Academic Writing

• Academic Writing

  type of writing produced by students in an academic setting

  main purpose is to inform and persuade not entertain
• Types of academic writing

  book review/ article critique, lit. review, research report, project proposal, position paper
• Book review

  evaluates contribution of scholarly works

  ranges from 250-750 words

  addresses more specific audience
• Literature review

  provides an overview of specific topic

  surveys scholarly works

  combines summary and synthesis
• Research Report

  expanded paper that represents interpretation and analysis of phenomenon based on experiments

  produced through formal investigation and scientific inquiry
• Project proposal

  highly persuasive and informative

  aims to address particular problems or issues

  can be done individually or group

  ranges from 1k-2,5k words
• Types of Project proposal

  Solicited and unsolicited internal solicited and unsolicited external
• Position paper

  presents one stand or viewpoint on an issue

  take part in larger debates by stating arguements