Ability to be argued
I like the thought of this.
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Consider placing the thesis toward the bottom of your introduction. This allows you a few sentences to introduce the concept and prepare the reader for your purpose.
Using the first part of your introduction to hook your reader
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When you find a book that is written about your topic, check the bibliography for references that you can try to find yourself.
Question: If you are reading a text from a credible source should you still check that the sources in their bibliography are credible?
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Imagine what would happen if a detective collected enough evidence to solve a criminal case, but she never shared her solution with the authorities.
This is an interesting take and it makes me appreciate anyone who shares valuable research for others. I can imagine people have worked together on research all around the world.
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- Oct 2025
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Nevertheless, your conclusion should accurately reflect the paper’s subject and provide the reader with closure.
What are some good ways to end off a paragraph without it feeling like it's unfinished?
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On the other hand, a good introduction gets to the point, gives the reader a reason to keep on reading, and sets the stage for an exciting performance.
This one is hard for me because what might be important and interesting to me might not be to everyone else. This might be easier to do when writing for an audience that you KNOW.
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Then, share the paper with someone who fits the description of the audience for whom the document is intended. Ask your readers if everything is clear and easily understood, if phrases are worded correctly, if the document is logically sound, etc. If you have other specific concerns — Is the second example effective? Does my conclusion resolve the paper nicely? — ask your readers to direct their attention to those issues.
I did this for my learning narrative and it was nice to get reminders of things I've overcome from people who know me personally. It made for a story that I am proud of, and when I read it back I even get emotional.
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revising those ideas so that they are persuasive, cogent, and effective.
Revising is helpful for me when I need to make more sense of my writing. After a few days pass and I have fresh eyes. I tend to notice mistakes more cearly.
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PIE
PIE is helpful in keeping you on track when doing a research assignment.
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By providing the reader with expectations at the start of the paragraph, you help him or her understand where you are going and how the paragraph fits in with the overall structure of your argument.
This is helpful to know because we might assume that our reader knows what we know.
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It reflects what you know to be true because you have experiences and have formed either opinions or judgments about those experiences.
How to check if you are being biased?
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In longer pieces of writing, you may organize parts in different ways so that your purpose stands out clearly and all parts of the paper work to consistently develop your main point.
Is there a specific criteria for organizing a piece of paper?
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Or you may need to first describe a 3-D movie projector or a television studio to help readers visualize the setting and scene
This is a good idea for coming up with ideas to include imagery in writing.
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Idea mapping allows you to visualize your ideas on paper using circles, lines, and arrows. This technique is also known as clustering because ideas are broken down and clustered, or grouped together.
Idea Mapping is good to stay organized and on track compared to free writing but might not give you as much as you need to finish a paper in a timely manner.
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Not all online search engines’ results will be useful or reliable.
Will we be using outside sources for our assignments this semester?
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When you begin prewriting consider why you are writing (to inform, to explain, or some other purpose) and for whom you are writing.
This is a very helpful idea.
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Freewriting
Freewriting is helpful especially when you're not sure of how to organize your paper.
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Effective writing can be simply described as good ideas that are expressed well and arranged in the proper order.
The idea of a rough draft is very helpful. Or even a mind map can get your thoughts flowing and organized when writing your draft.
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Plot – The events as they unfold in sequence
Is this the same as rising action?
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but that doesn’t mean the reader won’t be able to identify emotionally with what you and your characters go through
In the Malcolm X reading, it was very easy to be empathetic and understand very very clearly what Black people have gone through, throughout history. It was a very good narrative.
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even song lyrics
It's interesting that a lot of the top hits in music, are personal narratives. People are even convicted of crimes through their music.
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even song lyrics
It's interesting that a lot of the top hits in music, are personal narratives. People are even convicted of crimes through their music.
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dictated by both set standards but are also influenced by opinion and prior knowledge.
Is it important to not be biased when evaluation a paragraph? Even though you are influenced by your own opinion?
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Your teacher might ask you to contextualize, analyze, synthesize, or explicate in an assignment, and if you, in turn, merely summarize an assigned reading, you will miss out not only on points, but also educational objectives.
It's important to focus on small details.
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develops her tone to match her audience’s expectations,
It's important to note that she always takes her audience into consideration.
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A style that commands attention seems more like a river that changes at every bend.
Interesting to think about. Making seamless transitions between paragraphs is important.
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the temptation to write like you are texting,
Might be more common in this day in age because we text every day.
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audience and purpose.
Audience AND purpose. For example: If the purpose of a piece of writing is scholarly then you probably wouldn't add a lot of humor.
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Even at work, you send e-mails with an awareness of an unintended receiver who could intercept the message.
Attn: A receiver who could interpret the message.
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