final draft for definition essay

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Taylor 1

Deborah Taylor

Professor Megan Keaton

Eng. 111-11

9 July 2013

Definition Essay

A good piece of academic writing should be simple, not complex to the reader, filled

with visualization for the reader. The audience attention should be immediately obtained in a

good academic writing. Through the workshops attended, the class has been able to compile

lists of ideas for what a good academic writing should look like to the class. On May 21st, the

class formed workshops for a paper creation by drawing cartoon pictures of what steps would

be taken to prepare a paper for presentation. The workshop formed helped in the organization

of an academic writing that has never been performed in the past by some of the students,

including myself.

The most interesting topic of discussion and writing process experienced in the course

is the Revision Process. During the revision process, the writer has the ability to change

anything from the wording to indentations in the body of the writing. During a classroom

activity on May 23rd

, the class was assigned to rewrite a paragraph that was assigned by

Professor Keaton. The class was given three paragraphs and asked by the Professor to identify

the revising that was performed to the paragraphs. Students were asked to give insight on what

they thought would be a better revised model. Professor Keaton asked the class for feedback on

what thoughtful revision meant to the groups. Thoughtful revision should for all intent and

purposes are a self-inventory of the authors writing for the audience to interpret the meaning.


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Taylor 2

Revision is heartfelt, keeps the audience attention, and does sway the reader to

understand its content. During this same day on May 23rd

, the subject of choice for the blog

created was Revision. Even though revision is a constant reflected upon subject, it is a

necessary subject to reflected upon. Without revising, the best writing possibilities could not be

achieved because academic writers need it to give a clear, concise writing and understanding of

the discussed subject at hand. Self-corrections are always a good rule of thumb for revising, but

critiquing performed by an unbiased individual is always the norm because you will be given

honest feedback for thoughtful revision from new eyes, a new perspective. During high school

years, having the privilege to write academically was not a given option. In college, writing

academically is as common as drinking a glass of water.

Rewinding the clock and adding writing into daily English classroom assignments

would be wonderful so students of the 80s could be well prepared for the writing process.

High School English classes in the 80s were mostly of Literature-based structure. The

enjoyment of reading and not writing is now a thing of the past, A Dream Deferred,

(Langston Hughes). Speaking of a dream deferred, wanting to become a high school English

teacher is going to require intense reading, writing on a collegiate level for the task at hand.

Craving all the rules of engagement for writing academically is the only way to lead future

students in the correct formats for creating and revising a paper. Some of the academic

resources for English Expository Writing is the Models for Writers, Eleventh Edition, library

resources, online web/media, and finally, the Professor of the English class that is attended.

With the resources stated above, achievement of academic writing is within reach.


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Taylor 3

In the syllabus received at the beginning of the course, displayed are the different

aspects of writing that can utilize on an academic level. The following aspects of academic

writing are as defined; Brainstorming, an individuals creativity of a writing; Drafting is the

structure in the writing; Revision is the changing of the writings content; Editing is the in the

same category as revision but requires more accuracy; The Writing Process is the steps in

composing a paper; Writing Style is the presentation of the paper to its audience; Organization

is the structure of writing; Form is the way the writer decides to create a paper; Structure is the

way the writing comes together with its intentions for the audience to read; Introduction sets

the scene and visualization for the reader.

Audiences are classmates, Professors, anyone who reads the content of the writing;

Vocabulary and Voice are the words chosen by the writer to set the tone of the paper; Thesis is

the subject for the essay and title of choice for the paper written; Last but not least, Knowing

When a piece of Writing Should End, it should end on reemphasizing my thesis, which is the

The Definition of a Good Academic Writing. As stated on page one of this paper, my

definition of a good academic writing is completed in your own thoughts and words,

captivating your audience at every angle. It should always relate to the topic and flow easy for

the readers to follow. Good academic writing should display how the information fits together.

Topic and supporting sentence structure should be applied to a writing to display a good

academic piece. Making sure that utilizing the correct wording in the writing will be discovered

by the audience. If the audience cannot understand the wording, then the writing is incomplete

of academic writing. Academic writing has been discussed by classmates throughout the

summer semester. Today, I will find out if my writing is an example of a good academic

writingby my Professor.


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