NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

LAOAG CITY

A detailed Lesson Plan in Grade 7

Topic: Features of Academic

Writing

Prepared by:

Meynard G. Castro
Student Teacher

Submitted to:

Ms. Mayrose Bruno

Cooperating Teacher
 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
LAOAG CITY

I. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
a. define academic writing via choose in the box;
b. distinguish the features of academic writing through a matching type
activity; and
c. evaluate the significance of the features of academic writing.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Features of Academic Writing

Reference/s:

1.https://www.monash.edu/rlo/research-writing-assignments/writing/features-of-
academic-writing/academic-language.

2.https://www.monash.edu/rlo/research-writing-assignments/writing/features-of-
academic-writing.

3.https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/14011/writing/106/academic_writing/2.
4.https://aso-resources.une.edu.au/academic-writing/grammar/grammar/

Materials: Power point presentation, video clip and images

 III. PROCEDURE
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY
A. Preliminary Activity
Good Morning class! How are you
today?
May we all bow our heads and
close our eyes and Christy please
lead the prayer.
Okay class you may now sit properly.
Is anyone among your classmates who
STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
Good morning too Teacher! We’re doing
great!
Christy: Lord, we offer to you our online
class today.
We pray that through your Divine
Guidance,
we would learn how to listen attentively
to the inputs of our teacher.
May we appreciate his effort in imparting
his knowledge to us.
May we participate actively in the
discussions and activities, so we could
learn more while having fun.
May we value each other’s contributions
as a building block towards harmony and
peace.
Grant that as we interact with one
another, we recognize the fact that all
our learning activities should be
accomplished for your greater glory.
Grant that we recognize YOU in each of
our classmates and teachers.
All these we ask in your powerful name.
Amen.
are absent today?

Very Good, we have a perfect attendance Okay Teacher.

today.
Before we start our class today may I
remind you some of our class rules.
None Teacher.
(Video presentation)
https://youtu.be/ELiX6I7okfY
Ok Class, always remember and follow
our class rules.

Now class I want you to open all your

cameras, mute your speakers and listen
Noted Teacher, we will follow our class
to our discussion.
rules.
B. Motivation
Before we start our lesson, let us look at
Okay Teacher.
the presentation I prepared and guess
the pictures with jumbled words that
serves as your hint. So, here is what we
are going to do. I will share to you my
screen so you could see the pictures
shown on my presentation. List Down all
your answers chronologically. An
additional point to students who can get
the correct answers. and after which,
Yes, Teacher.
what are the pictures signifies?

First Picture
1.

SOCHOL
2.
NAICMIDEACA

3.
TWRINIG

Yes Teacher

Me Teacher.

1.School
2.Academician
4. 3.Writing
ERTUAFES 4.Features
5.Guide

Yes! Thank you, Teacher.

Teacher, based on the subject guide

given to us, I think that all pictures
5. presented earlier serves as:
EDGUI 1. School being the home of learning,
school serves as the honing
Are you all done? ground of every students who wish
to be a good writer and who wish
Ok, anyone who can give me the 5 to hone his/her writing skills.
correct answers?
Ok class Lets listen to Angelo.
Yes Teacher

Academician plays an important role in

enhancing the skills of the students like
Very Good! Angelo. Additional 5 points on me Sir.
your module.

So, what are the connection of all the

pictures presented earlier to our Writing serves us a way to express our
discussion today? feelings and serves us a way of
communication Teacher.

Very good. School being the best venue I think Teacher that we have to learn the
for learning every skill that we have; features of writing.
Schools played the biggest role in honing
students in their skills.

What about the next picture? what is the Okay Teacher

connection of Academician in our topic
today All these pictures shown on the
presentation will be the guide of a good
writer sir.
Wow, on point answer. yes, Academicians
plays an important role in enhancing skills
especially the writing skills of the
students.
What about Writing?

Ok Teacher.
Okay, Very Good!

Writing makes us free; it serves us a tool

to express love, hatred and happiness. Assertion is the action of stating something
but in school we will be studying the or exercising authority confidently and
formal, concise and correct way to write. forcefully.
What about Features?
Yes, That’s right. but later I will introduce The process of making known one's
you the specific topic regarding our thoughts or feelings.
lesson.

What about guide?

Ok that’s right, step by step you will then

realize the importance of the pictures
shown a while back. These words you 1. ACADEMIC WRITING
have formed are important terms which 2. FORMAL
will help us to understand our lesson 3. PRECISE
better. 4. FEATURES OF ACADEMIC
WRITING
C. Review 5. PUNCTUATIONS
Now let’s have a recap about our lesson
yesterday about Assertion vs. Expression.
Anyone in the class can still remember what
is an assertion? Yes Dianne?

Very Good! Diane Academic writing is clear, concise,

focused, structured and backed up by
What about Expression? Justin evidence. Its purpose is to aid the reader’s
understanding.

Excellent! Justine
D. Presentation
Okay class before we start the class, I
Academic writing follows a particular
want you to decode these letters shown
tone, which uses concise, formal, and
in your screen.
objective language. Academic writing also
1. EMICDACA WINGRTI
adheres to traditional conventions of
2. LAMFOR
punctuation, grammar, and spelling
3. CISEPRE
4. EAFURETS FO EMICDACA WINGRTI
5. SNOITAUTUPNC

Great, you decoded the words. These words

you have formed are important terms which
will help us to understand our lesson better.
So, Class What is an Academic Writing?
Yes Teacher.
 Very good. any other definition of academic
writing?

Noted Teacher.
Since we already know the meaning of
academic writing let us now proceed to our
lesson.
E. Discussion
Class I need you to Stop your extra activity,
look at the screen and listen to my
discussion.

Okay, our lesson for today is the Features of

Academic Writing.

1. Structure
Some kind of structure is required, such
as an introduction, essay body paragraphs,
and a conclusion. This simple structure is
typical of an essay format, as well as other
assignment writing tasks, which may not have
a clearly articulated structure.

Typical university assignments follow a

formal structure, which is often more formal
than in personal writing.
a. Essays

 In an essay, the introductory
paragraph tells the reader what the
essay is about and what the following
paragraphs (called body paragraphs)
will discuss.

 The introduction may also summarize

very succinctly, in a sentence or two,
your position on the issue (this is
called a thesis statement). An
introduction is usually 10-15% of the
 total word limit.
Teacher, we need a good structure of
 Your essay body paragraphs are used writing because how can readers
to support your thesis statement. The understand our writing if we don’t have a
good structure.
first sentence of each paragraph
(sometimes called a topic sentence)
should tell the reader what the
paragraph is about. The rest of the
paragraph is used to explain or
develop this idea.

 The final paragraph, the conclusion,

summarizes the points made in your
essay body paragraphs. You should
not introduce new information in the
conclusion.

 Sometimes, you can use the

concluding paragraph to broaden
discussion to the implications or
future advancements surrounding the
issues addressed. Usually, a
conclusion is about 10% of the total
word limit.

b. Reports

 Another type of structure common in

university assignments is a report.

 A report is often organized around the

identification of problems or
difficulties and corresponding
solutions.

 Unlike most essays, a report is divided

according to clearly labelled sections,
such as Introduction, Discussion,
Conclusions, and Recommendations.
  Also, unlike an essay, reports allow
bulleted points in the conclusions and
recommendations sections.

Why do we need to have a good structure

of Academic Writing?

This is to meet the purpose of your task and

2. Referencing the needs of your audience. And to make the
text easier to read and to add expression on
A significant difference between
the text. Teacher
academic writing and other kinds of writing is
the use of citations and referencing of
published authors.

 If you make claims, judgements or

statements about something in 14 Teacher.
academic writing, there is an
1. Full stop or period
expectation that you will support your 2. Comma
opinion by linking it to what a 3. Colon
published author has previously 4. Semicolon
5. Question Mark
written about the issue.
6. Round Brackets
 Citing the work of other authors is 7. Square Brackets
8. Quotation Marks
central to academic writing because it
9. Apostrophe
shows you have read the literature, 10. Ellipsis Points
understood the ideas, and have 11. Exclamation Mark
integrated these issues and varying 12. Underline
13. hyphen
perspectives into the assignment task.
14. virguie
.
 The importance placed on referring to
other authors in your work can be
reflected in the elaborate referencing
conventions that have been created
 within different disciplines, such
as APA (American Psychological
Association) referencing, which is
used in psychology, education, some
social sciences, as well as for
business.

3.Academic tone
Like all varieties of writing, academicGrammar is important because it provides
writing has its own tone, which dictates the information that helps the reader's
choice of words and phrasing. comprehension. It is the structure that
conveys precise meaning from the writer to
Academic writing typically aims to be: the audience. Eliminate grammatical errors
from your writing, and reward your readers
 objective (e.g. using inclusive with clear communication.
language)
 concise
 formal (e.g. avoiding slang,
exclamation marks, contractions)

The tone of academic writing can also

vary significantly depending on the subject-
area and the academic discipline you are
writing for.
I, Teacher
The readings, textbook, and study guide of
your course show you what tone is expected
in the paper, so study their style carefully.
B, Teacher
4.The audience
It is important to remember who you
are writing for. Being conscious of academic
O, Teacher
tone suggests that you are aware of your
audience and respect the formality normally
associated with academic writing.
C, Teacher
When writing academically, you must
target a more general audience than just
your lecturer and/or marker. You should
assume that your readers will be intelligent L, Teacher
thinking people, but they may not be
specifically informed of your topic. Do not
presume that your reader knows all the terms N, Teacher
and concepts associated with your work. This
may mean you have to give concise
definitions or explanations of key terms and
J, Teacher
events.

G, Teacher

5.Punctuation and grammar

In academic writing you should K, Teacher
always follow rules of punctuation and
grammar. Punctuation and the conventions of D, Teacher
grammar are universally known systems
(within individual languages) that maintain
clarity and avoid ambiguity in expression. It
is important that the spelling and grammar
check software on your computer are turned
on and set to the correct language.

Why is punctuation important?

Excellent! to make the text easier to read and

understand by adding pauses, breaks and
points of emphasis. and to add expression,
detail and switch perspective when
characters, and narrators are speaking.

How many Punctuation marks in all in all?

What are those?

Very good.

Lastly, Grammar as a feature of academic

writing.
Every language can be described in terms of
its grammar. The grammar of a language
refers to the way words are put together to
make meaningful sentences. 
Academic writing is clear, concise, focused,
structured and backed up by evidence. Its
purpose is to aid the reader’s understanding.

Traditional grammar has some useful terms Academician/ Teacher, Sir

that you need to be able to use when you are
discussing your writing and referring to
sources that describe writing.

What is the role of grammar of academic

writing? Structure
Referencing
Academic Tone

The Audience
Punctuation and grammar
F. Application
Test I. Matching Type: Directions: Match
column A with the correct answer on column
B, write only the letter of answer on the blank
provided.
_____1. Like all varieties of writing, academic
writing has its own tone, which dictates the
choice of words and phrasing. Grammar is important because it provides
information that helps the reader's
comprehension. It is the structure that
Correct.
conveys precise meaning from the writer to
the audience. Eliminate grammatical errors
_____2. You should assume that that from your writing, and reward your readers
your readers will be intelligent thinking with clear communication.
people, but they maynot be specifically
informed of your topic.

Very Good! Correct

_____3. That your readers will be intelligent Yes Teacher.
thinking people, but they may not be
specifically informed of your topic.
Very Good! Correct

______4. Is often organized around the

identification of problems or difficulties and
corresponding solutions.

Very Good! Correct

_____5. Typical of an essay format, as well

as
other assignment writing tasks, which may
not have a clearly articulated structure.

Very Good! Correct

_____6. Using inclusive language.

Very Good! Correct

_____7. Avoiding slang, exclamation marks,

contractions.

Very Good! Correct

_____8. Is used in psychology, education,

some social sciences, as well as for
business.

Very Good! Correct

_____9. Is about 10% of the total word

limit.

Very Good! Correct

_____10 Is usually 10-15% of the total

word limit.

Very Good! Correct a) Punctuation and Grammar

b) The Audience
c) Reports
d) Essay
e) Grammar
f) Introduction
g) APA Referencing
h) Features
i) Academic Tone
j) Formal
k) Conclusion
l) Structure
m) Referencing
n) Objective
o) The Audience/Reader

G. Generalization

Okay class, let’s have a recap about our

lesson before I will give your evaluation.
What is Academic Writing?

Who is the person involved in teaching

academic Writing?

Correct class, so what are the differen

features of academic writing?

What else?

Yes Very good.

 What about the role of grammar in the
features of academic writing?

Very good class. Now I can say that you

are now ready to face the challenge of
answering questions I prepared to check
whether you understand the lesson or
not.

IV. Evaluation
Test I. Write T if the statement is true meanwhile, write F is the statement is false.

_____1. In academic writing you should always follow rules of punctuation and
grammar.
_____2. It’s Not important that the spelling and grammar check software on your
computer are turned on and set to the correct language.
_____3. In academic writing we should assume that our readers will be intelligent
thinking people.
_____4. In writing academically, we should target fewer general audiences than
lecturer.
_____5. Academic Writing has two tone.

_____6. A significant difference between academic writing and other kinds of writing
is the use of citations and referencing of unpublished authors.
_____7. A report is divided according to clearly labelled sections, such as
Introduction, Discussion, Conclusions, Findings and Recommendations.
______8. Do not presume that your reader knows all the terms and concepts
associated with your work.

_____9. In an essay, the introductory paragraph tells the reader what the essay is
about and what the following paragraphs (called body paragraphs) will interpret.
 _____10. Some kind of structure is required, such as an introduction, essay body
paragraphs, and a conclusion.
_____11. Grammar is important because it reduces information that helps the
reader's comprehension.
_____12. The grammar of a language refers to the way words are put together to
make meaningful sentences. 

_____13. Traditional grammar has no useful terms that you need to be able to use

when you are discussing your writing and referring to sources that describe writing.

_____14. Punctuation helps to make the meaning of a text clear by linking or

separating words, phrases, clauses, and sentences.
_____15. There are approximately 14 different marks or signs that are used in this
manner in English.

Test II. ESSAY

Significance of the Features of Academic Writing.

1. What is the Importance of Academic Writing to you as a student?

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 2. What is the role of the features of academic writing?

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3. What is the purpose of these features of Academic Writing?

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4. How will these feature of Academic writing will help the students in their daily
life?

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5. Will these features of Academic writing be the reason of Clarity? or ambiguities?

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V. Assignment

Assignment. List down examples Academic writing and its use and why
is it important to students.

Academic Writing Use/s Importance

Examples
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