Reflective Writing 3

 Name: Meillita Puan Maharani

ID Student’s: 2223200081

Class: 4A

Course: Academic Writing

Reflective Journal 3

            The third meeting of Academic Writing took place on Thursday, March 10, 2022. At this meeting, we discussed the difference between descriptive writing and academic writing. We discuss the characteristics and examples of the two materials. The students are asked to find teaching materials on the internet which will then be written in chat room meetings. Which will then be discussed jointly between lecturers and students.

            Here's what was done at the third meeting:

1.     What is Descriptive Writing?

Descriptive writing is a fictional device in which the author uses particulars to paint a picture with their words. This process will deliver readers with descriptions of people, objects, and events through the use of suitable details.

2.     What are the characteristics of Descriptive Writing?

Good descriptive writing contains several vivid sensory details that paint a picture and demand all the reader's senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste when appropriate.

3.     What is the example of Descriptive Writing

·       My dog’s fur was like silk against my skin and her black coloring shone, absorbing the sunlight and reflecting it like a pure, dark mirror.

·       Her last smile to me wasn’t a sunset. It was an eclipse, the last eclipse, noon dying away to darkness where there would be no dawn.

4.     What is Academic Writing?

Academic writing is writing that evaluates and assesses information usually from multiple sources, to grow an argument.

5.     What are the characteristics of Academic Writing?

·       A clear and confident refusal to accept the inferences of other writers without evaluating the arguments and evidence that they provide.

·       A balanced presentation of reasons why the conclusions of other writers may be accepted or may need to be preserved with caution.

·       A clear presentation of your evidence and argument, leading to your conclusion, and

·       A recognition of the limitations in your evidence, argument, and conclusion.

6.     What is the example of Academic Writing?

1)     Research Proposals

Research proposals are an outline of the proposed research of a Ph.D. candidate, a secluded researcher, or someone in suspense to obtain a research grant.

2)     Dissertations

Dissertations is a body of writing that represents original research and is generally written as part of a Ph.D. or master’s program.

3)     Abstracts

Abstracts are a component of other forms of academic writing, such as scholarly articles and theses. The abstracts act as a complete outline of your paper in paragraph form.

4)     Articles

Academic articles are parts of writing intended for publication in academic journals or other academic sources.

            Above are my search results on the internet about the discussion discussed in the third meeting. I hope that with this meeting I will understand more about the difference between descriptive writing and academic writing.