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English
Quarter 4 – Module 1:
Academic Writing
English – Grade 7
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Quarter 4 – Module 1: Academic Writing
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to guide you
on how to start developing your writing skills on factually based and objectively
presented information about a particular topic or subject. The scope of this
module permits it to be used in writing intellectual-based and objectively written
information based on facts about a certain topic. This also gauges your language
facility in writing objectively, intellectually, and academically through various
reference materials. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of
the course.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. use some of the important features of academic writing;
2. determine the purpose of writing an academic paper;
3. identify the useful steps and stages in academic writing; and
4. apply the features and stages to write your own academic paper

What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Which of the following statements does NOT describe academic writing?

A. It presents foundations and perspectives on a particular topic.
B. It addresses topic-based research questions of anyone subjectively.
C. It is a structured research written by scholars about relevant topics.
D. It is written to present informational facts about a certain subject or
topic.

2. Which of the following is the best way on how to skillfully write an

academic paper?
A. Read through your chosen references.
B. Freely write the thoughts you would like to convey depending on what
you think about the topic.
C. Make intelligent inferences about the topic chosen to help your readers
better understand the content.
D. Highlight the important details of the text from all the relevant reference
materials that will help you expound your chosen topic.

3. Which of the following is true about academic writing?

A. It is written to convey a body of information about a particular subject.
B. It is written to express intelligent opinionated expressions to further
explain the subject.

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 C. It is written to fully expound on a topic through accurate and precise
words subjectively.
D. It is written with structure such as body paragraphs and conclusion or
ending.

4. Which of the following should you do first before writing an academic

paper?
A. Have an editor to guide you every step of the way.
B. Come up with an interesting topic beneficial in society.
C. Collect information from the various resources available.
D. Think of a very good introduction to present your subject.

5. Which type of academic paper is written to provide facts and description?

A. analytical C. descriptive
B. critical D. persuasive

Lesson

1 Academic Writing

In your English class, you are trained and molded to develop and bring out the
skill of writing in you. As you go through this module, you will learn the different
features of academic writing. You will surely be able to write one good formal
paper after letting this module guide you. Moreover, you will learn about the
various, yet simple stages you will have to follow to make a good academic paper.
Finally, you will be able to learn the different types of academic writing. Your
main purpose is to create your own simple academic paper. You will enjoy this
topic as you go out of your shell and follow the steps and procedures you will
need to come up with a good academic paper.

What’s In

Before we dig deeper into the lesson, let us have a short activity to let you express
yourself comprehensively about the things you know when we talk of researching
and writing. You learned from the previous modules about expressing yourself
through speaking and writing. You were taught various ways on how to raise
questions. Let us have a look if you still remember the previous lesson you had
by answering the questions asked.

1. What are the different types of questions?

2. What are the various forms you can use to raise questions? Explain one
form.

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 What’s New

Let us have a short activity that will give you an overview of what the new lesson
is about. Try working on the given activity made ready for you to work on
independently. It is meant to help you think about things that will set an
atmosphere for the lesson.

Identify whether each of the given statements is true or false. Write your answer
on the space provided for each item.

_______1. Editorial articles are one of the best references you can use to write an
academic paper.

_______2. Various reference materials like Encyclopedia, Almanac and

Biographies are some of the useful resources you can use in academic
writing.

_______3. Brainstorming through charts can be done to make a good analytical

academic paper.

What is It

From the previous lessons and modules, you were able to express yourself
through writing, making assertions, and raising questions. Writing is an
important macro skill that you can use most especially in language subjects like
English. Now that you have started practicing that skill, you will be able to
develop it more in this new chapter. Surely, at the end of this module, you will
be able to make and construct your own and simple academic paper.

Academic writing refers to forms of prose used by students, faculty, and

researchers to convey a body of information about a particular subject. At some
extent, it is formal, complex, explicit, and responsible. It uses language precisely
and accurately.

It has its own set of rules and practices. These rules and practices may be
organized around formal structure that ensure ideas are supported by author
supported by author citations in the literature. It deals with the underlying
theories and causes governing processes and practices in everyday life, as well
as exploring alternative explanations for these events. It follows a particular tone
and adheres to traditional conventions on punctuation, grammar, and spelling.

FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING

1. It has a structure, such as beginning, middle, and end.

2. It is relatively formal. It avoids colloquial words and expressions.

3. Facts and figures are provided precisely.

4. It is objective and not personal. It has fewer words that refer to the writer
or the reader. The main emphasis is on the information that the writer

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 wants to give. It uses nouns (and adjectives), rather than verbs (and
adverbs).

5. It uses vocabulary accurately.

6. It provides evidence and justifications for any claims a writer makes. The
writer is responsible for demonstrating an understanding of any source.

7. It makes use of citations and referencing of published authors.

8. It has its own tone, which dictates the choice of words and phrases.

9. It targets a more general audience. Readers are usually intelligent people

but may not be specifically informed of the topic.

10. It always follows rules of punctuations and grammar.

TYPES OF ACADEMIC WRITING

1. Descriptive – It provides facts or information. An example would be a
summary of an article or a report of the results of an experiment.

2. Analytical - It requires reorganization of facts and information that are

described into categories, groups, parts, types, or relationships.

3. Persuasive - It includes arguments, recommendations, interpretations of

findings, or evaluation of the work of others. The claims one makes need
to be supported by some evidence.

4. Critical - It includes a critique of a journal article, or a literature review

that identifies the strengths and weaknesses of existing research.

ACADEMIC WRITING PROCESS

1. Pre-writing - This includes choosing the topic, generating ideas for the
topic, and focusing on central ideas.

2. Organizing - This includes making an outline that can help in organizing

the ideas and information. This makes the process of writing much easier.

3. Writing the first draft - This includes writing the rough draft to develop
and support the information on the outline.

4. Revising and editing - This part is one of the best ways to improve the
academic writing process. This is where the revising and editing happens
like spelling, grammar, and punctuation marks.

5. Finalizing - This is the last step where the writer finalizes the entire
academic paper from the biggest down to the smallest details including the
format and specificities like the spacing, margins, and font size.

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 What’s More

Activity 1. Identifying the types of Academic Writing

A. Identify the type of academic writing described in each item. Write D for
descriptive, A for analytical, P for persuasive, and C for critical.
1. It usually gives information about charts and graphs to further give details
about the topic.
2. It gives information from reference materials and scholarly resources
validated by writers.
3. It provides information about a critique on a certain article about a
specified topic.
4. It shows recommendations and interpretations of findings about the works
of another author or specific person.
5. All other types of academic writing fall under this category.
B. Given some academic writing academic excerpts, identify whether it is
descriptive, analytical, persuasive, and critical. Write your answer on the space
provided.

1. A lot of people, especially young people, go through the day without having
breakfast. Many people believe that it is not necessary, or they say that
they do not have time for that and begin their day with no meal. I believe
that everyone should eat breakfast before going to their activities. The
purpose of this paper is to show the importance of breakfast, especially for
students. (excerpt from Why Should Students Eat Breakfast Everyday –
Lengua Inglesa IV Universidad de Murcia) ____________________________

2. As for its behavior, like any good mantis, it is an ambush predator. It takes
full advantage of its unique appearance, settling amongst the petals of
orchids and awaiting visiting insects. It favors butterflies and moths for its
meals but will happily take any insect on offer. Indeed, it need not even be
an insect: particularly voracious orchid mantises have been known to feed
on small lizards, frogs, mice and even birds. (excerpt from On Hymonepus
Coronatus – by Matt Salter) ____________________________

3. According to the feedback forms, the children appeared to enjoy the lesson,
with 90% rating as fun and enjoyable. Some more able students managed
to get through the work quickly and started disturbing others in their
group. According to Petty (2004), it is important to have differentiated
activities to ensure all students learn at their own pace and are suitably
challenged. (excerpt from Study advice at the University of Reading)
____________________________

4. Is the ability to read and write more important today than in the past?
Everyone has his answer depending on his experience and lifestyle. Some
people think it is true because people need not read and write in the past.
On the contrary, other people believe there is not a big difference between

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 today and yesterday. As far as I am concerned, I would like to say that
reading and writing are getting more important for our life day by day. In
the following discussion, I will provide some reasons and examples to
support my viewpoints. (excerpt from The Importance of Reading and Writing
– Lengua Inglesa IV Universidad de Murcia) ____________________________

Activity 2. Identifying the process in academic writing

Identify the process described in each item. Write pre-writing, organizing,

drafting, revising, and editing, and finalizing on the space provided in each item.
1. It is important to do this process well to have an essential guide as you go
through the entire writing process. _______________________
2. It is a part of the process where one should carefully think through the
essential and beneficial topic or subject to focus on. ____________________
3. It is the process where you should create an outline that you will follow
through your writing process about your chosen topic.
______________________
4. It is the part where you will have to check on every detail of your academic
paper from every detail may it be big or small details. _____________________
5. It is the process where you start structuring and improving your academic
paper. This includes checking on grammar and spelling.
_____________________

What I Have Learned

Apply what you have learned in this module by completing the following
statements.

Academic Writing is ______________________________.

Academic Writing requires ___________________________.

What I Can Do

Following the process of academic writing, you are now ready to make your own
simple academic paper in the form of an essay. It is now your turn to follow
through the process, so you can practice your writing skill. Think of a topic you
think is essential to our society at present. Then, show all the steps you did
throughout your writing process. The space below is provided for you to practice
your writing.

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Note: For the rough draft, you may attach it to your module so your teacher can
check it. Do not forget to construct your sentences following the basic English
conventions.

Assessment

Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Which of the following types of academic writing is the general type of an
academic paper?
A. critical C. persuasive
B. analytical D. descriptive

2. Which of the following is the final process you will have to follow in writing
an academic paper?
A. making an outline
B. choosing your topic
C. revising and editing your paper
D. checking for specificities like font sizes and proper spacing

3. When you write facts and information about a subject using various
reference materials like books written and published by a writer, what type
of academic writing will it be?

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 A. critical C. persuasive
B. analytical D. descriptive

4. You would like to write something about what you have brainstormed with
your classmate about a flow chart. Which of the following types of academic
writing will best fit your task?
A. critical C. persuasive
B. analytical D. descriptive

5. You have read various articles about a certain topic. Your teacher asked
you to write about whose point of view is the most convincing. What type
of academic writing would you use?
A. critical C. persuasive
B. analytical D. descriptive

Additional Activities

Now that you have learned about the different types of academic writing, which
type you find easier to construct? Expound your answer on the space provided
below.