Academic Writing
by Kyle Johnson
1. Reading Academic literature
1.1. Skimming
1.1.1. 1. Read Abstract
1.1.2. 2. Read Intro
1.1.3. 3. Read Conclusion
1.1.4. 4. Skim middle
1.1.4.1. Read titles
1.1.4.2. Review tables, figures, etc.
1.1.5. 5. Read quickly
1.1.6. 6. Read carefully
1.2. Reading through entire text
1.3. Taking detailed notes
2. Writing Academic literature
2.1. 1. Prewrite
2.1.1. Mindmap!
2.1.2. Freewrite
2.1.3. Clustering
2.1.4. Who, what, when, etc.
2.2. 2. Research
2.2.1. Academic Articles
2.2.2. Case Studies
2.2.3. Books & encyclopedias
2.2.4. Websites
2.3. 3. Roughdraft
2.3.1. Peer Review
2.4. 4. Final Draft
3. Academic Integrity
3.1. Plagarism
3.1.1. Academic honesty
3.1.2. Stealing others ideas
3.2. Citing Sources
3.2.1. Use correct formatting
3.2.2. Add footnotes to quotes
3.2.3. Add footnotes when using someone else's ideas.
3.2.4. Go through each sentence and determine if it is your own thought or someone else's.
3.2.4.1. If its yours, move on.
3.2.4.2. Someone else's? Cite it!