Summary on “What is Academic Writing”

                It is illustrated by Lennie Irvin that a new college student might face lots of questions and anxiety regarding the writing assignments and the task he or she has to submit in the college on time. However, the success of a student in academic writing depends on the understanding regarding task; if the understanding and approach towards completing a writing task are good then good grades and overall academic success is guaranteed. Furthermore, the author has discussed several myths about writing and most significant out of those myths is that a writer can start writing only if he or she has figured out everything regarding the topic; it is not necessary, once you start writing, you will start exploring the new facts and figure until you are done. The author emphasized that making the first draft perfect is not necessary, there is always a room for improvement before final submission so doesn't be afraid of the errors in the first draft because this is how you learn. The author has highly discouraged the use of the first-person perspective in academic writing such as I and encouraged the third person perspective. The author has discussed the academic writing situations in a brief including audience and context etc. Furthermore, the keys of good academic writing include the ability to understand or read complex texts, knowledge of research skills, understanding of disciplinary concepts, and critical response to latest information because academic writing overall is an argument and analysis having three common types i.e. closed writing assignment, semi-open writing assignment, and open writing assignment.