Academic Writing

is the first sentence of a paragraph and expresses the main idea of the paragraph.

• Background

• Topic sentence

• Thesis statement

• Introduction

is the last paragraph in an essay, restaes the thesis staement and summarizes the main points discussed in body paragraphs.

• Conclusion

• Details

• Concluding sentence

• Introduction

_____________ is an illegal act in conducting academic work. 

• Citation

• Referencing

• Paraphrasing

• Plagirism

(Opasrattanakorn, 2022) is an example of a/n__________ . 

• in-text citation

• reference

• appendix

• note

_____________ is the way a writer expresses what somebody has said or written using different words, especially in order to make it easier to understand. 

• Referencing

• Paraphrasing

• Reviewing literature

• Proof-reading

_____________ is when you ask somebody to check and correct your written work. 

• Paraphrasing

• Referencing

• Proof-reading

• Reviewing literature

_____________ is a general term for any academic essay, report or article.. 

• Project

• Paper

• Thesis

• Report

is a student's longest piece of writing for a higher degree about the topic chosen by the student.

• Essay

• Dissertation

• Paper

• Note

is a list of all the sources the writer has mentioned in his/her written work.  

• Literature review

• Abstract

• Acknowldgement

• References

_____________ is a short summary of 100-200 words explaning the paper's purpose and key findings.  

• Appendices

• Abstract

• Acknowldgement

• References