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ACTIVITY 1: 3. Academic writing should be clear, concise, focused, structured and backed up by
Direction: Rearrange the jumbled letters based on its meaning and write your answer ____________________.
on the space provided. 4. Academic writing is relatively formal. This means that you should avoid
_______ 1. It is a short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody. ______________ words and expressions.
Learning Task 2:
________2. It is a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song
Direction: Analyze the given statement. Identify the best answer and then justify it.
that is nearly always rhythmical, usually metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal
Write your answer on the space provided.
elements as meter, rhyme, and stanzaic structure.
1. Which of the following characterizes academic writing?
M O E P
a. It is a method of breaking down different concepts and ideas.
________3. It is a written message conveyed from one person to another through b. It is about what you believe and how evidence have influenced that belief.
medium.
c. Deductive reasoning, formal speech, and third-person point-of-view are all employed.
T E L T E R
d. All of the above
_______5. It is a short piece of writing on a particular subject. c. Academic writing summarizes the key ideas.
____________________________________________________
Learning Task 1:
Direction: Read the given statements carefully, then fill in the blanks with the appropriate
3. In order to actively participate in academic discussion, you must
word that best completes the statement.
____________________. a. know, accept, and use the terms, values, and rules of
1. A formal mode of writing intended for an educated audience is called academic discussion
______________________.
b. know how to revise terms, values, and rules of academic discussion
2. Academic writing is generally written in ___________________ person.
c. know how to create and use the terms, values, and rules of academic discussion
Directions: Study the pool of words below then place them under the column to which
they belong.
4. Choose three words to describe academic writing
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Learning Task 3:
Direction: Read the passages below. Then, identify whether each passage can be an
academic text or a non-academic text. Write A if it is academic and N if it is non- REFLECTION:
academic.
What do you think is the important of knowing the difference between academic and non-
_____1. Some educators suggest that the distinction between conversational and academic as well as their similarities? In what way it helps you as a student?
academic language is somewhat arbitrary and that it is the situation, community, or
context that is either predominantly social or academic.
_____2. The current study showed that COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affected the
academic performance of most participants with varying degrees.
_____3. In his reverie he remembers how nature marked the season it happened.
_____4. I believe they are the first and last and the closest things I have to say about my
own life.
_____5. The current study showed that the most popular device that students used to
access the online materials was the smart phone followed by laptop, while the least used
tool was the personal computer.