Academic Writing - any writing done to fulfill a requirement of university

Types of Academic Writing

Descriptive, Reflective, Analytical, Critical

Descriptive - describes a phenomena, person, or fact

Reflective - conveys the author's response to experiences, opinions, or new information.

Analytical - shows relationships between phenomena.

Critical - evaluate someone else's work

Structures of Academic Writing

> Formal

> Information should come from credible sources and is properly cited

> Clearly structured

CRAAP test

Currency

Relevance

Authority
Accuracy

Purpose

Currency - the timeliness of the info

Relevance - How the info fits your needs

Authority - The source of the info

Accuracy - Reliability and Correctness of the info

Purpose - The reason the info exists

Academic Writing Structure

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Academic Writing Process

Know the topic - -

Read and Research - -

Outline and Plan - -

Start your writing - -

Review and edit

Features of Academic Writing

Formality

Objectivity

Explicitness

Caution

Formality

>Avoid colloquial expressions

>Avoid idiomatic expression

Objectivity

>Avoid rhetorical questions

>Avoid Bias language

Explicitness

>USE signal words

Caution

>Avoid absolute statements

>Avoid hedging language

Summary - is a synthesis of the key ideas if a piece of writing restated in your own words.
Main topic/Topic Sentence - main point of paragraph

Thesis statement - is a one-sentence statement that expresses the idea of an essay

Types of summary

Main Point Summary

Key Point Summary

Outline Summary