MAJOR TYPES OF ACADEMIC WRITING Video #4 Dr. Matthew Robinson Appalachian State University Boone, NC USA

 Major types of academic writing:  1) Book: a “blindly refereed” text by scholars  2) Article: a “blindly refereed” paper by scholars ACADEMIC WRITING: TYPES

 3) Book review: a brief summary of a book written by a scholar  4) Article review: a brief summary of an article written by a scholar ACADEMIC WRITING: TYPES

 Book review  a brief summary of a book written by a scholar, including:  Most important points/findings  Main argument(s)  Strengths  Weaknesses  (an evaluation of the book: what contribution does it make?) ACADEMIC WRITING: BOOK REVIEW For example, CLIMATE CHANGE …

 Article review  a brief summary of an article written by a scholar, including:  Most important points/findings  Main argument(s)  Strengths  Weaknesses  (an evaluation of the article: what contribution does it make?) ACADEMIC WRITING: ARTICLE REVIEW For example, CLIMATE CHANGE …

 5) Annotated bibliography: a summary of multiple sources including:  articles  books  other sources  Write only one paragraph for each source!  Each paragraph states what the authors did, how they did it, what they found, and what it means ACADEMIC WRITING: TYPES

 A person who reads your annotated bibliography will understand the issue better  You can use your annotated bibliography to write a paper! ACADEMIC WRITING: TYPES

 * 6) Governmental reports and NON-governmental reports (NGOs):  a) An analysis or summary of an issue by a government agency:  For example, National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA])  For example, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ACADEMIC WRITING: TYPES * Only “academic” if “refereed”

 b) An analysis or summary of an issue by a non-government organization:  For example, Climate Network  For example, EcoWatch  This research can be useful BUT they have agendas, meaning research might be biased ACADEMIC WRITING: TYPES * Only “academic” if “refereed”

US GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM (GOVERNMENT AGENCY)

* Only “academic” if “refereed” CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK (NGO)

 7) Student papers: academic writing by students!  class papers  conference papers  articles  Expository: describing or summarizing what is known about a topic  Argumentative: taking a stand on a topic based on what is known about it ACADEMIC WRITING: TYPES