Created by: Ms. Kristal Joy Z. Lagniton Edited by: Ms. Mary Joy G. Caballas

1. NATURE OF
ACADEMIC TEXTS

2. WHAT
YOU
KNOW
1. What is the easiest writing
assignment you have done so
far?
2. How about the most difficult
writing assignment you have
done?
3. What do you think made the
writing assignment difficult or
easy?
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3. DIFFERENT
WRITING
ASSIGN-
MENTS
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writing
assign-
ments
Argumen-
tative
essays
book
reviews
journals
long
papers
personal
essays
reports
research
paper

4. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
ACADEMIC WRITING?
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5. How is
academic
writing
different
from
other
kinds of
writing?
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Academic Non-academic
Audience Academics The general public or friends
and family
Content Serious thought Of general interest or
personal
Style Complex sentence with
considerable variety in
construction
Formal language is
expected and colloquial
expressions are not
acceptable
Mostly simple sentences
joined by conjunctions such
as “and” or “but”
Colloquial words or
expressions are acceptable
(“stuff” “sort of” or “thing”)
Structure Clear and well planned,
logical flow
Less likely to be as clear
and organized
Grammar Likely to be error free Freer use of grammar. Not
always complete sentences
Vocabulary Subject-specific terms and
academic language used
accurately
Everyday vocabulary. Use of
short forms, idioms and
slang to some extent

6. 6
Read
and
evaluate
the four
texts.
An Excerpt from Amy Tan’s
Mother Tongue
A Letter of Invitation
A Legal Document
Why Do They Say That Our
English Is Bad?

7. 7
Fill out the
table
comparing
the four
texts.
(30-40
minutes)
Text A Text B Text C Text D
What is the text about?
What is the writer’s goal in writing
the text?
Who is the target reader of the
text?
What is the point of view used in
the text?
How much does the writer know
of the subject?
How did the writer organize the
text?
Did the writer write in a formal or
informal manner?
How did the writer choose the
words and organize the
sentences?

8. ELEMENTS
OF
A
TEXT
1. Subject
2. Purpose
3. Audience
4. Point of view
5. Style
6. Tone
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9. SUBJECT It refers to what the
text is about.
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10. PURPOSE The reason the writer
composes the text.
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11. AUDIENCE The individual or
group whom the writer
intends to address.
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12. POINT
OF
VIEW
It refers to who is
telling or narrating a
story. (First Person,
Second Person, Third
Person)
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13. STYLE
It refers to the
manner in which an
author presents
information and
ideas.
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14. TONE
The attitude the writer
conveys about the
text’s subject.
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