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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Specialized_Composition/Bad_Ideas_About_Writing_(Ball_and_Loewe)/05%3A_Bad_Ideas_About_Genres/5.01%3A_Excellent_Academic_Writing_Must_be_SeriousSometimes, though, they pass laws and create policies that say nothing overt about comedy in the writing classroom—still, the instructions about how to do well on high-stakes, state-sanctioned writing...Sometimes, though, they pass laws and create policies that say nothing overt about comedy in the writing classroom—still, the instructions about how to do well on high-stakes, state-sanctioned writing examinations call for writing that carefully lays its foundations, creates its structure, and establishes its points serious brick by seriouser brick. (And then, in the conclusion, one dutifully retells the story of the turgid grid one’s made.) And should they happen to acknowledge the existence o…
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Advanced_Composition/How_Arguments_Work_-_A_Guide_to_Writing_and_Analyzing_Texts_in_College_(Mills)/11%3A_The_Writing_ProcessTaking a writing project step by step makes it easier to do our best work. Here we cover strategies for taking notes, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, getting feedback, revising, and proofreading.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/13%3A_Writing_Research_Essays/13.07%3A_Planning_the_Research_PaperYour instructor may give you a set template to use for this step, or they may give you the latitude to use outlining tools you’ve picked up from previous courses. (If you are given a set template, it ...Your instructor may give you a set template to use for this step, or they may give you the latitude to use outlining tools you’ve picked up from previous courses. (If you are given a set template, it is wise to follow it, as your instructor is explicitly modeling what they want to see in your paper.) In a basic sense, an outline is a map for your paper: it gives you a clear direction to follow, and it includes specific markers to keep you on track as you draft.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/13%3A_Writing_Research_Essays/13.02%3A_Finding_and_Narrowing_TopicsYou will likely do your best work if you choose a topic about which you are curious, and this topic should be one that you can approach with an open mind as you gather ideas during the research proces...You will likely do your best work if you choose a topic about which you are curious, and this topic should be one that you can approach with an open mind as you gather ideas during the research process. For instance, “crime” is a huge, broad topic to tackle, so if this is something that you want to write about for a short paper, you need to consider which specific aspects of crime interest you: Do you wonder about the relationship between gender and crime?
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/08%3A_Comparison_and_ContrastBrainstorm and plan a Comparison and Contrast paper with purpose Structure and write a meaningful Comparison and Contrast paper During this class you are assigned a paper in which you must comparison ...Brainstorm and plan a Comparison and Contrast paper with purpose Structure and write a meaningful Comparison and Contrast paper During this class you are assigned a paper in which you must comparison and contrast B. This is a perfect example of a paper where you would compare and contrast two psychological theories that have overlapping ideas, time periods, and stimuli, while also having contrasting theories, controls, ideas, and stimuli.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/19%3A_Commas/19.08%3A_Using_a_Comma_to_Organize_Tiles_Locations_and_DatesWhen this happens, use commas to offset the title—if a title appears in the middle of a sentence, place a pair of commas around it; if a title appears at the end of a sentence, place a single comma be...When this happens, use commas to offset the title—if a title appears in the middle of a sentence, place a pair of commas around it; if a title appears at the end of a sentence, place a single comma before it. Dates: Use a comma between the day, month, and year when written in a sentence. Example of comma in a date: Juneteenth originated on June 19, 1865, to celebrate the formal emancipation of the last slaves in America.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/20%3A_Other_Punctuation/20.02%3A_ApostrophesThe spine belongs to the book; we could rewrite the sentence to read, “The spine of the book was worn from years of re-reading,” but using an apostrophe to show possession helps to make the sentence m...The spine belongs to the book; we could rewrite the sentence to read, “The spine of the book was worn from years of re-reading,” but using an apostrophe to show possession helps to make the sentence more concise. Without an apostrophe, the word would be plural, and “spine” would become a verb, rendering the sentence nonsense: “The books spine was worn from years of re-reading.” The noun requires an apostrophe to make the sentence’s meaning clear.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/19%3A_Commas/19.07%3A_Using_a_Comma_to_Introduce_Quotations/19.7.01%3A_Exercise-_Commas_and_QuotationsFranz Fanon argues that “to speak a language is to take on a world, a culture.” Considering the purpose of writing, Gloria Anzaldua explains “the world I create in the writing compensates for what the...Franz Fanon argues that “to speak a language is to take on a world, a culture.” Considering the purpose of writing, Gloria Anzaldua explains “the world I create in the writing compensates for what the real world does not give me. By writing I put order in the world, give it a handle so I can grasp it. I write because life does not appease my appetites and anger [. . .] To become more intimate with myself and you. To discover myself, to preserve myself, to make myself, to achieve self-autonomy.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/22%3A_English_Grammar_Basics/22.08%3A_ParallelismParallelism requires that an article (a, an, or the) or a preposition applying to all members of a series must either appear before the first item only or be repeated before each item. Parallelism req...Parallelism requires that an article (a, an, or the) or a preposition applying to all members of a series must either appear before the first item only or be repeated before each item. Parallelism requires that an article (a, an, or the) or a preposition applying to all items in a list either appear before the first item only or be repeated before each item.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/01%3A_Introduction-_English_101_and_Butler/1.08%3A_Ten_Most_Common_Mistakes_in_101_Essays_from_the_OWL2) Sentence issues: Fragments, Comma splices, and Run-on Sentences For help with sentence mistakes see Chapter 17 on pages 233-242, and for help building the sentence types correctly, see Chapter 16 o...2) Sentence issues: Fragments, Comma splices, and Run-on Sentences For help with sentence mistakes see Chapter 17 on pages 233-242, and for help building the sentence types correctly, see Chapter 16 on pages 217-222. Also, consider looking at the chapter or section that addresses the type of paper you are writing, such as the thesis section in the Comparison and Contrast chapter (p.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/03%3A_Prewriting/3.03%3A_Reading_Like_A_WriterIf you don't want to mark on a text itself, you can keep a notepad and make notes about what happened in the text, what your questions are, and what your reactions are to different sections. In her es...If you don't want to mark on a text itself, you can keep a notepad and make notes about what happened in the text, what your questions are, and what your reactions are to different sections. In her essay "The Danger of a Single Story," Chimamanda Adichie argues that having a narrow view of the world or a group of people can dangerously skew a person's worldview and lead to them harboring stereotypes that negatively affect others.
