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An overview

Academic writing is not something you sit down and do in one session. It is a PROCESS of several stages.

Look through each of the following stages, and get to know this process before you start writing.

  1. Understand the task
    • concept
    • terminology
    • audience
    • form
    • function
       
  2. Collect your data
    • books
    • articles
    • programs
    • media
    • lecture
       
  3. Analyse your material
    • test data
    • determine relevance
    • collect quotes
    • revisit the brief
    • discard unwanted data
       
  4. Organise your material
    • create structure
    • use chronology
    • identify themes
    • follow a biography
    • establish importance
       
  5. Write your assignment
    • write drafts
    • add material
    • edit drafts
    • check grammar & spelling
    • compile bibliography
       
  6. Present your results
    • select writing mode
    • choose fonts
    • devise page layout
    • titles, headers, footers
    • binder and presentation

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