The Academic

Writing Style
Mr. Francis S. Calubayan
SHS Teacher, English Department
Del Pilar Academy
Instruction
Given the picture, write a set of directions for
the following persons who need to get to the
entrance of the building:
 Group 1 – a five year – old girl
 Group 2 – a man on wheelchair
 Group 3 – a deaf woman
 Group 4 – a ninety – year – old woman

(Note that the persons reading your directions

cannot seek assistance from other people
and should reach their goals on their own.)
 GUIDE QUESTIONS
 What were your difficulties in writing
instructions for your audience?
 Do you think the recipients of your
instruction will safely get to their
destination? What difficulties do you
think they will encounter and how
can these be addressed?
 If you can improve your set of
directions, what revisions can you
make?
Factors in writing an
Academic Text

T opic
R ole
A udience
P urpose
 ACADEMIC WRITING
 Academic writing is clear, concise,
focused, structured and backed up
by evidence. Its purpose is to aid the
reader’s understanding.
 ACADEMIC WRITING
 Ithas a formal tone and style, but it
is not complex and does not require
the use of long sentences and
complicated vocabulary
Here is a list of documents where
academic writing is used.
 Books and book reports
 Translations
 Essays
 Research paper or research article
 Conference paper
 Academic journal
 Dissertation and Thesis - These are
written to obtaining an advanced degree
at a college or university.
 Abstract - This is a short summary of a
long document.
 Explication - This is a work which
explains part of a particular work.
 CHARACTERISTICS
 Planned and focused: answers the question
and demonstrates an understanding of the
subject.
 Structured: is coherent, written in a logical
order, and brings together related points and
material.
 Evidenced: demonstrates knowledge of the
subject area, supports opinions and
arguments with evidence, and is referenced
accurately.
 Formal in tone and style: uses appropriate
language and tenses, and is clear, concise
and balanced.
Academic Writing Structure
 An academic paper has three distinct
sections :
1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
 INTRODUCTION: In the introduction, you
must grab the reader’s attention and
identify the thesis of the paper.
 INTRODUCTION
In the introduction, you must
grab the reader’s attention and
identify the thesis of the paper.
• You can do this by starting with:
Several questions
A quote from a famous work or person
Some interesting facts or information
A definition of an important term related to the
work
 BODY
 This is the main part of the work and the
paragraphs must be clearly written and be
arranged in a logical order, like
chronologically or in order of importance.
Each initial sentence links the preceding
paragraph and the whole section flows
smoothly.
Within each paragraph, the sentences need to flow and
refer back to the topic. Cohesion is achieved by
repeating important words, using synonyms for the main
subject, and using transitional words like: however, such
as, therefore, and for example.
 CONCLUSION
 In
the conclusion, you re-
emphasize the thesis and
summarize all the main points.
The conclusion consists of one
paragraph which shows the final
conclusion to the reader.
GROUP ACTIVITY
 Instruction
 Student will be grouped into four and will
be given a 10-minute activity.
 Each group need to accomplish the Venn
diagram given.
 Each group is expected to have a
yell/chant before the presentation.
 Each group has 10 minutes to present
their work.
Complete the diagram below.