A Guide To Avoid Getting Off Road While Writing Academic Content
1. A GUIDE TO AVOID GETTING OFF ROAD
WHILE WRITING ACADEMIC CONTENT
2. • Academic Writing
• Tips for good academic writing
• Challenges during Academic Writing
• How to Stay Focused during Academic Writing?
• Importance of Academic Writing
• How to Think Clearly during Academic Writing?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4. TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE
ACADEMIC WRITING
• Use active voice
• Avoid repetition
• Use formal language and avoid
jargons and slangs
• Be clear and concise
• Use online editing and proofreading
sources
6. HOW TO STAY FOCUSED
DURING ACADEMIC
WRITING?
• Prioritize the tasks
• Don’t multitask
• Remove all the clutter from your
surroundings
• Go offline and avoid unnecessary
distractions
7. •It enhances the critical and objective
thinking
•It develops good Research skills
•It improves language skills
IMPORTANCE OF ACADEMIC
WRITING
8. HOW TO THINK CLEARLY
DURING ACADEMIC
WRITING?
Brainstorm
Gather your thoughts
Understand the topic
Read and research
Plan and structure
Draft and edit
Make an argument
Academic writing has always had an important role in academics globally. It serves as a tool for communication that conveys an acquired knowledge in a specific field of study. It also promotes your analytical thinking as you take information and communicate it in a way that makes sense to your audiences. This guide will provide you with information regarding academic writing.
Academic writing is a formal style of writing which is focused, structured, and backed up by evidence. It has a formal tone and style. This type of writing is used in university and scholarly publications.
Use active voice.
Avoid repetition in you writing.
Use formal language and avoid jargons and slangs.
Use the exact words or phrases that capture what you want to say.
Be clear and concise with your writing.
Use online editing and proofreading sources to remove mistakes.
Poor grammar knowledge: Students lose lots of marks because of grammatical and punctuation errors.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a very common problem with students. Copying someone's ideas or words is a serious academic offense.
Challenges in expressing ideas: Student finds it difficult to express their thoughts and ideas. They sometimes express too much which eventually confuses the reader.
Time Management: Students are unable to manage their time effectively.
First, prioritize the tasks based on their importance and urgency.
Don’t multitask. Stay focused on one problem at a time.
Remove all the clutter from your surroundings, sit in a comfortable and distraction free environment.
Go offline and avoid unnecessary interactions and screen time.
It allows students to express their thoughts and convey their messages efficiently.
It enhances the critical and objective thinking in students.
It develops good research and analysis skills in students.
It improves language skills and provides a better understanding of the subject.
Brainstorm.
Gather your thoughts.
Understand the topic.
Read and research.
Plan and structure.
Draft and edit.
Make an argument.
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