Instructor: Mrs. Jelliane Rose D. Villacuatro

FORMAL VS FICTION

Mechanics:

1. The class will count off from 1-3.2. Each student gets into their

group number.3. The teacher will read a passage.4. The groups decide if its formal or

fiction.5. The highest scorer among the

groups wins.

Passage 1

If you establish the purpose for reading early on, you will be able to save time and improve your comprehension.

Passage 2

Plagiarism is the use of ideas or any relevant information of another without giving proper credit or acknowledgment.

Passage 3

He saw the pure crystal water from where the lass is heavenly plunged.

Passage 4

When you synthesize information, you develop new understanding about a topic by using information from more than one source.

Passage 5

Just as the sun rises and peeps from the east, and as the roosters of the neighborhood crow, vivid came the assiduous man.

Academic Text:Style and Structure

ACADEMIC TEXT

Articles

Conference Papers

Reviews

Theses/ Dissertations

What is an Academic Text?

An academic text is a reading material that provides information which include concepts and theories that are related to the specific discipline.

How does an academic text

usually look like?

Structure of an Academic Text Introduction Body Conclusion

Why do I read an Academic Text?

Purposes in reading an Academic Text

To locate a main ideaTo scan for information To identify gaps in existing studiesTo connect new ideas to existing onesTo gain more pieces of informationTo support a particular writing

assignment To deeply understand an existing idea

What do authors observe in writing an

Academic Text?

Common styles in writing an Academic Text

State critical questions and issues Provide facts and evidence from

credible sources Use precise and accurate words

while avoiding jargon Take an objective point of view List references Use cautious language

End

Q Time

Quiz 1: Academic Text

Instruction:Write True if the statement is

CORRECT and False if it is NOT.

1. One of the purposes of reading an academic text is to look for a specific information.

2. An academic text makes use of complex jargons to promote a higher level of comprehension.

3. It uses words which tones up claims expressing certainty.

4. It helps fill existing gaps between information.

5. An academic text observes a format.

6. In reading an academic text, it helps acquire new information.

7. An academic text needs less concentration and focus because the terms are simple.

8. It is in academic text that issues are stated to provoke information discussion.

9. A magazine is an academic text.

10. Critique paper is classified as an academic text.

Academic Text:Style and Structure