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  1. Apr 2026
    1. (1)  Accurately reports information from the sources using different phrases and sentences; (2)  Organized in such a way that readers can immediately see where the information from the sources overlap;. (3)  Makes sense of the sources and helps the reader understand them in greater depth.

      It has very specific points you need to touch base on and it is pretty straightforward.

    2. Synthesis is related to but not the same as classification, division, or comparison and contrast.  Instead of attending to categories or finding similarities and differences, synthesizing sources is a matter of pulling them together into some kind of harmony

      This helps you connect or differentiate things that you're learning about and it all leads to the same topic.

    3. People synthesize information naturally to help other see the connections between things they learn;

      this can help organize what you learned and help you explain it

  2. Mar 2026
    1. Linking verbs often make thesis statements weak because they do not express action.

      This is important to note because I think we tend to do this often without realizing.

    2. It is specific and focuses on one to three points of a single ide

      I always struggle with this because I want to stuff the the whole essay in those sentences.

    3. The thesis forecasts the content of the essay and suggests how you will organize your infor

      This is where you make your topic clear and what you're writing about clear.

  3. Feb 2026
    1. A paragraph’s concluding sentence also offers an excellent opportunity to begin the transition to the next paragraph—to wrap up one idea and hint at the next

      It's a perfect guide to a different topic or to continue the topic in a different paragraph.

    2. Stick with your claim in your topic sentence, and let the rest of the paragraph address the evidence and offer examples.

      This is something I need to work on because I tend to just want to put everything into one paragraph.

    1. When writing a personal narrative for class, first consider the prompt your teacher assigned you. Then, freewrite about topics that are of general interest to you.

      Very good to do as it will open up your brain to good ideas and it will allow you to write a lot easier.

    2. The intention or purpose may be to expound on the grieving process (catharsis), or to encourage an emotional response from the reader, for example, making a person laugh or cry.

      It is a good sign if the reader is very engaged and feeling all of the emotions, it means you have got through to the reader.

    3. a personal narrative is a form of creative writing that tells a story about personal experiences.

      Personal Narratives are very important to have very good, strong, and organized writing as it will keep the audience engaged.

    1. When selecting a topic, you may also want to consider something that interests you or something based on your own life and personal experiences.

      Very important so you have a good writing flow without getting writers block.

    2. Effective writing can be simply described as good ideas that are expressed well and arranged in the proper order.

      Being organized can lead to a great piece pf writing.

    3. Just as you need a recipe, ingredients, and proper tools to cook a delicious meal, you also need a plan, resources, and adequate time to create a good written composition

      Everything has its steps and it is important to follow them if we want successful results.

    1. However, PIW predominantly and most generously enables white people to dismiss race and promote colorblindedness.

      This is very typical and common. Anything white people do it is always just swept under the rag with no problem and zero consequences all soothes don't look bad.

    2. This includes the lack of access to the levels of generational wealth that whites have, and being denied privileges associated with freedom, safety and security, which are typically afforded to whites.

      This is such a common problem. White people tend to have more privileges financially and it is typically what makes it harder for people of different races to be equal to them and that's why we see such a major inequality.

    1. Relatedly, white settlers would see Africans as dark and therefore opposite of them, having protruding lips and often created caricatures with images of dark people with huge lips.

      This is an example of stereotype as well as an example of racism by saying only black people have protruding lips.

    1. An assignment sheet may be lengthy, but resist the temptation to skim it. Observe and interpret every detail of the text

      Doing this definitely makes it harder than It is truly is because we tend to look at it and think "Omg this is a lot" and we start getting overwhelmed by it.

    2. That process works for her; however, that process might not work for you. We are all different. Our brains respond differently to the task of writing

      This is very true we all take information in different ways and we all respond different to it due to us thinking and doing our work differently.

    3. waiting until the night before the due date, writing until far past her bedtime, getting only three hours of sleep, and turning in the assignment.

      I think we all tend to do that from time to time and it does affect our quality of writing.