High Quality Writing
How to write well
How to avoid bias
100

This element indicates the purpose of a paper. There is a clear idea for each paragraph.

What is focus

100

When writers are too familiar with their own writing to accurately judge how readers will respond to it

The Problem of Familiarity

100

The participants interviewed 20 Asian American college students at San Francisco State University. 

What type of bias is this?

Be sensitive to labels 

200

This aspect contains supporting details of a paper including examples, details, and descriptions that reinforce the topic

What is development

200

Sentence starts with old information and ends with new information  

Cohesion and Coherence 

200

Susan has a light complexion compared to her peers. 

What type of bias is this?

Pictorial 

300

This aspect illustrates how ideas relate to one another throughout the paper

What is unity

300

When you write your sentence more clearly and directly by making main characters subjects and make their actions verbs

Easy to read

300

The policeman ordered the criminal to drop his weapon. 

What type of bias is this?

Avoid gendered pronouns. 

400

This aspect demonstrates how a paper flows in a logical order, is organized, and generally makes sense to readers

What is coherence

400

Design a road map of your essay and make a traceable narrative

Organization

400

The researchers surveyed 100 adolescents at James Lick Middle School. 

What type of bias is this? 

Describe at the appropriate level of specificity. 

500

This aspect emphasizes proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation so that the paper should be relatively free of any errors.

What is correctness

500

To motivate readers by stating problems in introductions so they want to read carefully

Clarity

500
Participants were asked 10 questions by the researcher.


What type of bias is this?

Acknowledge participation. 
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