The proposal method of argument

By mentioning the points or arguments you will further discuss in the body, you are outlining your paper’s goals. This part comes at the end of the thesis and can be named as the guide. The guide is a useful organizational tool for you

What will the buyer want to know next?

What will this buyer want to know first?

What logic of persuasion or entertainment will attract that buyer?

Who will want to buy this idea?

College instructors will hold you to a higher standard when it comes to supporting your ideas with reasons and evidence.

College courses emphasize expository writing, writing that explains or informs.

Depending on the class, you might be asked to write a lab report, a case study, a literary analysis, a business plan, or an account of a personal interview. You will need to learn and follow the standard conventions for those types of written products

writing short answers and essays for exams.

You will need to learn and follow the standard conventions for those types of written products.

Regardless of what type of expository text you are assigned to read, your primary comprehension goal is to identify the main point: the most important idea that the writer wants to communicate and often states early on.

That is, you will need to stop periodically and assess how well you understand what you are reading.

Your instructor may make some of these connections explicitly, but if not, try to draw connections on your own. (Needless to say, it helps to take detailed notes both when in class and when you read.)

It also makes sense to preview each assignment well in advance to assess its difficulty level and to determine how much reading time to set aside.

And if you have a highly engaging reading assignment, such as a novel you cannot put down, you may be able to read lengthy passages in one sitting.

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Active reading strategies. To take your understanding to a higher and deeper level.

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Strong academic writing takes a stance on the topic it is covering—it tries to convince the reader of a certain perspective or claim.

Why is a college writing course even necessary?

We believe it shouldn’t cost money to learn how to write, and that is why we are making this book available to you.

Depending on your education before coming to CNM, you will have varied writing experiences as compared with other students in class. Some students might have earned a GED, some might be returning to school after a decades-long break, and still other students might either be graduating high school, or be freshly graduated. If the latter is the case, you might enter college with a wealth of experience writing five-paragraph essays, book reports, and lab reports. Even the best students, however, need to make big adjustments to learn the conventions of academic writing. College-level writing obeys different rules, and learning them will help you hone your writing skills. Think of it as ascending another step up the writing ladder.

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