It appears that some citations within the "Works Cited" page are in bold font.

Yes, I can definitely see myself using these sample essays in my class. The sample proposal essay "Why We Should Open Our Borders" works really well here!

Wonderful evaluation essays! I like that the essay "Universal Health Coverage for the United States" has a specific attribution. I wish it contained a "Works Cited" page as well.

The three essays that are included in this section are great! I especially favor the essay with the pdf version and annotations. Students find essays, like this one, extremely helpful and see them as guides while they develop their own writing.

This essay is very detailed in the way that it analyzes the image included within it. I like how it can be used in one of my classes to show an example of a visual analysis essay.

Absolutely! I would advocate for the inclusion of this student essay. It contains lots of very detailed and thoughtful annotations.

This sample student argument analysis essay works well. I also like how you included the original text that is being analyzed before the essay itself.

This essay works really well as a sample comparison and contrast essay!

Yes, I like how you differentiate these essays by category since these short essays can be used as both sample summaries and student responses.

This is also a great summary because it could be seen as a way into an argument about racial identity and could be connected to Black Lives Matter movement as well. I like how the PDF version points out the opening of the essay as well as the thesis statement - very effective.

This summary works really well since it relates to the current pandemic. I like the marginal notes that are included within the PDF version of this sample summary. Since this is a summary written by a student, it works well as a model summary for students completing a similar assignment.

Anna, here is my summary of this chapter:

The chapter "Keeping It Concise" explores the importance of being concise in academic writing by eliminating wordiness and provides specific strategies for eliminating such wordiness.

Would you consider adding to this exercise?

This is such a beautiful example!

Would it be helpful to remind that this is best done during the revision process?

Would you also want to add anything about wordiness and the connection to the length of an assignment? Just an idea...

This is such an important point to make, I am just thinking how it could be highlighted more...

This is beautifully said!

Would it be helpful to give examples of repetition or make a case for the difference between repetition and analysis?

I really like that this section is phrased as a title as a question - it works really well for students because it gives them the purpose here.

Anna, I have a similar comment here: would you like to add an image? Do you already have an image in mind for this chapter?

Anna, here is the summary:

This chapter "What Defines Good Style in Academic Writing?" focuses on the importance of clarity as a major component of academic style. It also advocates for focusing on style and clarity in the revision, rather than in the drafting, process.

Feel free to change it however you see fit. Thank you for this incredible opportunity to work with you on this chapter.

Here is another quotation: "I have rewritten–often several times–every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers." ~Vladimir Nabokov

So much of our writing is rewriting? Here is a beautiful quotation about writing and rewriting that I found: "Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the point where one cannot change it is to greatly enhance the prospects of never publishing." ~Richard North Patterson

In this chapter, since you are writing about drafting and revision, would you like to bring in research?

Would you consider adding an exercise here to show how this could be done?

This is a way to draft first and then to look over the draft. This reminds me of Anne Lamott!

Would you consider adding more examples, like these, to show the difference between the two styles?

This is a great way to lead into the clarification about academic writing and style.

What a great way to put it!

Or even awkward and convoluted?

Thus, it is important to prioritize clarity in writing.

Yes, I completely agree - this is the danger.

This is a beautiful way to describe writing style. I cannot think of anything that could be added to this description.

Yes, when it comes to style, and especially when it comes to style in academic writing. Would it be worth noting this?

Would you consider mentioning audience awareness here and its importance?

Well said! This often leads to awkward phrasing

This is such a cool comparison!

Anna, would you consider adding an image here? I can look for one we can use in an OER text.

This could be a tutor?

This is such a helpful tip

Yes, as just an opportunity for a different perspective

Yes, that feeling of "not good enough," but a critique can be quite the opposite

I am totally not sure about this, but is there a need for an in-text citation? I am so used to citing...

Yes! She really does, and it is great for a writer to see that

This is a very well written chapter. I am not sure if I have too much to add to it.

This is such a great attribution to Lamott

This reminds me of the Pomodoro technique

I like this idea of connecting freewriting to the prompt from the very beginning of the writing process

This is a really great way to put it

This is a really great way to start creating some synthesis in argumentative/ research writing

Or branch out of it

Connecting this big concept to an assignment prompt?

I really like this one! For example, 10 things I know to be true about...

Can set a time limit by using a timer, for example, 10 - 15 minutes. Write without stopping and then, after the time is up, take a 5 minute break. After the break, come back to your writing so you can see it with "fresh eyes"

It is almost like having a conversation with the text. You can challenge assumptions, question, agree/ disagree, etc.

Question the text, the author, or the ideas presented in the text/ argument

Yes, this is truly when the writing process actually begins

Yes, these specific guidelines outline the criteria of the essay or assignment

It may also help to mention that styling the prompt will help students to make sure that they answer/ respond to the prompt directly in their writing. This way their writing should follow the prompt.

Yes, or those very first, very rough drafts

Yes, and simply because writing is a different kind of thinking within itself

This reminds me so much of Anne Lamott's writing "First Drafts"

Yes, and, in this case, ANY new assignment

This statement is just so relatable! I think that anyone who writes can really relate to it.

This image relates both the idea of what writing is through generating ideas and the actual process that we go through as writers.

I actually like this image. It is very compelling and interesting. I think that it reflects on the concept of the writing process quite well. I see that it already has an attribution. Is this image going to be the image for the chapter?