EngAcad Lesson 2 TOA

EngAcad Lesson 1 Review

Review

What were the topics discussed in lesson 1?

Academic and Non-academic Texts

•  Academic Writing is a formal and rather impersonal mode of writing that is intended for a scholarly audience. It tends to depend heavily on research, factual evidence, opinions of educated researchers, and scholars. 

•  Non-academic writing is not intended for an academic audience. They are written for a lay audience or the mass public. This type of writing may be personal, impressionistic, emotional, or subjective in nature. 

Characteristics/Features of Academic Writing

• Complexity

• Objectivity

• Accuracy

• Organization

• Responsibility

• Planning

Informational Text Structures  

• definition & description

• recount of a sequence/narration

• cause-effect

• problem-solution

• comparison and contrast

• enumeration

• thesis-evidence/argumentative

Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of academic writing?

• scholarly essays

• thesis

• friendly letter

• dissertations

Multiple Choice

The language of this type of writing is informal or casual.

• Academic writing

• Non-academic text

• Resume

• Project Proposal

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a feature of academic writing?

• Accuracy

• Complexity

• Objectivity

• Subjectivity

Multiple Choice

Selena writes a lot of stories. She often tells the events sequentially or chronologically. What text structure is used?

• narration

• enumeration

• thesis-evidence

• problem-solution

Multiple Choice

To explain why there is poverty and how it negatively affects Filipinos, Hyunjin wrote an essay. What text structure should be prominent?

• comparison and contrast

• cause and effect

• recount of a sequence

• elucidation

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