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The document discusses the process of academic writing. It explains that academic writing has a specific audience (professors/instructors), tone (formal and serious), and purpose (the subject being discussed). The writing process involves 4 steps - creating ideas, organizing ideas, writing a rough draft, and revising the draft. The first step of creating ideas involves prewriting techniques like choosing a topic, collecting information, journal writing, listing ideas, freewriting, and clustering related concepts. Writers must choose a specific topic rather than a general one to be successful.

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Level 5 Pages 265-270

The document discusses the process of academic writing. It explains that academic writing has a specific audience (professors/instructors), tone (formal and serious), and purpose (the subject being discussed). The writing process involves 4 steps - creating ideas, organizing ideas, writing a rough draft, and revising the draft. The first step of creating ideas involves prewriting techniques like choosing a topic, collecting information, journal writing, listing ideas, freewriting, and clustering related concepts. Writers must choose a specific topic rather than a general one to be successful.

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The Process of Academic

Writing
Pages 265-270
Academic Writing
Audience
◦ The people who will read what you have
written.
◦ Professors or instructors
Tone
◦ Style or manner of expression
Word choice, grammar, and length of
sentences.
◦ Formal and serious
Purpose
◦ Subject under discussion
The Writing Process
Step 1
◦ Create ideas
Step 2
◦ Organize Ideas
Step 3
◦ Write a rough draft
Step 4
◦ Polish your rough draft by editing it and
making revisions.
Today we are going to discuss: Step
1
Create Ideas
Prewriting
◦ Choosing a topic and collecting
information before (“pre”) you start
writing.
Choosing and Narrowing a Topic
◦ If you are given a specific writing
assignment then what you can write
about is limited.
◦ When you can choose your own topic:
Choose a topic that interests you.
Choose a topic that fits the assignment.
What am I interested in?
Ifyou are having trouble thinking
of a topic ask yourself these
questions:
◦ What kinds of newspaper and
magazine articles do I read?
Do my eyes stop on stories about
discoveries in science?
Do I turn immediately to the travel, sports,
or entertainment section?
◦ What captures my interest when I am
flipping through TV channels or
surfing the net?
Generating Ideas
 This helps you collect information and develop
your topic.
 Journal Writing
◦ Record your daily experiences.
 Listing
◦ Think about your topic and quickly make a list of
whatever words or phrases come into your mind.
◦ Mark off repeated or unrelated ideas.
 Freewriting
◦ Write freely about a topic.
◦ See where your focus is.
 Clustering
◦ Draw a balloon with your topic written in it and write
whatever ideas come to you in balloons around the
General Topic to Specific Topic
Look at the picture on page 266.
To write a successful paper you
need a specific topic.
Write more about less.
Practice 1
Quiz
 Clear your desk.
 Number your paper 1-5
3. The people who read what I have
written are called the _________.
4. The step before I start writing is called
_____________.
5. The subject and reason for my paper is
called the ______________.
6. The style and manner of expression in
my paper is called ________.
7. What are four different ways to

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