Academic
Writing

Descriptive.

Analytical.

Critical

Persuasive.

This type of writing provides information and facts to the reader.

Key words:
Identify
Report
Define
Summarise

Also descriptive writing but organize in groups or relationships to understand the information easily.

Key words:
Analyze
Compare
Contrast
Relate

Also analytical writing but with the addition of your own point of view to try to convince the reader of an argument or a theory.

Key words:
Argue
Evaluate
Discuss

Provides not only one point of view, but two and try to compare them to analyze them and see the advantages and disavantages of both.

Key words:
Critique
Debate
Disagree
Evaluate