Writing an academic essay

1. Writing an Academic Essay
The Purpose and Process of Academic Writing
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2. What is an Essay ?
 Usually a short piece of writing that has a
main theme or idea. In academic writing,
there are types of essays such as expository
and persuasive
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3. Essay - Defined
 An essay is a written collection of
prose, organized and divided neatly
into paragraphs
Always remember that an essay is a
written form of communication and
therefore, must be clear, organized and
easily understandable to those reading
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4. Essay Parts
The three main parts of an
essay are: the introduction,
the body, and the conclusion.
The essay is centered around a
main idea and should make a
clear point to the reader. While
individual paragraphs should
explain points and give details,
the essay should be conveying
a clear and organized thought.
The reader should not finish
and say “huh?”
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5. Essay Parts “ In Details “
 Introduction – explains what the essay is
about and gets the reader’s attention. It usually
contains a thesis.
 Body – explains in details the main points of the
essay. Each paragraph should clearly connect.
 Conclusion – makes a clear point that connects
the idea from the beginning to the end. Try not to
bore your reader.
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6. Writing a Step by Step Process
 Read and Research
 Brainstorm Ideas
 Develop Working Thesis and Outline
 Write Rough Draft
 Review for Content
 Revise Rough Draft
 Review for Grammar and Mechanics
 Revise Second Draft
 Continue Reviewing and Revising as Needed
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7. Where Do I Get Ideas To Write About?
 Read texts related to your topic
 Use brainstorming techniques like:
 Listing ideas
 Clustering or mind mapping
 Free writing
 Discuss the issue with others
 Research the topic
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8. Purposes of why you should write an
Essay
 Discover knowledge
 Make a point
 Persuade the reader
 Share information
 Synthesis Information
 Analyze a topic
 Document your observations
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9. Points to Support Your Topic Sentence
 Supporting points are examples or pieces of
evidence that support the claim you have made in
your topic sentence.
 They can be:
 Facts
 Examples
 Stories
 Expert Testimony
 Quotes
 Observations
 Statistics
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10. Make Sure to Elaborate with Concrete
Details
 Once you have listed your supporting points, you
can now elaborate on them by adding details or
explaining what you mean further.
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11. Academic Conventions: Things to Do
 Do address both sides of an argument
 Do cite your sources
 Do use a formal tone
 Do take a stand
 Do use concrete details
 Do give yourself time to develop your
paper
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12. Academic Conventions: Things to Avoid
 Avoid use personal pronouns like “I” ,“We”
and “You”.
 Avoid not use contractions like “isn’t”,
“they’re”, “wasn’t”
 Avoid slang
 Avoid a personal tone
 Avoid vague ideas
 Avoid plagiarism
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13. Remember, Writing is a Process
 Every writing assignment is practice for the
next one
 Writing takes time
 Go through every step of the process
 Focus on your ideas first
 Focus on grammar and spelling last
 Get feedback from a peer, instructor, or
tutor
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14. the writing stage
 The writing stage is when you turn your ideas
into sentences. Five Writing Steps:
1. For the introduction, write the thesis statement
and give some background information.
2. Develop each supporting paragraph and make
sure to follow the correct paragraph format.
3. Write clear and simple sentences to express
your meaning.
4. Focus on the main idea of your essay.
5. Use a dictionary to help you find additional
words to express your meaning
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15. editing stage
 The editing stage is when you check your essay
for mistakes and correct them. Editing Steps:
1. Grammar and Spelling.
2. Check your spelling.
3. Check your grammar.
4. Read your essay again.
5. Make sure each sentence has a subject.
6. Make sure your subjects and verbs agree with
each other.
7. Check the verb tenses of each sentence.
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16. Kinds of Essays
1. Definition Classification
2. Description
3. Compare and Contrast
4. Sequence Choice
5. Explanation
6. Evaluation
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17. Questions : True Or False
1. an essay is a written form of
communication ? (True )
2. essay is centered around a main idea ?
(True)
3. the essay should not be clear ? (False)
4. Writing a Step by Step Process ? ( true )
5. the essay is about and gets the reader’s
attention ? ( True )
6. You should not Review your Content ?
(False)
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18. Questions : Options
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oBrainstormng techniques
oEssay Parts
oThings to Avoid
oSupport
oKinds of Essays
oThings to Do
oWriting a Step by Step
oRead and Research
oExpert Testimony
oEvaluation
oconcrete details
oThe body
o“ isnt
oFree writing

19. End
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