This skills lesson demonstrates what it means to be a critical writer in academic assignments.
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Logic is an essential element of academic discourse. This resource explains the two most common structures used in structuring an academic argument.
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This resource provides useful language for engaging critically with your sources. Functions such as questioning them, identifying strengths and weaknesses and offering constructive suggestions are covered here.
After you have looked at the vocabulary in the 'Language for critical writing: Being Critical' document above, test your knowledge with this drag and drop task.
Using language from the 'Language for critical writing: Being Critical' worksheet, decide what critical language fits best in the blanks.
Remember to check that the language you choose fits into the grammar of the sentence - check the worksheet if you have any doubts!
Academic writers often need to define the terms they use to demonstrate their understanding of complex topics and avoid misinterpretation. This resource provides useful language for defining terms in academic writing.
Using language from the 'Language for critical writing: Defining Terms' worksheet, decide what language fits best in the blanks.
Remember to check that the language you choose fits into the grammar of the sentence - check the worksheet if you have any doubts!
Language for critical writing: Compare and contrast
Understanding similarities and differences between things can help to develop analysis and evaluation. This resource provides language that can help with that process.
After reading the 'Language for critical writing: Compare and contrast' vocabulary resource above, test your knowledge with this drag and drop practice task.
Using language from the 'Language for critical writing: Compare and Contrast' worksheet, decide what language fits best in the blanks.
Remember to check that the language you choose fits into the grammar of the sentence - check the worksheet if you have any doubts!
Examples can help to support arguments and demonstrate your understanding of complex ideas. Use the language in this resource to help develop this skill.
Drag the words or phrases into the correct boxes. It is important to pay attention to the grammatical structure of the phrase, so that it matches the sentence structure you drop it into.
If you have any doubts, check the information document on this topic.
Using language from the 'Language for critical writing: Giving Examples' worksheet, decide what language fits best in the blanks.
Remember to check that the language you choose fits into the grammar of the sentence - check the worksheet if you have any doubts!
Language for critical writing: Explaining Causality
Explaining the causes of the points you are writing about in your work demonstrates clear logic and a good understanding. The vocabulary in this source can help you to do this.
Drag the words or phrases into the correct boxes. It is important to pay attention to the grammatical structure of the phrase, so that it matches the sentence structure you drop it into.
If you have any doubts, check the information document on this topic.
Using language from the 'Language for critical writing: Explaining Causality' worksheet, decide what critical language fits best in the blanks.
Remember to check that the language you choose fits into the grammar of the sentence - check the worksheet if you have any doubts!
Language for critical writing: Signalling Transition
Academic writers need to indicate to their readers when they are moving from one topic or section of the text to another. This resource provides language to help with structuring your writing in this way
Drag the words or phrases into the correct boxes. It is important to pay attention to the grammatical structure of the phrase, so that it matches the sentence structure you drop it into.
If you have any doubts, check the vocabulary document on this topic.
Using language from the 'Language for critical writing: Signalling Transition' worksheet, decide what critical language fits best in the blanks.
Remember to check that the language you choose fits into the grammar of the sentence - check the worksheet if you have any doubts!
