week 1

You may contract words like don’t, can’t, etc.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Academic writing is _____.

• formal

• informal

• using abbreviations

• using incomplete sentences

An author can write a topic sentence in the ____ paragraph.

• introductory

• body

• concluding

• linking

As an author, what should you do when you are revising your writing?

• Brainstorm for ideas

• Outline the thesis statement

• Arrange the information

• Edit and proofread

What is academic writing?

• A writing style used in chatting or texting.

• A type of writing that aims to deliver and narrate a story.

• A type of writing which uses formal language to give information or convince the readers.

• A type of writing where the author describes a certain object, landscape, or situation.

You must give emphasis on your personal opinion as much as you can.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A good topic sentence contains two (2) elements i.e. the topic and _____.

• controlling ideas

• controlling issues

• elaboration

• supporting details

What is academic English?

• English used in writing tasks

• Easy English

• English that is when speaking to your friends

• The English used in essays, assingments, or for formal use

Academic writing is generally formal. This means that

• the writer should use complex sentences only.

• no simple, everyday words should be used.

• the writer should normally avoid colloquial words and expressions.

• information from sources should be the main content of the produced text.

The following are examples of academic writing EXCEPT?

• Informative essays

• Persuasive text

• Poems

• Research