Types of academic writing

A written record of the main points of a text or lecture, for a student’’s personal use.

• Notes

• Journal

• Essay

• Project

A description of something a student has done, e.g. conducting a survey.

• Essay

• Journal

• Report

• Report

The _ is a piece of research, either individual or group work, with the topic chosen by the student(s).

The most common type of written work, with the title given by the teacher, normally 1000–5000 words.

• Inform

• Paper

• Essay

• Thesis

A general term for any academic essay, report, presentation or article.

• Report

• Journal

• Disertation

• Paper