Academic Writing

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

• uses longer words

• tries to be precise

• is harder to understand

Teachers complain most about students:

• not answering the question given

• not writing enough

• not referencing properly

The best time to write an introduction is often:

• first

• last

• after writing the main body

Plagiarism is:

• a dangerous disease

• an academic offence

• an academic website

Making careful notes is essential for:

• writing essays

• revising for exams

• all academic work

An in-text citation looks like:

• (Manton, 2008)

• Richard Manton, 2008)

• (Manton, R. 2008)

Paraphrasing a text means:

• making it shorter

• changing a lot of the vocabulary

• adding more detail

Paragraphs always contain:

• six or more sentences

• an example

• a topic sentence

The purpose of an introduction is:

• to give your aims and methods

• to excite the reader

• to summarise your ideas

Proofreading means:

• getting a friend to check your work

• checking for minor errors

• rewriting