The following statements are the unique features of an academic writing. If the statement falls under Book Review, write BR, LR for Literature Review, and RR for Research Report.
______1. It has an abstract that contains the summary of the findings and conclusions.
______2. It contains the author, plot, summary of the book you have read.
______3. It contains the different sources used in the study. These may be academic books or journals.
______4. It contains the process and steps taken in gathering data for the research.
This section contains the context and participants, the instruments used, data gathering
procedure, and data analysis.
______5. It has the evaluation of the sources, which can be taken as an advice for the readers to consider them relevant or not.
______6. One of its types is the Stand-Alone Literature Review, it provides an overview and analysis of the current state of research on a topic or question.
______7. You are free to agree or to disagree with the author or the readers.
______8. The genre of the book or story is very important.
______9. It has an introduction that explains the current state of the field of discipline and
identifies research gaps addressed by the research.
______10. When writing this type of academic writing, you need to take note of the setting, theme, and style of what you have read.