Academic Writing

What is a thesis statement?

• Is the sentence that tells the main idea of the whole essay.
• It  the paragraph that presents the problems.
• Is the sentence that calls for action.

Finish the sentence:
“ A strong thesis statement should…….

• give facts.
• keep the reader guessing.
• clearly state the writer's opinion.

The main difference between academic writing and normal writing is that academic writing:

• uses longer words

• tries to be precise

• is harder to understand

Plagiarism is:

• a dangerous disease

• an academic offence

• an academic website

Research is:

• copy information

• give an opinion

• to investigate facts

• none

Choose three words to describe academic writing:

• Talented, stylish, inspiring
• Precise, clear, objective
• Decisive, divisive, derisive
• Subjective, obscure, vague

'Information on the internet is 'free'. Anyone can use it without having to reference it.'

• True
• False
• It depends on how important the assignment is.
• You only need to reference authors' work on the internet

Annotating is a type of 

• notetaking
• a multiple choice test
• bad habit for college
• none of these

You must cite if you

• use your own words

• use your own ideas

• use someone else's words

• use someone else's ideas

When you steal the words or ideas from another person without giving them credit

• paraphrasing
• cheating
• texting
• plagiarizing