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(c) Write the improved report of your investigation after the class discussion and
submit it to your teacher for evaluation.

Activity7.3 Academic writing

(a) Reflect on the following:
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1. What do you normally write while at school?
2. How do you organise your writing?
3. How do you collect information (data) for your writing?
4. How often do you acknowledge your sources?
5. What makes your writing academic or not academic?

DID YOU ?
KNOW

Different types of writing vary across disciplines depending on the message to be
communicated and the purpose of its communication. In certain contexts, writing
becomes fact-based and cuts across different disciplines, while in others, it is
opinion-based. You are likely to be exposed to writing, and possibly you have
written many different works.
Your experience and response to the questions above might have triggered the
need to ascertain whether your writing is academic or not. You may also need to
find out what can be improved to make your writing more academic. The following
activity will help you to clear your doubts by distinguishing academic writing
from other types of writing.

(b) Study the following features and select only those that distinguish academic writing
from others by putting a tick against them.

1. structured 8. vague
2. jumbled 9. precise
3. evidence-based 10. subjective
4. fictitious 11. objective
5. critical 12. informal
6. biased 13. formal
7. balanced 14. entertaining

(c) Describe each feature that you have ticked to justify your choice and provide a
logical explanation for each feature you did not tick.

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