Academic Writing introduction 01 لطلاب كلية العلوم التطبيقية بجامعة سيئون الكتابة الاكاديمية المحاضرة الاولى مقدمه

1. Academic Writing
Dr.Mazin Alkathiri
IT Department
Seiyun University
2023-2024

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3. 1. Steps of Writing
Pre-writing
- Choose a topic
- Gather ideas (Brainstorming)
- Organise (Outline)
Writing
- Start Writing
Post-writing
- Review and Revise: Structure & Content
1. Elementary

9. 2. Brainstorming (Gathering Ideas)
It is to gather ideas through different sources
mainly thinking but also interviewing, assessing,
and information from books, journals, internet, etc.
Types of brainstorming
- Making a list (List of Words)
- Mapping (Map of Words)
- Free writing
1. Elementary

16. * A paragraph is a group of 5 to 10 sentences which
gives information about a single topic.
A paragraph consists of
- Topic Sentence
- Supporting Sentences
- Concluding Sentence
What is Paragraph?

17. • Topic Sentence: The main single idea, and usually the first sentence which is
the most general sentence of the paragraph. The topic sentence should neither be
too narrow nor too broad.
• Supporting Sentences: The sentences which provide details, examples, data,
and explanation (DEDE) about and to support the topic sentence.
• Concluding Sentence/s: The last sentence which concludes the paragraph by
either restating the main topic sentence, summarising the paragraph, or providing
suggestion or prediction.
Structure of a Paragraph