ACADEMIC WRITING

& PLAGIARISM
PRESENTED BY: KEMOY EDWARDS, MS. (MA, BA)
KEMOYE@TAMCC.EDU.GD( LOWER CASE)
TOPICS

-Icebreaker
-Levels of Comprehension
-Rhetorical Modes & Discourse types
Command words
-Formatting writing/essays
-A word on language
-Plagiarism
LEVELS OF COMPREHENSION

1. Literal- who or what questions/ information is directly stated

2. Interpretive/Inferential- why questions; reading between the lines; inferring and interpreting
information based on what is written in the passage
3. Applied- how questions? – using information from one context and applying it to another;
drawing from background knowledge; activating knowledge and experiential schemata
4. Analytical- breaking down a piece of writing into parts and making connections between parts.
5. Evaluative- the reader is invited to appreciate or judge a piece of writing
6. Synthesis- Creative thinking and writing based on information gathered at all three levels
RHETORICAL MODES/ DISCOURSE TYPES

Artistic versus scientific discourse

Artistic- opinion based, feelings, emotions, subjective, not based on facts
Scientific- facts, evidence, examples, objective writing
Technical writing- writing specific to a particular domain. It contains specific jargon or
technical terms and describes processes and activities in a detailed and intricate manner. Eg,
How does a refrigerator work? How to change a tyre etc
DISCOURSE TYPES

• Narration
• Description
• Exposition
• Argument
• Persuasion
• Task: Write one sentence describing each discourse type
COMMAND WORDS

• Describe
• Discuss
• Analyse
• Comment
• Contrast
• Compare
• Explain
FORMATTING WRITING

• Essays- Organisation- introduction- attention getter

• background information
• thesis statement
• body- TEEES- topic, explain, evidence, example, summary
• conclusion reiterate the thesis
LANGUAGE

• Jargons
• Dialects
• Standard English
• Aspects of language convention- Can you suggest what these are?
PLAGIARISM

• What is plagiarism?
• What are the types of plagiarism?
• What are the consequences of plagiarism?
• APA
• MLA
• Other conventions
QUIZ- TRUE & FALSE

• 1. There are three or more levels of comprehension.

• 2. The inferential level of comprehension invites one to read between the lines.
• 3. The evaluative level of comprehension invites one to judge a piece of writing.
• 4. Artistic writing is fact-based.
• 5. Descriptive writing involves refuting a counterpoint.
• 6. Different genres of writing follow a specific format.
• 7. Writing at the college level should be evidence-based.
QUIZ P2

• 8. At the college level, I am free to use dialect, Creole and slangs in my writing.
• 9. If for a written test, I am asked to ‘explain’ a phenomenon, I am asked to discuss
differences in ideas or opinions.
• 10. Plagiarism is a serious offence that can result in deduction of marks, suspension or in
some cases academic dismissal.
SUMMARY

• One concept that I learned today is…………….

• However, I am not clear about………………… and I will need to read further about it.
• Or, I can also look at a YOUTUBE video!
QUESTIONS

• Come on! What are some of your muddiest points or grey areas that you need clarified?
WRITING SUPPORT

• 1. The Writing Centre found within the School of Arts, Humanities & General Studies
• 2. kemoye@tamcc.edu.gd
• 3. Resources: Grammarly.com, The Little Brown Handbook , Indiana Purdue University
THANK YOU!

• Thank you for being such a wonderful audience! Continue to stay safe and reach out to
us whenever you can!

• CHEERS!