Writing in Academic Contexts PDF
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This document provides guidelines for academic writing, focusing on correctness, audience awareness, and various rhetorical situations. It discusses different types of assignments, and how to compose an effective piece of writing, taking into consideration the purpose of the writing and its intended audience, and different media used when writing such as articles, essays or reports.
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## 6/ Writing in Academic Contexts - So many assaults against women. Having been trained like most American boys to dread the accusation of doing anything "like a girl", athletes were said to grow into the assumption that women were valueless, and natural prey. - By explaining that the topic matter...
## 6/ Writing in Academic Contexts - So many assaults against women. Having been trained like most American boys to dread the accusation of doing anything "like a girl", athletes were said to grow into the assumption that women were valueless, and natural prey. - By explaining that the topic matters because it reflects attitudes about gender that have potentially serious consequences, he gives readers reason to read on about the mechanics of "throwing like a girl." ### Careful attention to correctness - Whether you are writing something formal or informal, in an essay or an email, you should almost always write in complete sentences, use appropriate capitalization and punctuation, and check that your spelling is correct. - In general, academic writing has no place for texting abbreviations. - If you're quoting someone, you can reproduce that person's language exactly, but in your own writing, you should try hard to be correct and always proofread carefully. ### Thinking about an Academic Rhetorical Situation - **What GENRE does the assignment require?** An essay? If so, is it a narrative, a report, a reflection, an analysis, an argument, or something else? Does the assignment specify the genre, or if not, can you figure out what's required from the verb or other key terms in the assignment wording? If not, do you get to CHOOSE YOUR GENRE? - **What do you see as your instructor's purpose for this assignment?** To have you demonstrate learning of some kind? Show your understanding of course material? Discuss ideas, concepts, or facts? Explore ideas and look for connections among them? Have you been given a description of what your writing should include? - **What is your PURPOSE as the writer,** apart from fulfilling your instructor's expectations? To persuade your audience to do or believe something? To inform them about something and help them understand it? To play with ideas and see where they lead? ### Rhetorical Situations - **Who is your AUDIENCE?** Your instructor? your classmates? others? How much does the audience know about the topic? Are they in an academic field with particular conventions you need to follow? - **How can you convey a confident, authoritative STANCE?** By showing that you understand the larger context of your topic? By showing confidence in what you say? By stating your claims forthrightly and clearly? By adopting a tone appropriate for your genre? - **What MEDIA are available, permitted, and appropriate?** Are any required? Will you present your work as a paper document? As a digital text? As an oral presentation? Can you and should you use photos, drawings, charts, graphs, or slides or embed audio or video files? - **What DESIGN issues need to be considered?** Should you assume that your written text should follow MLA or APA formatting guidelines? Do you need to include any visual or audio elements? How much freedom do you have to design your work?
