What Is Academic Writing?
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An introduction to academic writing as compared to creative writing for middle school students. Here's the set: http://www.slideshare.net/samlandfried/8th-grade-april-6-what-is-academic-writing http://www.slideshare.net/samlandfried/8th-grade-april-6-lesson-plan http://www.slideshare.net/samlandfried/8th-grade-april-6-comprehension-worksheet
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What Is Academic Writing?
- 1. What is Academic Writing? APRIL 6 Have your lecture notes worksheet ready, please
- 2. Academic writing is: "The process of analysis - the process of breaking down ideas - to increase one's understanding of a subject and to present information that displays a clear understanding of that subject." understanding Increase one's
- 3. What is Academic Writing? 5 Minute Freewrite - Use these questions as a starting point for your freewrite. • What kind of writing have you done before? • What do you think "academic" means? • What do you think is the opposite of academic writing? • When do you think it is appropriate to use academic writing style?
- 4. Two Kinds of Writing Creative Writing Emphasis on emotion Narrative arc Creative license Recreational reading Academic Writing Emphasis on argument Linear No creative license Educational reading
- 5. Purpose Letter to your parents Book report Comedy Drama
- 6. Thesis (Argument) BUILDING A HOUSE OF CARDS The big idea One sentence Debatable Reasonable Defendable
- 7. Characteristics Precise Complex Explicit Objective Impersonal Semi-formal Responsibility
- 8. 2012 R & E Papers These are all good efforts, but they are not perfect. Look at them and try to decide what the students did right and what you could have done better.
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Emotion – Creative writing usually makes us happy, sad, amused or any other emotion.Arc – Exposition (expose), Rising action, Climax, Falling action, ResolutionCreative license – Does not need to be true or grammatically correct. Cummins, FaulknerRecreation – We read it for fun_Argument – Academic writing starts with an argument, something you want to proveLinear – Keeps its pace, no rising tension, everything clearly organizedNo license – Formal, follows industry standards, must be trueInformative – We read to learn
- What is the purpose of each? 1, tell about yourself 2, analyze a book 3, amuse 4, thrill 5, Information!
- AW is never vague or unspecific. It expresses complex ideas and complex combinations of ideas. Therefore the language needs to be explicit and objective. Avoiding personal anecdotes and references keeps the paper reliable and unbiased. Also it is written with semi-formal voice (Proper grammar, no colloquialisms or slang). Perhaps most important is responsibility – You are responsible for what you say. So write only what you can defend, or make sure to clarify you are conjecturing.