Academic and Professional Writing

Choose T if the statement is True and F if False.

Both academic and professional writing use standard English.

• T

• F

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Professional writing employs more referencing than academic writing.

• T

• F

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Academic writing is more personal than professional writing.

• T

• F

The most important component of professional and academic writing is the context.

• T

• F

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The higher the position of the receiver, the more formal your language should be.

• T

• F

Message cannot be conveyed without language.

• T

• F

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

It is always safe to use concise and straightforward language.

• T

• F

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A literary text is an example of an academic text.

• T

• F

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Academic and Professional writing may sometimes overlap.

• T

• F

Both academic and professional writing adhere to the same ethical guidelines.

• T

• F

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9