Basic Academic Writing with a Coach

Please use Q&A forum for questions, to add comments, and make suggestions throughout the course.

Please introduce yourself and include the following items:

• Reasons for taking the course
• Strengths you have when it comes to writing
• Challenges you face when it comes to writing
• Hopes and dreams for yourself (general) 

Please use this forum to ask questions, add comments, and make suggestions. 

Conduct a google search on the Internet and find out the purpose of academic writing. Write at least 3 reasons for academic writing in a paragraph form. Use cite fast to generate a reference of the website and add it at the end of the paragraph APA style. 

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A paragraph should relate to the thesis and consists of:

• a topic sentence 
• supporting ideas
• concluding sentence

There are 7 kinds of paragraphs:

• definition
• classification
• choice
• compare and contrast
• description
• explanation
• sequence
• evaluation

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Choose a problem or challenge you're facing in your teaching or learning. Conduct a google search on the Internet to find out more about the problem and possible solutions. Summarize your findings. Use APA style to cite in the text and add a reference list at the end of your work. 

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Conduct a google search on the Internet to find definitions and explain each of the following essay types:

• Analysis
• Argumentative
• Cause and Effect
• Classification
• Compare and Contrast
• Critical
• Definition
• Descriptive
• Division
• Narrative
• Persuation
• Process

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