PROPERTIES

OF A WELL-
WRITTEN
TEXT
 - Logical progression and
completeness of ideas in a text
- Supports readers by making it easy
for them to follow

Instruction focuses two areas:

Organization 1. Text structures
- Framework of a text from
beginning, middle, end
2. Cohesive elements
- The glue that holds the structural
elements together by the use of
transitional words
 - The technical
aspects of writing
such as spelling,
punctuation,
Mechanics capitalization, part
of speech,
grammar…
Coherence and
Cohesion
 - Refers not to what is written
but how words are written
Factors to consider in language
use
Language Use 1. Objective of the document
2. The context
3. Who will be reading the doc
ACADEMIC WRITE UP
 SAMPLE ACADEMIC WRITE UP
1. Book review – a specialized form
of academic writing in which a
reviewer evaluates the contribution
to knowledge of scholarly works
- It is a critical assessment,
analysis, or evaluation of a work
- Usually ranges from 250 to 750
words
2. Literature review – a type of academic
writing that provides an overview of a
specific topic
-It critically analyze the relationship
among different scholarly works and the
current work
-It could be a stand alone paper or part of
a research paper explaining a theoretical
framework and related studies.
 4. Project Proposal
3. Research Report
- Is a highly persuasive and
informative document that aims to
- Is an expanded that presents address a particular problem or
interpretations and analyses of a issue
phenomenon based on
- It is a bid or offer to initiate a
experiments and previous
information so that readers can project for an individual or group
better understand it. which usually ranges from 1,000
to 2500 words depending on the
- It is a laborious work produced complexity of the project being
through formal investigation and proposed.
scientific inquiry
5. Position Paper
- Presents one’s stand or
viewpoint on a particular
issue
- The main objective of writing
is to take part in a larger
debate by stating ones
arguments and proposed
course of action.