WELCOME

TO MY
CLASS!
Shanelle May G. Casabuena
DISTINGUISHING
THE FEATURES OF
ACADEMIC
 The learners should be able
Learning to:
Objectives: 1. Differentiate academic
writing from non-academic
writing;
2. Make an essay
considering the features of
academic writing and;
3. Recognize the importance
of learning academic
writing.
4. Distinguish Features of
Activity 1: Problem-Solving:
Last week, I assigned task for my students to
write an essay about “Bullying”. They were all
present so they have a perfect attendance.
After I checked their work, I found out that
some students did not passed their
assignments. For the section Maple, out of 36
students, only 30 were able to passed their
assignment. Solve the percentage data using
the formula:
__No. of students who actually passed x100=
No. of students in a section
Activity 2: Free-Wall-Pasting
Direction: Think and supply the words that can
be associated with the word “ACADEMIC”.

ACADEMIC
Activity 3: Where Do I Belong?
Direction: The class will be divided
into two (2) groups. Each group
will be assigned to their
designated task; differentiate
examples and characteristics of
academic and non-academic
writing by picking from the given
bunch of choices and putting the
following items on the hats of
learning.
 Academic Hat of Learning
Group 1. The Investigator
Choose the following
examples and characteristics
of an academic writing and
paste it in the academic hat of
learning.
Non-Academic Hat of learning
Group 2. The Artists
Choose the following
characteristics and examples
of a non-academic writing and
draw. Then, attached it in the
non-academic hat of learning.
Guide Questions:
1. Based on the activity
that we had, what is
academic writing?
2. What is the difference
between Academic
writing and non-
academic writing?
3. What are the features
of academic writing?
Academic Writing
-is defined as a formal style
of writing used in
universities and scholarly
publications. Its purpose is
to provide facts or
information. Some
examples include journal
articles, books on academic
topics, research papers,
and reports.
Journal
Articles
Academic
Books
Research
Papers
Reports
Non- Academic Writing
-Is written for the mass public. It
can be published quickly and can
be written by anyone. The
language used is informal, casual
and may contain slang. Personal
journals, autobiography, E-mails,
newspapers, text message are
examples of non-academic
writing.
Personal Journal
Autobiography
E-mails
Newspap
er
Text
Messages
 The Features of
Academic Writing 1. Complex
-It has longer words
with varied vocabulary
and usually
complicated grammar.
It connects ideas and
show relationship
between them.
2. Formal
-The tone of writing
must be formal. Essay
should avoid colloquial
words and expressions
(e.g “wanna, y’all,
gonna”). instead, spell
out the words (want to,
you all, going to).
3. Precise
-Information
should include
facts that uses
reliable sources.
4. Objective
-The main emphasis
should be on the
information and
arguments that is
intended to give
and it should not
not be personal.
5. Accurate
-Most subjects have
words with narrow
specific meanings
that makes the
reader understand
clearly what is being
conveyed.
6. Explicit
Writing must be clear
to the reader on how
the various parts of
the text are related.
Thus, it uses different
signaling words (plus,
although, while, for
example, in short).
Signaling Words
7. Hedging
-is the cautios
language. Writers use it
in order to soften their
words, less direct, and
limit the quality and Example:
strength of the claims It is maybe true
they make. that modular
(Perhaps, maybe, gives burden to
might, possibly, the students.
probably, presumably).
Questions:
1.Why do you think we
need to know how to
differentiate academic from
non-academic writing?
2.How important is the role
of academic writing in
learning?
3.What are the benefits of
distinguishing features of
academic writing?
Activity 4:
A.Give-Me-A-Name
Directions: Identify
if the given
situation/text is
academic by writing
the name of your
crush and surname
if it is non-academic
writing.
1 In your Science
. Subject, your
teacher gave an
investigatory
project. So, you
must think of an
issue or problem
and conduct
research or an
investigation to
decide what the
outcome will be.
2. You are instructed to make
literary criticism of the movie
you have watched. So, you
must give your opinion with
supporting evidences, relating
to the theme, style, setting, or
historical political content.
3. Writing a poem about
Covid-19 pandemic.
4. Writing a book
report, an essay
discussing the content
of a book.
5. Writing a book
report, an essay
discussing the content
of a book.
B.Tell-Me
Instructions: Give
the feature of
academic writing
that is
emphasized in
each situation.
1. Ronnie
gathered facts and
other statistics for
his report about
the death rate in
the Philippines
during the peak of
COVID-19.
2. Dr. Manolo is a
practitioner who is in-
charge to write an
introduction about
their team’s thesis, so
he is so careful in his
word choice. He uses
the standard English.
3. The spokesperson
addressed the
bashers with
calmness and
resolve the conflict
involving the South
China Sea even if
there are other
issues to be angry of.
4. Leslie corrected
the content of her
writing. She added
quantifiers to make
it realistic.
5. Anna made it to
the point not to use
the first person as
the subject in her
writing.
Activity 5: Essay Writing
Directions: Read the following
Scenario and instructions:
Situation: You were given the
chance to write an essay
regarding COVID-19 pandemic
and the struggles and
experiences you have faced.
Remember: Features of writing
must be considered.
Assignment: Make
an info-graphic
about features of
academic writing.
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH!