Then, in your body paragraphs, you provide your argument and the supporting details. In the Conclusion,
How long is a good conclusion paragraph?
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- Oct 2022
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mc.libguides.com mc.libguides.com
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It is important that your body paragraphs support your main idea and thesis. Each paragraph should argue one main idea and have supporting details to back the main idea.
It is important to have your body paragraphs correlate with your statement.
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www.grammarly.com www.grammarly.com
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parentheses. Generally, this information is a tidbit of detail or a quick aside.
a small detail about your sentence
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They’re also among the most commonly misused punctuation marks. A comma indicates a pause in a sentence, either between phrases, clauses, or items in a list.
im afraid I've been misusing it for so long. im working really hard on fixing this.
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Most kinds of salad are great, but word salad isn’t. Avoid serving up tossed-together words by becoming a punctuation pro.
why do they call it a salad, wouldn't be just a blob of words.
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- Sep 2022
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writingcommons.org writingcommons.org
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autobiographies are a deeply personal genre, a tool for internal reflection and personal growth.
So similar to a diary it lets you reflect on your personal growth and emotions ?
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More importantly, on a broader level, we should note that all writing—all knowing—is to some degree autobiographical.
In one way or another all writing is autobiographical because we draw from our own experiences when we write.
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that examines how elements of the culture they were raised in—family, friends, church, schooling, community—helped to shape their identity, their sense of what is possible, and their perception of what is important.
So anyone can write a autobiography about their culture? I didn’t know that was a thing
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writingcommons.org writingcommons.org
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Good conversations achieve a balance between listening and responding.
The best conversations happen when there’s an equal amount of listening and speaking between all people involved.
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Active reading implies not only attention paid to the text, but also consideration and response.
The difference between actively reading and just reading is huge! Information can go right over your head if you’re not paying attention.
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www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com
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He began the routine correctly,” Stafford said, but then lost focus and did the more high-frequency action.
This happens every time I unlock my phone. :// instead of finishing what I have to do in my schedule I end up doing something else.
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Over time, motor systems allow you to act without belabored thought. But there’s a cost to being able to type 60 words per minute: Sometimes those habits steer us wrong.
I guess if you want to be able to type fast, you have to compromise the ability to clearly think before spelling your words out.
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The brain doesn’t just store words like a dictionary does for easy retrieval, it’s more of a network. You start with a concept you want to express and then unconsciously consider several options from its associative grouping
I never noticed this about my brain until now. This happens so often to me
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- Jul 2022
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clarkcollege.instructure.com clarkcollege.instructure.com
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capitalize actually do NOT need to be capitalized, such as the names of seasons,
I did not know this, I hope I didn’t capitalize any season names in my writings.
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You capitalize the main words in titles (all words except for short, less meaningful words like conjunctions
I did this but I was t too sure if it was the correct way. Know I know
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clarkcollege.instructure.com clarkcollege.instructure.com
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What is your understanding of summary?
A short description of what you read. Keeping the main idea without adding too many details.
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How do you go about writing a summary?
Keep the main points if the piece you are reading without adding too much detail or informations keep it straight to the point.
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hen you use summary in academic writing do you have to cite the source you are summarizing, even if it is totally in your own words?
You absolutely have to cite your summary!!! If your work references a article or piece that is not yours. You should absolutely cite it.
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clarkcollege.instructure.com clarkcollege.instructure.com
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Who is the author or organization? What are their motives in publishing the information?
I often see websites provide fake data in order to sell out there product. Example like weight loss teas or protein powder. I see this everywhere.
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It can be easy to identify an unreliable source when it's obvious, but harder when the source supports your own point of view,
People let their opinions or bias cloud the way they take in information. That’s why it’s important to stay neutral
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This doesn't mean that popular sources are less valuable or necessarily contain low-quality or false information; it just depends!
This is why it’s good to cross check your sources because you never know
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clarkcollege.instructure.com clarkcollege.instructure.com
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reading, like how long it is (noticing how long it will take you to finish),
I do this all the time when I’m reading something. I did this before annotating the assignment.
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thedecisionlab.com thedecisionlab.com
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Fixed Mindset: The belief that human attributes and abilities are mostly static and innate (also sometimes referred to as entity theory).
I remember first learning about this in class. It was very eye opening.
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clarkcollege.instructure.com clarkcollege.instructure.com
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Delete the comma and use a semicolon - semi-colons CAN be used to connect two independent clauses / two sentences. They imply that there is some strong relationship between the two sentences but they don’t say what that relationship is.
I would love to use semi colons more often in my sentences. The only thing stoping me is the fear of using them wrongly.
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It's a kind of comma "mistake" that occurs when a writer uses a comma to connect (splice together) two different sentences (or independent clauses) into one. In formal written EAE, commas can't be used between two different sentences (or independent clauses): you need a period, a semicolon, or a connecting word
I am very guilty of doing this in my writing. I hope learning more about it will prevent me from using a comma splice again.
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clarkcollege.instructure.com clarkcollege.instructure.com
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A controlling idea is *not* the the same as the topic, the subject, what the text is about. A controlling idea is a complete thought, an idea, not just the topic that your text is about, but what you're saying about your topic.
controlling idea is more of lesson or idea you learn from the main topic.
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A controlling idea is the central, most important, main idea in a text (a paragraph, essay, book, etc.). It "controls" the text because everything else in it is in service to that main idea,
so everything the paragraph/essay is about revolves around the controlling idea.
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Academic essays, especially in English class, are by far way more strict about where and how to state these ideas than any other kind of writing. Articles and books have a lot more variation and freedom in a how exactly it all goes down.
im so excited to know more about academic writing, currently I feel like my writing is very bland. I could do much better if I knew how.
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A controlling idea is *not* the the same as the topic, the subject, what the text is about. A controlling idea is a complete thought, an idea, not just the topic that your text is a
so theme vs topic, correct?
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clarkcollege.instructure.com clarkcollege.instructure.com
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ntroduction to Prewriting
slide number three states that pre writing is done before writing. Its the brain storming part of a great story. Prewriting is so important for me to learn because of how many times I change my mind about the topic while I'm writing.
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web.hypothes.is web.hypothes.is
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Students and teachers want powerful, universal capabilities for social learning across all their digital texts
Both students and teachers benefit from powerful learning tools of all sorts.
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