Academic-Writing-Skills-Survey

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Hello! Here are my thoughts about my writing skills:


1. Writing the introductory paragraph Agree
2. Writing the body paragraphs -Strongly agree
a) formulating the thesis statement Agree
b) formulating the topic sentences -Neither agree nor disagree
c) organising the paragraphs logically -Strongly agree
d) finding convincing supporting evidence -Agree
e) finding appropriate supporting evidence -Agree
3. List techniques you use to support your arguments
a) quotations of popular people
b) literature
c) examples from life
d) history facts
4. Essay opening techniques
a) a question
b) stating a problem
c) life fact
d) opinion
5. Essasy closing techniques
a) answering a question 
b) opinion
c) quotation
d) solution to the problem
6. How confident you are in doing the following:
a) quoting -Agree
b) summarising smth. to include in your essay -Neither agree nor disagree
c) paraphrasing -Agree
7. Any theory you feel necessary to discuss?
a) punctuation 
b) some good tips to write an essay (maybe, drawing a diagram or smith)



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