FREELANCERS WORLD CLASS FREE ACADEMIC WRITING GUIDES

FREELANCERS GUIDE PART 2

1. Types of Academic Paper

In the course of getting their grades the students are tasked with writing multiple types of
academic papers. Every type of academic writing has specific requirements and rules that the
writer needs to follow.

● Research paper. A research paper is writer’s study of the subject and the data already
known about this subject. A research paper is built upon the knowledge and facts previously
studied by the scholars and attempts to utilize personal and adopted experience to provide the
author’s own insight and interpretation of the material being researched. Writing a research
paper presumes focusing, assembling and sorting out information; and requires serious, gradual
and steady approach

Argumentative research paper - consists of an introduction in which the writer clearly
introduces the topic and informs his audience exactly which stance he intends to take; this
stance is often identified as the thesis statement. An important goal of the argumentative
research paper is persuasion, which means the topic chosen should be debatable or
controversial.

- Analytical research paper - often begins with the student asking a question (a.k.a. a
research question) on which he has taken no stance. Such a paper is often an exercise in
exploration and evaluation

● Annotated bibliography - An annotated bibliography is a list of citations from books,
articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words)
descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform
the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

● Report. A report is a systematic, well organised document which defines and analyses a
subject or problem.

● Literature Review - An extensive search of the information available on a topic which
results in a list of references to books, periodicals, and other materials on the topic.

● Dissertation/Thesis. A dissertation (sometimes called a 'thesis') is a document that
presents the author's research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature for a
degree or professional qualification

● Speeches - Speeches are oral presentations of ideas or findings

 ● Case study - Research performed in detail on a specific case.

● Creative writing. Creative writing is writing that expresses the writer's thoughts and
feelings in an imaginative, often unique, and poetic way. Creative writing is guided more by the
writer's need to express feelings and ideas than by restrictive demands of factual and logical
progression of expository writing

● Application essay - is a personal statement required by many graduate programs,
internships, and special academic programs

● Personal statement - A statement of purpose, or personal statement, is a brief and
focused essay about one's career or research goals, and is frequently required for applicants to
universities, graduate schools, and professional schools

● Compare/Contrast essay - A common task intended to help the writers develop
argumentative skills by means of finding similarities or differences between two or more given
subjects.