The Reflection Of Student Writing: The Importance Of Academic Writing

Academic writing is an important skill that all college students should be proficient in. Throughout college, many undergraduates struggle writing successful argumentative essays, and as a result they come across as incompetent or unacquainted with the subject matter. The book from Inquiry to Academic Writing, and “What is “Academic” Writing” aim to teach incoming, novice writers different tips and skill sets to write academic and scholarly articles.

When first considering what academic writing is, I related it to my writing experiences in freshman Honors English. The class was required to write a summary on a chosen book. Without any background knowledge on how to construct a strategic, clean summary, I failed miserably. I did not have the proper information to write a successful academic writing piece. “In the strictest sense, academic writing is what scholars do to communicate with other scholars.” stated Stuart Greene (2018). In higher level education it’s imperative to learn how to communicate with other professionals and scholars. Stuart Greene stressed the importance of learning the process of the “scholarly way”. Academic writing is a learning process and like anything else it takes practice.

Reading like an academic scholar requires much more than just “reading”. Academic reading requires that you analyze

It is the lawyer’s job to acquire evidence and make a compelling, believable claim or argument. The most important part in making a persuasive case according to Irvin is making an organized case and having strong evidence. To start the process of making an organized case an individual can make an outline or brainstorm ideas to begin. In the rough draft process, it is crucial to separate your evidence rather than having it all in one single paragraph or in one section. It is important to expand and justify each individual