Academic B Writing

The Writing Process

Addressing the Prompt

Timed Writing (Writing Process)

Integrated Writing (Writing Process)

Shape and Organization

Introduction Paragraphs

Body Paragraphs

Conclusion Paragraphs

Timed Writing (Essay Shape & Organization)

Integrated Writing 2

Descriptive Writing

Example Descriptive Writing 1

Example Descriptive Writing 2

Skill: Word Choice

Sources: Quoting

Revise: Descriptive Writing

Timed Writing (Descriptive Writing)

Integrated Writing 3

Comparison Writing

Example Comparison Writing 1

Example Comparison Writing 2

Sources: Summarizing

Revise: Comparison Writing

Timed Writing 4

Integrated Writing 4

Cause-Effect Writing

Example Cause-Effect Writing 1

Example Cause-Effect Writing 2

Skill: Cohesion

Revise: Cause-Effect Writing

Timed Writing 5

Integrated Writing 5

Additional Resources

Appendix 1: Development

Appendix 2: Punctuation

Appendix 3: Using Academic Vocabulary

Appendix 4: Finding Sources

Appendix 5: In-Text Citations

The Writing Process AK

Using Sources AK

Descriptive Essays AK

Comparison Essays AK

Cause-Effect Essays AK

Refining Writing AK

Writing for the TOEFL AK

Nuts and Bolts AK

Introduction to Academic Essays AK

Organization: Introduction Paragraphs

Exercise: Evaluate thesis statements (Answers will vary, examples provided)
1. Prompt: What causes poverty?
  1. Effective
  2. Not effective, incomplete sentence
  3. Not effective, is a consequence, does not introduce any ideas about the cause
  4. Not effective, too detailed
  5. Not effective, announces
  6. Effective
2. Prompt: Does advertising encourage us to buy things we do not need, or does it tell us about new products that may improve our lives?
  1. Not effective, personal I should be more formal and complex
  2. Effective
  3. Not effective, incomplete sentence
  4. Not effective, example of advertising, not a response to the prompt
  5. Effective, but could be improved because it does not clearly show it is an opinion thesis
  6. Not effective, announces

Organization: Conclusion Paragraphs

Exercise: Restate a thesis (Answers will vary, examples provided)
1. The dignity and bravery that Rosa Parks demonstrated during the Civil Rights movement made her an influential leader.
2. Divorce is often caused by finanical problems and miscommunication.
3. The education of citizens and storage of commodities are two important ways that governments can prepare for disasters.

Organization: Example Essay

Exercise: Analyze an essay
1. Yes
2. Yes (Some of the most impactful inventions of the nineteenth century that changed the way we live were the telephone, the bicycle, and plastic)
3. Yes (The telephone was an important invention because it enabled real-time communication with people in another location. Another very important invention from the nineteenth century was the bicycle because it was a unique form of transportation available to anyone. Finally, plastic was a revolutionary invention because it made certain products cheaper, but it also introduced a new attitude into society.)
4. Yes, they match the order of the thesis statement
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. Yes (It is obvious that these three nineteenth-century inventions dramatically changed the way people lived.)
10. Prediction

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