Exam Partial 2 Flashcards
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What this an in text citation mean?
It means a minor sentence. a second minor sentence that explains the quote.
How many quotes should there be per paragraph?
Only two so you are actually putting your ideas.
What can we incorporate outside sources into our Essays?
We can use brackets and ellipses.
Don’t make…
…sentences of 9 Clauses. Use Correct punctuation. Your sentences must have at least a subject and a verb.
The short research paper
essays that often include other sources to support your thesis statement and main ideas. For that, you need to research and find what others have said and incorporate relevant information by paraphrasing, quoting or summarizing. your arguments must be convincing. Use transition sentences for more variation.
Organizing your paper
After Having your working thesis you can do this. Organizing ideas before writing helps:
- organize your thoughts
- show relationships between ideas
- order the ideas logically
- plan your research
- write your first draft
What is a topic sentence?
A sentence that is clear and concise. It has a topic and a controlling idea.
Making an outline
Once you have your organizational pattern you can write it. Maybe they’ll ask for it in formal places but often they’re only for you to help with planning. example,
- Working thesis
- reason one
- Reason two
- Reason three
- Reason 4
- Conclusion
You will add or subtract information after research. This is a working outline.
Concrete support must
Directly related to the topic sentence and major sentence so It can be a minor sentence.
What is a working thesis?
it is a working thesis because you keep changing it. It’s a topic plus a controlling idea.
Concrete support
It’s information from outside sources such as books articles and websites that your insert into your essay to strengthen your arguments. Using this makes your Essay more convincing by adding facts, statistics and experts opinions.
Types of sourcing
APA for hard sciences (American Psychological Association)
MLA for social sciences or art (modern language arts Association)
Why are Notecards relevant?
- Notecards help organize info
- they only keep important information(main ideas)
- Direct quotes that were going to use can be put
- Words you may not use
- Academic sophistication
They may be used for bibliographies or references
3 ways to insert concrete support into your writing
Summarizing, paraphrasing and Quotation
Footnotes
They’re used for definitions to explain, define or clarify information that the reader might not understand Also there are used for extra info that is less relevant
Writing a working thesis
It’s to further define your topic. It’s called working because you will refine it as you do your research. You might change opinions about your topic. Yet, you need to start without a point of view. There should be different points of view about them. Ask yourself about each of your working ideas:
- How much do I already know about this topic?
- Do I have an opinion about it?
- How interesting is it to me?
Writing the first draft
It’s good to write it before you research. You research in order to find support for your ideas. If you write your own ideas first, you’ll know where you need support. Also, it prevents plagiarism. It’s only for you, don’t worry about grammar, spelling and punctuation. You can write it however you want.
The organization of the introduction paragraph
- hook(historical bakcground or general to specific. Develop it!)
- transition sentence (3-4 sentences)
- Thesis statement (no predictors)
Avoiding Bias in your writing
Use unbiased language on your essay, so you don’t offend anyone. They’re minor vocab differences that can make a huge impact. Bias language includes labeling and sexist language.
Avoiding labeling language
Only refer to a person’s race, ethnicity, disability or age if it’s necessary to the content of your essay. Write as there are no differenes among people. When it’s necessary to refer to a person’s ethnicity. Chinese American, Korean American, Mexican American, Cuban American and African American are fine. However ative Americans prefer their tribe’s name, blacks is also accepted and white too. When you need to comment on a person’s physical or mental impairment use the term disabled(refers to a person’s attribute) instead of “handicapped” (refers to the acivity a person cannot do because of a disability) Ex. A person who is blind can still learn to play the violin, the person is disabled but not handicapped.
Avoid sexist language
One problem that arises when people write in Eglish is the use of the singular third-person pronouns (he, his, him) to refer to a person of unkown gender. Ex. When a student arrives late, he interrupts the class. It is seen as sexist nowadays. He/she, he or she or S/he can be used but they’re impractical. A way to avoid this problem is to use plural nouns for people in general. Ex. When students arrive late, they interrupt the class. Another problem is the names of common professions. At first, they were only man, but now, it’s both. Ex. congressman-senator or representative.
How to write a book in APA
Last name, initial name. (year). Book title. Place of publication: Publisher.
How to write a magazine in APA
Author Last name, initial name. (year, month day). Title of article. Name of magazine, volume number, pages.
No author
Title of article. (year, month day). Name of magazine, volume number, pages.
How to write a web site in APA
Last name, initial name. (posting date). title of page. Retrieved month day, year from URL
