Writing for academic purposes/ENGA102/What is academic writing? Start

Challenge summary

Summary:	Reflection and justification of tasks associated with the differences between academic and other types of writing
	1 - 2 hours
	Linked to assessment

Digging deeper into the differences between academic and non-academic writing and the different types of academic writing.

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Stimulus resources

1. List of the personally difficult parts of writing you identified in the microblog activity.
2. Lessons learned about the different types of writing during the matching activity.
3. Take home message from Open Polytechnic's video.
4. Knowledge acquired through your reading of Chapter 8.1' from the College Success book available from University of Minnesota.

Purpose

Now we'll dig deeper into the content and the differences between academic writing, regular writing and the different types of academic styles. The purpose of this learning challenge is to:

• Ensure you understand the differences between the academic writing and other types of writing.
• Make you think how to identify different types of academic writing so your essays match the type of work required.
• Consider your weaknesses as a writer and how you might be able to improve them.