Notes From Class
- blb16e
- Apr 26, 2017
- 1 min read
Things to avoid when writing (research papers)
A) Generalization
Don't generalize -take them all out
Ex: "In America" "All teens on social media"'
-If you didn’t see it in a source- don’t have it
B) Independent clauses
"Lisa ate waffles, Kevin ate pancakes. <----- comma splice
-you can join them with a period or you can add a conjunction (for and nor but or yet so)
-you have to have a comma and a conjunction
-do not use a comma
-you could use a semicolon
C) Passive vs Active Voice *don’t use passive voice
Active voice- clear subject verb
{Passive- Waffles were eaten.
Active- Lisa ate waffles.}
D) Subordinate Conjunctions
-"subject verb" sentence structure gets boring
Subordinate Conjunctions
As
After
Although
While
When
Until
Before
Because
If
Since
(so)
E) Quote Mechanics
Kevin said, "Pancakes are delicious." (42)
F) Works Cited vs Bibliography
*you need a works cited for this project
Don’t start paper frontloading with research
*start with something interesting
Text analysis
A) Description
What
B)Analyze
Who
When
Where
Why
C)function how?
Then tie it back to the community
****do not summarize in the conclusion***
Point ppl in a new direction outside of your paper