What is academic writing?

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Essay (800 words): 20% of total grade Write an essay addressing the question ‘What is academic writing’. Your essay should present your understanding (drawing on scholarly sources of information) of academic writing Portfolio: Literature Review (900 words): 30% of total grade Drawing on scholarly sources of information, summarise and evaluate what is currently known (and not known) about a topic of your choice.(British history 1800-1899) Paraphrasing and Summarising Exercise (300 words): 20% of total grade The texts for these activities will be available on Canvas. Paraphrase Text 1 (maintain the length of the original text). Summarise Text 2 (summary should be no longer than 200 words).