Tài liệu Improving the Writing Skills of College Students ppt

... Despite the importance of writing skills, the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress painted a dismal picture of the writing preparedness of American students. Less than a third of students ... students receive. Writing Skills 3 Improving the Writing Skills of College Students Effective writing skills are central in both higher educ...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 23:20

... framing your thesis question, and writ- ing your paper. Because each process is dependent on the others, it is easier to follow the lessons sequentially so that your skills build on each other. To ... experience. The rest of this introduction will briefly explain a few key skills that you will learn in order to get the most from your experience.  Writing Takes Practice Don’t p...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 14:16

... refers to a. the effectiveness of his or her writing. b. the mood that is conveyed within the work. c. the instrumental sound of the language. d. the feelings that the writer has for the reader. 39. When ... alphabetize your books by the author’s last name. c. make sure the order of the books you have listed corresponds with the order of your footnotes. d. wr...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 14:16

... to the librarian. Make sure that you provide the librarian with the topic (the who or what of your paper), the years you are researching (the when of your paper), the geographic location (the ... sources, Lesson 5 explains why these sources are often the most valuable for your work. Secondary Sources The other category of printed materials is known as secondary sources...

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 14:16

... piles and answered these questions for yourself, group your note cards into a third sample arrangement. Try to sort through all of them now, regardless of the source of the material, or their topic ... to use the exact words of an author because you may like the way he or she states the case. You can make that decision as you continue your research. Be sure that you note th...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 20:20

... more. The shorter and more succinct your ideas are, the better. The same principle holds true for establishing and setting the tone for your paper. What is tone? The tone of a work or piece of writing ... follows another. Gradually, several sentences will form a para- graph, and then one paragraph leads to anoth- er. There are also other ways of thinking about transitions to...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 20:20

... Let the readers be persuaded by the evi- dence you have gathered and the power of your writing, rather than telling them outright what to think. Give your readers credit and make the act of reading ... your presentation of the material? Passion Is in the Writing Let’s return once again to the example of a lawyer in the courtroom. Imagine that instead of defending...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 20:20

... check and verify the sources of this information. Footnotes at the bottom of the page, or at the end of the book in the endnotes, allow the reader to check the source of this fact. The author, following ... Some writers also use parenthetical citations, which contain the author’s last name, the page num- ber(s) on which they found the information, and sometimes...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 20:20

... tape your pages up against the wall. Stare at them in sequence. Do they belong in that order? If they don’t, take a page, lift it off the wall and tape it next to another page. If you have your ... like writing, is a process. The more time you take revising your thoughts, the less you will have to edit. By thinking of the revision process as a puzzle you are completing, you will...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 20:20

... all the bibliographic information for the source at the bottom of your page or at the end of your paper. The format is the same whether your notes appear at the foot of the page or at the end of ... italics) 3. the place of the book’s publication (in parentheses and followed by a colon) 4. the name of the publishing company (also in parentheses and follow...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 20:20