Today we will...
1. discuss what kind of writing style and language to use in academic writing
2. practice the academic style & tone
Warm-up
1. What kind of language should we use in academic writing?
2. What are the differences between academic writing language and daily conversational language?
3. What will happen if you use conversational languages in your writing?
How do we do it?
Please refer to the
following advice on how to sound smarter and more professional in writing.
Here is something you can keep as a reference when you write papers, and it can help you sound smart and academic.
Jeopary
Let's play some
JEOPARDY and test your knowledge on word choices!
Get your hands on it!
Open
this document in Googledoc, and you will work in groups of 3. Work with your group members to read carefully and find out all the words, phrases and structures that do not sound academic, smart or professional in this paragraph. Then rewrite it to make it look GREAT. When you are done, please compare your work with this
sample.
Homework
Read through the assigned parts (Concise Language, Appropriate Language, Exact Language) in Writer's Help ebook on language use in academic writing, and do all the exercises associated with those topics.
Cool Video
Here is the
link for the video that I mentioned last time in class. You can just watch it for fun.
