Download and read the PPT: Things to Avoid in Essay Writing, and then SUMMARIZE the main points.
Powerpoint is attached
Some of these habits are taught in high school or learned elsewhere, but the thing to know about academic essay writing is that it is not always WHAT you say, but HOW you say it. It’s a matter of not just style, but clarity.
Often wordiness and clutter and other old writing habits take up far too much space in an essay, which distracts readers from your good ideas.
After you’ve read the PPT, respond to these questions:
What ideas surprised you in the PowerPoint about academic essay writing?
What old writing habits have you noticed that you’ve been relying on?
How will your draft change as a result?
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