English 101 test 1

writing across the curriculum

Writing for academic purposes in all classes and all subjects

Academic writing

Writing done in academia for educational purposes. presents academic research, arguments, analysis, and information in a clear and structured way. No form of emotion is used

what are the 4 types of academic writing:

Descriptive, analytical, persuasive, and critica

Purpose 

The design/ intension of allowing something to occur (Intention of writing something)

Objective

HOW to achieve your goal 

What is the purpose and objective of academic writing?

Is to demonstrate higher-level thinking on a topic, concept and/or idea to show understanding and prove learning on a topic, concept or idea; to make connections using your critical thinking 

Types of thinking in a higher level:

Analyse: breaking down information to major idea and concepts 

Synthesis: Making connections after analysing 

Balanced thinking: Counter argument; can you identify the different thoughts opinions.

Multiple perspectives: Different options or different influences

Application: can you use your knowledge and understanding 

Critical thinking: Can you “think about the thinking” can you evaluate and judge the quality of an argument, information and conclusion and or thought process 

Creative thinking: can you use your understanding to form new connections and generate new ideas 

Expository writing

is a structured form of writing that aims to explain, inform or describe a topic clearly and logically without personal opinion or emotions 

goal —> to educate the reader on a specific topic and focuses on just presenting 

Summary

Summary of topic, major ideas and concepts

Cause and effect

Reasons and triggers that cause a reaction, consequence, or outcome 

Problem and solution

identifying a problem, issue, dispute or concern and considering alternatives (resoutions)

Compare and contrast

Similarities and differences

Classification

categorizing, labeling, group

Persuasive writing

Convincing and persuading your audience to agree with your argument

Process writing

Designed to help reader undersant how a change takes place over time, thorugh a series of stages

The writing process

Series of steps writers use to develop a text, typically including prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing

What are the stepts of a writing process

1. pre-writing

2. drafting

3. revising 

4. editing 

5. publishing 

Research proposal

A formal document that outlines research giving the purpose and objective of your research (what and why). Organises the ideas of your research making a ‘plan’ 

Preliminary research

Initial stage of a research project that involves background reading to understand a topic, determine its viability, and narrow its focus

Research proposal

A formal plan of your research

Literary review

Reviewing checking the material written about or on your topic. evaluating articles.

Reliable source 

Sources that are credible and current 

Thesis

Is the writer’s and research’s argument  

1. Debatable 

2. Gives reader the topic of the essay/paper that the writer will prove 

working thesis 

Same as above but is a draft 

Multi-satge essay 

Many paragraphs 

Analysis

Looking at sources in depth; breaking down articles/information into main ideas

Synthesis

After analysing information, this is when you make sense of the information you learned

1. put the parts together 

Multiple perspective

Different opiniones/ differenet influences

Expository writing

Writing in an academic setting; informative writing

One of the 4 types of writing, it aims to explain, holds off on the emotional language

what is an abstract?

A concise summary of a longer work, such as a research paper, thesis, or report, that provides a quick overview of the entire document. It typically includes the purpose, methods, key findings, and conclusions to help readers determine if the full text is relevant to their needs.