Week 1 - The writing proces

Week 1 The Writing Process

4153026 - Taller de Escritura Académica de Informes Investigativos

Class Agenda

Admin

Warm-up

The writing process

Reflection upon current work

Closing

Debrief - Writing your final report

Group Discussion (10')

• How has it been to write the different chapters so far?

• How has this whole process been?
• What have you learnt about your own writing skills?

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The writing process

Discussion - 5' T-P-S

How do you understand the writing process? What are the stages of this process?

The writing process of an academic Report

Discussion - 3'

What notions do you have about writing a research report?

The writing process

What do these symbols convey?

Your AR Report

The components (Wojcik, 2025)

Abstract & Introduction

Literature review

Methodology

The former summarises your research in a concise format, whereas the latter sets the stage for it.

This part examines existing research and literature related to your research.

It describes how the research was carried out; model used, data collection instruments, among others.

Conclusions

Discussion

Findings

Interpretation of the results, relating them to the research objectives and the lit review.

This section shows the results from your research without interpretation.

This section summarizes the main findings and they significance. The implications for you as a teacher.

The Writing Process of an academic paper/Report

(KU Writing Center, n.d.; The University of Adelaide, 2014)

Step 5

Step 1

Step 3

Step 4

Step 2

Editing and Proofreading

Prewriting

Drafting

Revising

Research

• Check for mistakes and correct everything .
• Have someone else check your work.

• Think and decide.

• Brainstorm.

• Do your research in the current literature.
• Evaluate your sources. Make an outline.

• Elaborate in detail the ideas from the outline.
• Read and write again.

• Improve what you currently have.
• Make sure it is cohesive and coherent.

the writing process

(Adapted from Ogbuehi, 2013)

Pre-writing

Writing

Rewriting/ Revising

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Drafting

Drafting

Expand initial ideas

Ongoing process

External perspective

Polish your ideas

• Read what you have written. Is it what you were aiming at?
• Write what needs to be added.
• Read it again.
• Write again until you have everything you can say about the topic.

• Find key points in your sources.
• Summarise and paraphrase.
• Avoid plagiarism.

• If possible, have someone else read your draft to give you his/her/their perspective and feedback.

• With the outline in mind, now it is time to ellaborate the ideas.

Remaining Stages

Revision

Submission

Editing and Proofreading

Make sure you revise your work carefully, even after following all the blueprint's guidelines. How can you do this more thoroughly?

What can we consider at this point? What tools have you used?

How can we make this process more time-efficient or practical?

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Reflection

VS

Strengths

Aspects for improvement

What aspects of your current work need major editing? What lessons have you learnt from the previous process?

What are the strengths of your current work? What did you learn about your progress? What parts need minor editing? What would you keep for your article? Why?

Tomorrow

Bring what you have of your introduction and theoretical framework tomorrow. Peer-feedback on these two parts.

What parts of your report are you currently drafting? What section is still in the outlining stage?