what is academic writing

1. ACADEMIC WRITING
BEFORE WRITING ASK YOURSELF:
WHO IS YOUR AUDIENCE?
WHAT IS THE OCCASION OR CONTEXT?
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE?
WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE?
WHAT DOCUMENTS OR GENRES ARE USED?
CERTAIN SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT:
KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH SKILLS
ABILITY TO READ COMPLEX TEXTS
UNDERSTANDING OF KEY DISCIPLINARY CONCEPTS
STRATEGIES FOR SYNTHESIZING, ANALYZING AND
RESPONDING CRITACALLY TO NEW INFORMATION
ACADEMIC WRITING IS:
THREE TYPES OF ACADEMIC WRITING
THE CLOSED WRITING ASSIGNEMENT
THE SEMI-OPEN WRITING ASSIGNMENT
THE OPEN WRITING ASIGNMENT
CHARACTERISTICS:
CLEAR EVIDENCE IN THE WRITING THAT
THE WRITER HAS BEEN PERSISTENT,
OPEN-MINDED,AND DISCIPLINED IN STUDY
THE DOMINANCE OF REASON OVER EMOTIONS
AN IMAGINED READER WHO IS COOLY RATIONAL, READING
FOR INFORMATION
AND INTENDED TO FORMULATE A REASONED RESPONSE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CRITICAL ESSAY
IT MAKES A POINT AND SUPPORTS IT.
THE CLAIM OR THESIS IS INTERPRETATIVE IN NATUR
IT SHOULD HAVE INTRODUCTION, BODY AND CONCLUSION
USING QUOTATIONS AND SUPPORT ARE NEEDED TO BE CONVINCING
A CRITICAL ESSAY WILL ALWAYS DOCUMENT ITS SOURCES
A CRITICAL ESSAY IS PUT INTO ACADEMIC ESSAY FORMAT SUCH AS MLA
OR APA DOCUMENT FORMAT
AN ARGUMENT:
A CAREFULLY ARRANGED
AND SUPPORTED
PRESENTATION OF A
VIEW POINT.
AN ANALYSIS IMPLIES
•ENGAGING IN AN OPEN INQIUIRY
•WHERE THE ANSWER IS NOT KNOWN
AT FIRST
•IDENTIFY MEANINGFUL PARTS OF
THE SUBJECT
•EXAMINE THESE SEPARATE PARTS
AND DETERMINE HOW THEY RELATE
TO EACH OTHER