1. Units of Academic Writing
Word
Sentence
Paragraph
Essay
Several paragraphs linked together by a thesis statement
Essays are short pieces of writing (~10-20 pages) consisting of several paragraphs
Single Words
It may or may not
express an idea
or emotion
Expresses a well thought out idea
Must consist of at least a topic sentence, one supporting sentence, and a conclusion
S-V-O
Expresses a
complete thought

2. The Writing Process: The 5 Stages
Questions to ask: 1. Why Am I Writing This? 2. Who am I writing this for?
Prewrite
Draft
Revise
Edit
Publish
-brainstorm
-Freewriting
-organize ideas
(cluster, outline,
etc)
-Peer Review
-Revise and clarify
-make it flow
-Organization
-sentence structure
-spelling
-grammar and
punctuation
-capitalization
-Finished!
Turn it in!
-write without
too much
concern

3. Example Paragraph Bad Paragraph Form Good Paragraph Form
left margin not
even
Bad Paragraph Form
Good Paragraph Form
only 1st sentence
indented
In scientific language, “risk” is described by means of scientifically calculated probabilities of negative outcomes and conveys a sense of rational control over the world. However, a brief look at the debates about what we coin as “risky” in society suggests that for ordinary people risk means not indigestible math, but rather threat, harm, “evil”, “sin”, and often irreducible uncertainty.
In spite of their low “scientific” frequency, we may interpret some risks (e.g. defamatory religious cartoons or terrorism) as “symbolic pollution” that threatens group identity, social norms and morality. When science does not know the right answer -like in the case of uncertainty about the long-term consequences of genetically modified foods- public debates witness conflicting judgments about what is socially, culturally and morally acceptable risk.
Our risk perceptions are influenced not only by scientific experts, but also by state, church, corporations, civil society, and the media. It is the intensified, global flows of communication that enable us to learn increasingly fast about risks and to reflect upon them in cycles of heightened awareness and anxiety.
In scientific language, “risk” is described by means of scientifically calculated probabilities of negative outcomes and conveys a sense of rational control over the world. However, a brief look at the debates about what we coin as “risky” in society suggests that for ordinary people risk means not indigestible math, but rather threat, harm, “evil”, “sin”, and often irreducible uncertainty. In spite of their low “scientific” frequency, we may interpret some risks (e.g. defamatory religious cartoons or terrorism) as “symbolic pollution” that threatens group identity, social norms and morality. When science does not know the right answer -like in the case of uncertainty about the long-term consequences of genetically modified foods- public debates witness conflicting judgments about what is socially, culturally and morally acceptable risk. Our risk perceptions are influenced not only by scientific experts, but also by state, church, corporations, civil society, and the media. It is the intensified, global flows of communication that enable us to learn increasingly fast about risks and to reflect upon them in cycles of heightened awareness and anxiety characteristic of a “world risk society”.
left margin even
The multiple sentences indented suggest it is 3 different paragraphs but it should be 1.
This clearly shows there is only 1 paragraph here

4. Prewriting Stage Clustering (a.k.a. Mind-Mapping)
Clustering is a way to draw out your ideas and their relationships to each other.
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