You SHOULD or SHOULD NOT avoid using disclaimers like “I think” and “In my opinion” in formal writing.
SHOULD
Per the Syllabus for this class, this is the consequence for using an AI or ChatGPT type program to create work that you are responsible for creating.
zero
This is what you must do when a source does not provide a date of publication.
provide accessed date
You SHOULD or SHOULD NOT use contractions in formal writing.
SHOULD NOT
These are forms of academic dishonesty / plagiarism.
a) listing sources in your Works Cited that are not acknowledged or cited in your work
b) acquiring and using work produced by a student formerly enrolled in this class
c) paraphrasing sources without acknowledging or parenthetically citing it in your work
d) borrowing one or more ideas from a source without acknowledging or parenthetically citing it
e) using your own work from another class in place of original work for this class
all of them
This is how sources are to be listed in the Works Cited.
alphabetically by author's last name OR, if no author, by title
You SHOULD or SHOULD NOT directly refer to yourself, your reader, or “people” in general in your formal writing.
SHOULD NOT
This is the consequence for submitting work any time past the deadline.
initial zero
This is the situation where you use “et al.” (in parenthetical citations and Works Cited entries).
When the source has three or more authors.
You SHOULD or SHOULD NOT avoid using adjectives / adverbs like “great,” “perfect,” and “excellent” to describe a point.
SHOULD
This is what you must do when a professor replies to an email you send her / him.
thank her / him; let her / him know that her / his reply was helpful and appreciated
When you mention the author’s name in your sentence leading into a direct quote, and the source has no page numbers, this is what goes in parenthesis.
nothing
This is the consequence for sleeping, working on material for another class, talking while the professor / another student (given permission) is talking, or using disrespectful language / tones.
dismissed from class and not allowed to return until you have met with professor during office hours
This is how long you have to respond to an email from a professor.
within 12 hours
This is what you must first place in parenthesis when you quote from an author that the author of the article has quoted.
"qtd. in"