ENGL001: English Composition I

2.1: What Is Academic Writing?

• 2.1.1: Defining an Argument

  • Pavel Zemliansky's "Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing - Chapter 1: Research Writing and Argument" Page

    Read this chapter to expand upon the discussion set out in the introduction to Unit 2 that academic writing is meant to be persuasive. Answer the questions raised in the Writing Activity. Do you agree that all writing is argumentative? Why, or why not?

• 2.1.2: Identifying the Uses of Academic Writing

  • Wikipedia: "Academic Writing" Page

    Read this article. Review the list of academic genres in which you could be expected to write.

• 2.1.3: Examples of Academic Writing

  • Writing Commons: Jason Wirtz's "In the Moment" Page

    Read this article, which looks at an example of a personal narrative. This resource annotates and gives advice on how to write a personal narrative, using the student essay "In the Moment." How does this type of writing differ from literary analysis or a research paper? When is this type of writing appropriate?