Read and read some more - Ten priorities for proficient academic writing - The parts of ten

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Read and read some more
Ten priorities for proficient academic writing
The parts of ten

Reading correlates with academic success. You practice one and you develop the other. Reading (and writing) requires thinking, and whenever you’re thinking, you’re making yourself smarter. Chapter 9 offers a list of books that self-educated super-achievers read. Chapter 16 discusses a landmark study that validated the interdependence of reading and writing — like a two-for-one sale.

Develop the habit of reading while waiting, even though you may miss a few texts. Sometimes this involves making a decision between increasing your “likes” and increasing your brain power. You have choices.

In addition to reading information, you should read as a writer by answering questions such as the following:

· How would I have structured the writing differently?

· How could the message be improved?

· How could the title, first sentence, and introduction be improved?

· What wording would I revise to be tighter?

· What sentences would I write more clearly?

· What nouns and verbs would I improve?

· What is the message in one sentence?

· What evidence supports that message?

· What’s the most memorable sentence in the piece of writing?

Finally, reading is the most important academic skill you can pass on to family members, just as it was passed on to you. Demonstrate your appreciation of reading by talking about books and giving books and book certificates as gifts.