectives that adds to the
contains a definite objective
flavor of explaining the ideas to
and follows a formal structure.
the reader. It is also written to
tell a story to the reader.

Task 3: Technical Words

1. List down five jargons in your field including their definition and the context in which the
word is used.
2. Use them in a sentence.
3. Fill in the chart below.
JARGON DEFINITION SOURCE YOUR
SENTENCE
Adware Adware is any https://www.investopedia.com Later, I will
free software /terms/a/adware.asp check my
that contains computer
ads to for
generate malware or
revenue. adware.
API An acronym https://apifriends.com/api-management/ This app
for was
Application banned by
Program Apple
Interface, an because it
interface used a non-
between an public API.
operating
system and
application
programs that
extends
capabilities of
web servers.
DRM An acronym https://digitalguardian.com/blog/what- John's
for Digital digital-rights-management portable
Rights media
Management player
which is a must
method of support
protecting the DRM
copyright of protected
digitized wma files.
content that’s
distributed to
consumers
online from
piracy.
Defrag Defrag is https://condusiv.com/disk- Maybe I
short for defrag/defragmentation/ need to
‘defragment’. defrag my
Over time, disk to
information increase its
on your reading
computer time.
becomes
‘fragmented’
or moved,
which slows
your
 computer
down. When
you use the
defrag tool in
your
computer, it
moves them
back into
more easily
accessed
clusters.
FTP an acronym https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/ftp- To connect
for File file-transfer-protocol.asp to someone
Transfer else's
Protocol, the telnet or ftp
standard server, you
method for don't need
downloading to run a
and telnet or ftp
uploading server
files via the daemon.
Internet.

Task 4: Pre-test Coordination

Fill in the blanks. Use ALL CAPS for your answers.

A vegetarian can be defined as someone who does not eat meat, fish, or other animal
products, such as eggs or cheese; 1) FOR EXAMPLE, he or she eats vegetables, fruits,
grains, and seeds. 2) BECAUSE this diet consists of non-meat food sources, a vegetarian
typically consumes less fat and cholesterol than an individual who consumes meat. 3)
FURTHERMORE, raising animals for food uses valuable land, water, and energy. 4) IN
CONCLUSION, adopting a vegetarian diet helps conserve the valuable resources that our
future depends on.

Task 5: Post Test

Fill-in the blanks. Use ALL CAPS for your answers.

RECENTLY, studies investigating the pros and cons of single-sex versus coeducation
schools have come to public attention, 15) AND the results show some dramatic
differences between the genders. 16)FOR EXAMPLE, single-sex schools appear to help
girls with their work habits; 17) BY CONTRAST, boys achieve a higher success rate in a
coeducational system. 18) IN OTHER WORDS, girls seem to work best when
communication and co-operation are stressed, 19)WHEREAS boys may be more
comfortable with individual and competitive styles of learning.

Task 6: Redundancy and Wordiness

 ▪ Activity Duration: 15-20 minutes
▪ Watch the following video: https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6134-eliminate-
wordiness-and-redundancy/

▪ Answer the following questions:

1. What is wordiness?
- According to the video, wordiness is the use of empty words that carry little meaning.
2. What is redundancy?
- Redundancy is repeating words or ideas over and over again.
3. How can one avoid wordiness? Redundancy? (Note down the tips that are most useful
to you.)
- For me to be able to avoid wordiness and redundancy, I have to eliminate all filler words
or remove any unnecessary words or phrases that repeat themselves.

Task 7: Paraphrasing and using a more academic language.

Rewrite the following paragraph using a more academic language.

▪ A baby who won’t stop crying for ages drives anyone to despair. You feed him, you change
him, you nurse him, you try to settle him, but the minute you put him down he starts to
howl. Why?

ANSWER:
- Given the human infant's long-term reliance on a caregiver, the strong sound of an
infant's cry may be considered a reliable distress signal. Cries, on the other hand, may
be upsetting for parents, who may find it difficult to listen to their child cry, particularly
if the reason is vague.