Israel Hernandez
English-1302
September 19, 2020
Meeting the Expectations of Academic Writing
As an upcoming writer, I support this information about academic writing since I struggle to be perfect in my essays. I have been enlightened, especially by the idea of focusing on the topic sentence and explaining it from a general level to specific details (Lunsford, et al). Out of all my writings, this has been the main issue I have been working on to rectify. The quote from the rhetorical elements ‘choose evidence your audience will trust’ is a contradicting point for me as it leaves me with many questions to answer. For example, the type and amount of information needed to gather to support my ideas fully. However, this will motivate me as I will ensure my readers get the best experience from my work by giving citations that create room for arguments.
I have used the following habits of mind; curiosity, open-mind, creativity, persistence, and responsibility. Creativity and open-mind applied here as I tried to figure out through the best information my readers would consider acceptable and not contradict my data. I regularly write during my free time. Writing is my hobby, and anytime an idea hits me, I try and convert it into a paper document. I do this for fun and not necessarily follow writing guidelines. Academic writing differs from my regular writing in three different ways; it is based on facts and issues rather than my own opinions, uses formal style, and third-person contrast to my first-person use. The audience targeted are researchers and professors. In contrast, most of my pieces target family and friends.
Works Cited
Lunsford, Andrea A., et al. Everyone’s an Author. WW Norton, 2017.
