Writing College Papers

Writing College Papers: Identifying Standards and Critical Thinking Challenges

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Guide to Grammar and Writing http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ University of Toronto Advice on Academic Writing http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice Guide to Grammar and Style http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/ This is a Test of the Emergency Grammar System http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/~russial/grammar/grambo.html Grammar Not Your Bag? Give These Websites a Try!

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Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Ecompose/student/ac_paper/what.html

Goals of Academic Writing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is Academic Writing? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/pdf/writing.pdf

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What is an Argument? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/flowpt3.htm

What Do We Do With Arguments? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/argument1.htm

Another Way to View Arguments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A R G Trudy Govier's A Practical Study of Argument , (3rd Ed., Wadsworth Publishing , Belmont, California 1992) as referenced by Jeff McLaughlin http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/ae/php/phil/mclaughl/courses/crit/lectures.htm

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Plagiarism (cont’d) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Produced by Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html “ Quote End quote”

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Premise 1 Premise 2 Premise 3 Conclusion Thesis

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Recommended First Steps to Applying Grammar Rules to Your Writing

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How To Critique Your Own Paper Essay Level What am I arguing for? (Thesis) Do I respond to the assignment or fulfill my purpose for writing? (Audience) Will my reader follow my reasoning? (Direction)

How To Critique Your Own Paper Paragraph Level Does each sentence in my paragraph relate to the topic sentence? (Cohesion) Can my readers relate each paragraph to my thesis? (Structure and Transitions)

How To Critique Your Own Paper Sentence Level Is every sentence complete? Do I know what rule explains each punctuation mark I use? Did I use only clear language to vary my sentence styles?

How To Critique Your Own Paper Word Level Are my word choices appropriate? Do corresponding terms agree grammatically? Did I use correct spelling and capitalization?

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/commas.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/679/01/ Handouts Available Online

Hacker, Diana, The Bedford Handbook , 6 th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, 2002. Use Diana Hacker’s Research and Documentation Online for the Social Sciences: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/social.html

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