Consejos sobre escritos academicos

1. Graciela Cruceño.
ISFD N°18.
2016.

2. Should answer a question or a
few related questions.
Should try to prove something
(tesis) or a short set of related
points.

3.  How it begins
 How it develops
 How it ends.
 It should be designed to present your
argument clearly and persuasively.

4.  The best time to think about how to organize
is during the pre-writing stage.
 Ask the following questions:
What type of essay
you´re going to write?
Does it belong to a
specific genre?
Is it a compare or
contrast essay?

5.  Start writing early.
 Write what seems readiest to be written.
 Keep the essay´s overall purpose and
organize in mind.
 Revise the drafts and redraft.
 Revise sentences.
 Special attention to transitions.

6.  A good introduction should:
 Identify your topic.
 Provide essential context.
 Indicate your particular focus in the essay.
 Engage your reader´s interest.

7.  A strong conclusion will:
 provide a closure while again placing your
concepts.
 give a further thought.
 involve critical thinking.
 leave your reader with shtg to think about.

8.  It´s a group of sentences that develop a
central idea. (topic sentence)
 In academic writing a topic sentence is the
main point of the paragraph.
 The topic sentence tells the reader what to
expect in the paragraph.

10.  First, read the chapter titles,headings and
subheadings. (It will give you an idea of what
the text is about).
 Read with comprehension and memory.
 Mark only key passages in the text.
 Make a brief summary in your own words.

11.  Don´t write down too much. Your essay must
be an expression of your own thinking, not a
patchwork of borrowed ideas.
 Best, invest your research time in
understanding and integrating them into your
own thinking.

12.  Avoid plagarism.
 If you use the author´s exact words, enclose
them in quotation marks.
 Mention author, page and date.
 Write down complete bibliographical
information for each source consulted.
 Use your own words to paraphrase or
summarize.

13.  The book review.
 Bibliography.
 The Academic proposal.
 Comparative essay.
 Writing about Literature, History or Science.
 Letters and resumes.
 The Lab report.
 Oral presentations.

15.  Check wether you have fulfilled the purpose
of the assignment.
 Look at overall organization.
 Polish and edit your style.(word choice,
sentence structure, grammar, punctuation
and spelling).
 Good revision and editing can transform a
mediocre first draft into an excellent final
paper.

16.  Include a cover page with the title, name of
the course, your name, date and the
instructor.
 Number the pages in the top right-hand
corner.
 Use a stándar front in twelve-point size.
 Put the bibliography on the last page.
 Staple your pages.

17.  http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/
Bibliography