Academic

Text
Ma. Angelica S. Padin
 Objectives

Understand Academic Writing

 Let’s Face it– English is A Crazy Language

“Let’s face it - English is a crazy

language. There is no egg in eggplant
nor ham in hamburger; neither apple
nor pine in pineapple. English muffins
weren’t invented in England or
French fries in France.
Sweetmeats are candies while
sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are
meat. We take English for granted.
But if we explore its paradoxes, we
find that quicksand can work slowly,
boxing rings are square and a guinea
pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a
pig.”
You have to marvel at the unique
lunacy of a language in which
your house can burn up as it
burns down, in which you fill in a
form by filling it out and in which
an alarm goes off by going on.
English was invented by
people, not computers, and
it reflects the creativity
of the human race (which,
of course, isn’t a race at
all).
That is why, when the stars
are out, they are visible,
but when the lights are out,
they are invisible. And
finally, why doesn't "buick"
rhyme with "quick"?”
 ACADEMIC WRITING
● The term academic writing refers to the
forms of expository and argumentative
prose used by university students,
faculty, and researchers to convey a
body of information about a particular
subject.
 ACADEMIC WRITING

● Generally, academic writing is expected

to be precise, semi-formal, impersonal,
● and objective.
 Academic Writing is a PROCESS.

Arguing for a
Posing a Question
Stand

Problematizing a Clarifying the

Concept Problem

Evaluating an Answering the

Opinion Question
Let’s brainstorm how to do
academic writing.
 Pretend that you need to
pay your house rent in 5
mins. You don’t have
enough money to pay for it
so you need to sell one of
your appliances. What will it
be?
 Which appliance will you save?

TV cellphone refrigerator
Octacore with 6 ft two door
65’ android TV
128gb RAM no frost

washing
airconditioner electric fan
machine stand fan with
automatic with anti- 2hp dual inverter
20”banana blade
wobble technology
Academic writing has its specific purpose:

○ Inform
○ Argue a
specific point
○ Persuade
 Audience
Teachers

Peers

Other members
of the academic
community
 Seatwork

Draft a short essay based on

what you understood about this
short clip.
 Rubric

Content/Relevance: 10 points
Organization of Ideas: 8 points
Mechanics: 5 points
Cleanliness: 2 points
TOTAL: 25 points
 Thanks!
Do you have any
questions?

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