Week-2

Academic Writing
Contents

• Definition

• Difference

• Rules of Academic Writing

• Sins of Academic Writing

• Assignment-1

• Quiz-1
Why is Writing Important?
What kind of writing is this?
 What is Academic Writing?

• Definition:

It is a type of writing largely used for writing academic essays and reports. It has its own style and diction and in it one has to

write logically, following a complete order of thought.

• Difference

• Purpose

• What factors make it unique?

Stages of Writing
• Pre-Writing (Writing before writing)
• Brainstorming
• Draft
• Writing
• Proofreading
• Editing
• Publishing
• Difference between Proofreading and Editing
• What are References/ Citations?
Rules of Academic Writing
• Language
• Avoid slangs
• Avoid acronyms
• Avoid punctuation mistakes
• Avoid irrational/ Illogical thinking
• Difference between First person and Third person narration
• Tone of Words
• Diction
• Denotative meaning
• Connotative meaning
Rules of Academic Writing
• Citing from credible sources

• Using up-to-date information

• Coherence and Cohesion

• Properly researched

• Readability

• Use of Active and Passive voice

• Avoid complex sentences

• Correct use of Vocabulary

Structure of an Essay

• Five paragraph essay

• Three paragraph essay

• Main parts of an essay

• Introduction
• Thesis Statement

• Body Paragraphs
• Topic Sentences

• Conclusion
Difference between an Essay and a Paragraph
• Thought
• Use
• Utility
• Purpose
• Structure
• Ideal word or sentence limit
• Difference between words and character
• Quiz-1

• Assignment-1

• Take any article of 1-1.5 pages long from the internet and audit it in accordance with the rules of

Academic Writing.

• Rewrite the same article by yourself following the rules of Academic Writing.

• Presentation will carry separate marks.

References and Readings

• https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/academicwriting

• https://books-library.net/files/books-library.online-12311429Ua3T1.p

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq4J8bPBcck
Thank You