Lesson 4 Acad

lesson4:
WRITING
STRATEGIES FOR
ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL
TEXTS
ESSAY:
"A piece of writing that

informs or persuades its
audiencs by reasoned
discourse"
DISCOVER
KNOWLEDGE
MAKE APOINT
PERSUADE THE
READER
SHARE
INFORMATION
SYNTHESIZE
INFORMATION
ANALYZE THE TOPIC
DOCUMENT
INFOTMATION
ALL OF THE ABOVE .
3 part Essay
Structure
INTRODUCTION,BODY ,
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION

Provides the reader with a clear

idea of the focus and aim the text
Present the idea of the essay
often accompanied by a thesis
statement
Provide background of the
argument
Introduces theoretical
perspective ,terminology, that
will be used
explain how the writing will be
organize
BODY

Where the essay

,article ,argument
,ideas ,result are
developed and
discussed
,
CONCLUSION

Should not contain any

new facts or ideas but
rather function as a brief
statement of the main
arguments and fact that
have been treated in the
essay
,
Step-by-step
Process
READ AND RESEARCH BRAINSTORM IDEAS
WRITE A ROUGH DRAFT DEVELOP A WORKING THESIS AND

OUTLINE
REVIEW CONTENT,GRAMMAR,AND MECHANICS REVISE

WHAT TO WRITE
Read text related to your
topic
Use brainstorming
technique {clustering
,mapping, listing ideas,
freewriting}
Discuss issues with others
Research the topic

DEVELOP A
THESIS
STATEMENT
a thesis statement comes at the
end of the introduction section of
your paper
It lets the reader know exactly what

over all point you are trying to make
it should be specific,not general
Establish Expectation

DEVELOPING
OUTLINE
outline will help you to:
help you organize your

ideas
keep you focused
save time
ROUGH DRAFT
strategies in writing rough draft:
Organize information in your
body paragraphs
Hook the reader in the
introduction
Keep your paper coherent with
transition words and sentence
Wrap your idea with a strong
closing
WRITING INTRO
Purpose of writing introduction is

to:
Hook the reader
Contextualize your argument
/topic
Provide brief background
information about the topic
1. Question hook
2. strong statement
hook
EXAMPLE OF 3. Statistic or fact
hook
HOOK 4. Simile or metaphor
STATEMENT hook
5. Story hook
6. description Hook
7. Quotation hook
Ask question that
relates to your paper
your reader should
read the essay to know
QUESTION
HOOK EXAMPLE:
Is online learning an
effective option for K-12
education?
Write a sentence that
make an assertive claim
about your topic,it
shouold be connected
STRONG to the thesis statement
STATEMENT
HOOK EXAMPLE:
The effects of global
warming are irreversible
unless we act now
The essay should be started
with a fact or statistic related
to your topic .For this use
only a credible source
STATISTICS
OR FACT EXAMPLE:
HOOK The human body is comprised of

more than 10 times bacteria,
than cells.
Did you know that Space Smells

Like Seared Steak
START your essay with an
episode of a short story that
relates to your topic .Keep in
mind that this type of hook is not
suitable for all types of essay
EXAMPLE:
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
STORY
It’s not my fault. So you can’t
HOOK blame me. I didn’t do it and have
no idea how it happened. It didn’t
take more than an hour after they
pulled her out from between my
legs to realize something was
wrong. Really wrong.
Toni Morrison, God Help the Child
(2015), p. 3
A VIVID DESCRIPTION THAT
CAN DRAW READERS
ATTENTION TO YOUR ESSAY,it
should be tied to the rest of your
paper
EXAMPLE:
DESCRIPTION The dog howled in pain and limped
HOOK along the side of the road. His leg was
cut and blood streamed down his leg.
Doesn’t this scene make you curious

about what will happen to the dog?
A memorable quotation can be a
great hook for your essay .make
sure the quotation is relevant to
the topic
QUOTATION
HOOK EXAMPLE:
“Education is the most powerful
weapon which you can use to
change the world.” — Nelson
Mandela
example of introduction
In writing we must remember the
word :
P I E
POINT ILLUSTRATION EXPLANATION

WRITING BODY
USE transition words to create

coherence and bridge ideas so
the reader does not get confused
WRITING
CONCLUSION
Re state your thesis statement in

another way
make a strong closing
leave the reader a closing
thought
ACADEMIC
CONVENTIONS,
DONT S
AVOID USING PERSONAL PRONOUNS

AVOID USING CONTRACTION
AVOID SLANG
AVOID PERSONAL TONE
AVOID PLAGIARISM
ACADEMIC
CONVENTIONS,
DO
ADRESSS BOTH SIDES OF AN

ARGUMJENT
CITE YOUR SOURCE
USE A FORMAL TONE
TAKE A STAND
USE CONCRETE DETAIL
TAKE TIME IN WRITING A PAPER
REFERENCE USED:
https://youtu.be/ouWzPptqL9w

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lesson4:

"A piece of writing that

Provides the reader with a clear

Where the essay

Should not contain any

READ AND RESEARCH BRAINSTORM IDEAS

WRITE A ROUGH DRAFT DEVELOP A WORKING THESIS AND

REVIEW CONTENT,GRAMMAR,AND MECHANICS REVISE

It lets the reader know exactly what

outline will help you to:

help you organize your

Purpose of writing introduction is

HOOK The human body is comprised of

Did you know that Space Smells

Doesn’t this scene make you curious

POINT ILLUSTRATION EXPLANATION

USE transition words to create

Re state your thesis statement in

AVOID USING PERSONAL PRONOUNS

ADRESSS BOTH SIDES OF AN

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