Education
Title of our lesson
Features of academic writing
Complicated and has longer words
Complexity
A book used as a standard work for the study of a particular subject
Textbook
Academic Writing is formal and ________
unbiased
Don't write: The police officers told the protesters to back off.
Write: The police officers told the protesters to retreat.
Two-word verbs - Formality
Act of putting your idea to paper
Writing
Concerned with facts rather than feelings
Objectivity
Summary of what a particular book is about
Book Report
In academic writing, more ______ words and phrases are used
formal
Don't write: "I believe money and other tangible incentives have a limited impact.”
Write: "Clearly, money and other tangible incentives have a limited impact."
Objectivity
These help prove and support an idea
Evidence
Refers to the accurate use of terminologies
Accuracy
Short summary of (published or unpublished) research paper
Abstract
Academic writing is T________l
technical
Don't write: Ma'am Cindy was born a long time ago.
Write: Ma'am Cindy was born in the year 2001.
Precision
A place where Academic Writing is usually utilized
School
Avoid using colloquial words, abbreviated forms, and two-word verbs
Formality
A short structured piece of writing that deals with a single subject
Essay
In academic writing, you need to be specific especially in dealing with facts, ___, and dates
figures
Students from 7-Einstein have said that longer choices in exam questions tend to be the correct answer as they have observed the previous patterns in their assessments.
Complexity
A formal written work intended for an educated audience
Academic writing
Must be specific with facts, figures, and dates
Precision
A long piece of writing on a particular subject that is done by conducting a research
Thesis
Caulfield (2020) describes academic writing as a formal mode of writing that is intended for an ______ audience
educated
"capital", "cash", "currency", "funds" or "money"
I have sufficient capital to put up a business.
I paid for the groceries in cash.
A new currency has been introduced in the foreign exchange market.
We diverted funds from armaments to education.
That boy had taken my money from my drawer.
Accuracy