Comp Final Project (Viktoria Genova)
a
"Can you believe it? _____ all gone!" a. they're b. there c. their
b
"Can you get me a coffee from the café over _____." a. they're b. there c. their
a.
"I will ____ my high school diploma." a. accept b. except
a
"Its ____ to be afraid of height." a. all right b. alright
b
"Look at the garden, ____ so pretty!" a. its b. it's
a
"My grandma's ____ is for me to be patient" a. advice b. advise
b
"My mom ____ me to stay home on Friday nights." a. advices b. advises
a
"The cat is trying to bite ____ tail." a. its b. it's
b
"There were ____ cups of sugar in the original recipe" a. fewer b. less
b
"We have all of the items in stock, _____ for this one." a. accept b. except
b
"You have a choice ______ a new phone or a new laptop" a. among b. between
c
"______ car broke down on the rode yesterday" a. they're b. there c. their
More informally written, but still has to have structure
How is the civic discourse paper structured?
1. Chose topic 2. Chose audience 3. Find academic articles for paper 4. Compose an outline 5. Write a rough draft 6. Revise
What are the six stages of the writing process?
Reasons Examples Names Numbers Senses
What does each letter from the acronym "RENNS" stand for?
A review sources is a written overview of the sources used in a paper. It provides a description, summary, and evaluation of each source in a small paragraph.
What is review of sources? What is its purpose?
Other researchers in the field
What is the intended audience for a review of sources?
b
What is the proper way to review a paper? a. read the topic sentences of each paragraph b. print a paper copy and reread it many times c. turn it in directly d. submit the paper to an online review website
The civic discourse paper supports or argues against a newspaper article.
What is the purpose of a civic discourse paper?
A research paper's purpose is to persuade the audience about a topic or idea, which is proven with specific evidence.
What is the purpose of a research paper?
The thesis statement showcases the main idea or argument of a paper. The thesis statement is usually found at the end of the introduction paragraph.
What is the purpose of a thesis statement? Where is it usually located within the paper?
introducing a quotation
What is the purpose of this template? "As the NASA researcher states, _____"
disagreeing
What is the purpose of this template? "I disagree with with X's ideas because recent research has shown that_____"
introducing a quotation
What is the purpose of this template? "In her book, ______, X mentions that,"
explaining a quotation
What is the purpose of this template? "In making this comment, X urges us to______ "
introduces standard views (they say)
What is the purpose of this template? "Many people assume that____"
indicating who cares
What is the purpose of this template? "These findings suggest that the work of earlier researchers, who tended to assume_____"
agreeing and disagreeing simultaneously
What is the purpose of this template? "X is right about ____, but further testing is needed to support the claim"
agreeing
What is the purpose of this template? "X's theory of ____ is extremely accurate as recent research has shown that____"
Unbiased
What kind of tone should a research paper have?
c
What kind of transition is "for instance"? a. addition b. elaboration c. example d. comparison
a
What kind of transition is "furthermore"? a. addition b. elaboration c. example d. comparison
b
What kind of transition is "in other words"? a. addition b. elaboration c. example d. comparison
d
What kind of transition is "similarly"? a. addition b. elaboration c. example d. comparison
Time New Roman
Which font is always used in academic writing?
c
Which of the following is grammatically incorrect? a. it's b. its c. its'
second person pronoun
Which person pronoun is the worst to use in writing papers?
a
Which word is used for items that CAN be counted? a. fewer b. less
a
Which word should be used when listing two or more entities? a. among b. between
APA
Which writing style consists of a title page?
APA
Which writing style has the following in-text citation? (Emerson, 2010, para. 5)
MLA
Which writing style has the following in-text citation? (Nestle 7)?
APA
Which writing style uses a REFERENCE PAGE to list all of the sources the author has used?
MLA
Which writing style uses a WORK CITED page to list all of the sources the author has used?
CMS
Which writing style uses a bibliography to list all of the cites sources?
CMS
Which writing style uses footnotes to cite within the text?