Lesson 2: Academic Text Flashcards
Any piece of writing comes with a
purpose, whether it is stated
explicitly or not.
Academic Text
What are the Writer’s Purpose in Academic Text?
To Inform
To Entertain
To Persuade
To Inspire
This purpose in Academic writing seeks to teach, to add to the reader’s knowledge by way of new ideas.
To Inform
Articles that seek to inform are often ________ in tone, and are unmistakably academic in their intent to impose learning
Serious
This purpose in Academic writing may take the form of creative nonfiction whose intent – in addition to telling a story or narrative in an academic way.
To Entertain
This writing form aims to reach out its
readers regardless of religious affiliation and explores themes that resonate with most readers.
To uplift
To inspire
3 Writer’s Tone
Casual, Formal & Sarcastic
This tone is used to distinguish it from informal types of writing that use colloquial or slang expressions, such as blogs, personal letters or essays.
Formal
This tone used by writer for non-academic topics and more conversational which is favored by reader who prefer a casual and more
intimate approach.
Casual
This tone used when writer is expressing dissatisfaction over certain issues. sometimes used to lighten the impact of what could have been harsh statement or heighten the impact of a statement.
Sarcastic
With all forms of writing, academic
texts need to be evaluated on the
based on their what?
content
quality of writing
appropriateness to your needs
Most readers read through an
academic text, assessing its relevance through the _________.
Abstract
Others rely on what others have to
say while some read the entire article ____________ making any assessment.
Before
Some __________ the first few
pages to determine what it has to
offer.
Skim & Scan
This reading strategy enables to complete the cycle of reading from the initial phase of browsing through it to
evaluating what you’ve learned.
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