OVERVIEW: ACADEMIC

WRITING
LESSON
FORTY

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  Write and present academic papers using appropriate tone, style,
conventions and reference styles;
 Adopt awareness of audience and context in presenting ideas
 Convey ideas through oral, audio-visual, and or web-based presentations
for different target audiences in local and global settings using appropriate
registers

TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

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  Discuss the different characteristics and processes of academic writing
 Identify components of rhetorical situation
 Enumerate the importance of academic writing
 Brainstorm reasons for difficulty in writing and its solutions

LESSON LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
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 “It is not the fear of writing that
blocks people, it is the fear of not
writing well.”
– Scott Berkun

ACADEMIC
WRITING
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 WHAT KIND OF ACADEMIC PAPER IS
THIS?
 Title 1: Cyber Security: Can we really be safe?
 Title 2: What is the future of the internet?
 Title 3: Factors Affecting the Extent of Depression
Assessment
 Title 4: Sentenced to Death: How the Death Penalty Failed to Deter
Crime
 Title 5: Anorexia and Obesity: Two sides to one story

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  is a formal written work produced in an academic
setting. It is used to convey ideas, make arguments
and engage in scholarly discussion

ACADEMIC
WRITING
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  It is clear and has limited focus.
 It has a logical structure
 It requires a well-informed argument
 It should convey a logical argument from
an objective standpoint

CHARACTERISTICS OF ACADEMIC
WRITING
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  is one of the most fundamental aspects to
consider in academic writing.

RHETORICAL
SITUATION
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 Purpose

Audience

 Genre

 Stance

 Media/Design

COMPONENT OF RHETORICAL
SITUATION
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  For whom are you writing?
 What are the characteristics of your audience?
 How old are they? How educated?
 What does your audience already know about the
topic?
 How do they feel about your topic?

AUDIENC
E
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  What are you trying to accomplish by writing?
 What message do you wish to communicate?
 What is most important: informing? explaining?
persuading?

PURPOS
E
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  help you write by establishing features for
conveying certain kinds of information
Letters, profiles, reports, position paper,
poems, web pages, instructions and parodies.

GENR
E
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 What is your attitude about your topic?
Objective? Curious? Opinionated?
Passionate? Indifferent?
Tone is created through the words you use and the
way you approach your subject and audience

STANC
E
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  Does your writing call for a certain medium and
design? A printed essay? An oral report with
visual aids? A website?

MEDIA
DESIGN
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 involves a series of steps to follow in
producing a finished piece of writing
 Writing as inquiry
 Collaborating
 Generating Ideas and Texts
 Drafting
 Assessing your own writing
 Getting response and revising
 Editing and Proofreading

PROCESS IN
WRITING
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  Students might write to show that:
 They are aware of and understand the latest
knowledge in their subject area;
 They can argue a particular point of view making use of
different kinds of evidence;
 They can plan and carry out research
 They are ready for employment in a particular
profession;
 They can reflect on how they and other people feel and think

WRITING IN ACADEMIC
GENRES
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 The students will guess the
importance of writing using the
pictures presented in the next slides

ACTIVITY
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 (1)Communicate to different people in the world.
(2)Express thoughts and feelings.
(3)Advantage in any future job. (4)Improve creative and
critical thinking.

CORRECT ANSWERS TO THE

ACTIVITY
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 What could be your reason why is it difficult to write
an academic paper?

DISCUSSIO
N
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VIDEO
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 END OF LESSON 40
Thank you!

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