Paper Writing
Research
Grammar & Mechanics
Reading Critically
Miscellaneous
100
This sentence generally comes at the end of the introduction and tells the reader what the paper is about.
What is a thesis statement? Thesis is the thread that holds your paper together. Everything in your paper should support / prove your thesis.
100
I can use this to search online for books located within the library.
What is the card catalog?
100
Find the mistake. Ralph looks at: magazines, cars, and his i-phone.
Ralph looks at magazines, cars, and his i-phone. BONUS: Rewrite the sentence correctly-- Ralph looks at magazines, which he gets at the store, cars, but only ones from Ford, and his i-phone screen.
100
Reader, writer, text, situation
What is the rhetorical triangle?
100
The filler word I ask you to refrain from using in an essay!
What is "very"?
200
Chronologically; strongest point to weakest point; weakest point to strongest point; comparison and contrast; by stakeholders; by subtopics; description; from general to broad; from broad to general
What is an organizational strategy / method? You should have a method to your madness--always ask yourself why you organized your paragraphs in your essay the way that you did?
200
This means a source has been read and evaluated by other experts in the writer's field.
What is a peer reviewed / scholarly source?
200
Fix the mistake: Dell claims, "We have the best price." (27).
Dell claims, "We have the best price" (27).
200
The author's attempt to establish credibility.
What is an appeal to ethos? BONUS: Give an example of how a writer would appeal to ethos.
200
The kind of format we use for writing our papers.
What is MLA? BONUS: What does MLA stand for? BONUS: Name one other kind of format.
300
These allow your paragraphs to be more of a staircase than stepping stones. They smoothly guide your reader from one paragraph to the next.
What is a transition? Refer back to the previous paragraph in some way before moving on. Use words like Therefore, However, Additionally, Finally, etc.
300
The three ways to introduce your source.
What are tags, colons, and incorporating into your own sentence? In his article "Flowers," Johns claims, "Lilies are the prettiest." In his article, Johns shows he is partial to the lily: "Lilies are the prettiest." Johns is a lover of lilies because "[they] are the prettiest."
300
Fix the mistake: The FBI asks, "Who's responsible for this mess" (Garrison 15)?.
The FBI asks, "Who's responsible for this mess?" (Garrison 15).
300
When two things are set up as opposites to each other and the middle ground is ignored.
What is a binary?
300
What our papers have focused on in this class--not argumentative. Means to break apart into pieces to see how something works as a whole.
What is analysis?
400
If you are writing this kind of essay because it's "easy," you should avoid it because it limits your thoughts and ideas and is considered "high school" writing instead of collegiate writing.
What is the "five-paragraph essay"? Especially avoid thesis statements that are split into three sections, which then become three body paragraphs. This is a good strategy for timed essay writing, but not on an academic paper.
400
The mark a writer uses after an error in the source material to indicate he or she is not at fault for it.
What is [sic]?
400
Fix the mistake: This article appeals to psychologist, athletes, and hunters because it is suppose to be for professionals.
This article appeals to psychologists, athletes, and hunters because it is supposed to be for professionals.
400
P.R.E
What is Purpose, Reason, Evidence.
400
You are "joining" one of these by writing papers about a topic.
What is a conversation?
500
Method of planning the organization of your paper using a combination of various numbers and letters.
What is an outline?
500
The difference between a bibliography, an annotated bibliography, and a works cited page.
A bibliography is a list of sources the author is familiar with; an annotated bibliography is a list of sources the author is familiar with along with a brief paragraph describing the source; a works cited page is a list of sources a writer has incorporated in an essay.
500
Fix the sentence: Its only a matter of time before LSU faces further negative publicity because its students are tired of the administrations decisions regarding budget cuts.
It's only a matter of time before LSU faces further negative publicity because its students are tired of the administration's decisions regarding budget cuts.
500
This is how you decide who the target audience is of your source.
You not only consider the topic of the source but also where it was published.
500
Sarah Maxwell's office number (include building).
What is Allen 223 G.
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