Writing Practice
Academic Writing
When it comes to academic writing, I recommend followin
Writing Development Material
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/gothedistance/academicwriting
1.Activate your academic vocabulary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/go-the-distance/unit-1/session-4#navIndex-2
2.Ever had problems with your paragraphs?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/go-the-distance/unit-2/session-4
3. Arguing – in the academic sense
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/go-the-distance/unit-3/session-4
4. Start writing successful assignments
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/go-the-distance/unit-4/session-4
5. Ready to reference?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/go-the-distance/unit-5/session-4
Outline
Topic: How to write an essay
I. Introduction
A. Why we write essays (situations)
B. Writing essays is easy if you know the basic structure and formula
C. Will talk about THREE steps to writing essays
II. Body
A. Pre-‐writing
1. Planning is important to make sure we have enough ideas
2. Planning helps us not repeat ideas
3. Planning helps us see how our ideas move smoothly and
logically
4. First step is to make an outline
5. When we make an outline, we list out the ideas that will go in
each paragraph along with supporting details
B. Writing
1. After we make the outline, we put those ideas into complete
sentences.
2. Don’t worry about grammar and spelling too much right now.
C. Editing
1. Last step is to read the essay and check for mistakes in spelling
and grammar.
2. Reading out loud will help us find mistakes
3. Always leave at least a few minutes in timed essays for editing
III. Conclusion
A. Many students think writing essays is difficult, but all essays
follow a similar pattern
B. If you know the pattern, writing essays is easy.
C. The steps include planning, writing, and editing
D. If you follow this process, you will write excellent essays