Apostrophes
Students may not want to share too much about their personal life's.
Correct or incorrect? If incorrect, rewrite correctly.
Students may not want to share too much about their personal lives.
NMSU has worked hard to address this problem, the campus has implemented many new programs.
Incorrect or correct? If incorrect, revise.
Multiple answers could be correct. For example:
To address this problem, the campus has implemented many new programs.
NMSU has worked hard to address this problem; the campus has implemented many new programs.
Revise per the APA conventions of academic writing:
Dr. X conducted a study in 2016. She urges college students to examine their eating habits.
Multiple revisions possible:
Dr. X (2016) urges college students to examine their eating habits.
American Psychological Association. (2008). Why sleep is important and what happens when you don’t get enough. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/topics/ whysleep.html.
Is this APA Reference List entry correct? If not, revise.
Correct for webpage that is not a periodical.
What are three ways to incorporate the words and ideas of others into your academic writing? Which of these need to be cited?
You can paraphrase, summarize, and directly quote sources in your academic work. All of these need to be cited in your text and in a Works Cited (MLA) or References (APA) list at the end of your text.
NMSU ID's could serve multiple functions on NMSU's campus.
Correct or incorrect? If incorrect, rewrite correctly.
NMSU IDs could serve multiple functions on NMSU's campus.
We want to raise awareness and inform students about the consequences of their actions.
Correct or incorrect? If incorrect, revise.
Correct. This sentence has a compound predicate (we want to do X and Y), so it is punctuated correctly.
According to a peer-reviewed article published in 2016, landfills are filling more quickly than originally expected.
How would you revise for APA?
OK: According to a study conducted by author's last name (2016), landfills are filling more quickly than originally expected.
Better: Scientist Author's first and last name (2016) warns that landfills are filling more quickly than originally expected. (use a signal phrase and date for APA).
“Athlete's Foot - Topic Overview.” WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014, www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.
Is this MLA Reference List entry correct? If not, revise.
Correct for page on a website with no known author, per MLA.
What are three ways to purposefully use visual elements in your compositions?
Visual elements include but are not limited to:
photos, graphs, diagrams, charts, videos, drawings or other artwork, maps, memes, etc.
The university's budget should prioritize services for NMSU's students.
Correct or incorrect? If incorrect, rewrite correctly.
The university's budget should prioritize services for NMSU's students.
College students are often late, it happens.
Correct or incorrect? If incorrect, revise.
Multiple revisions possible. Suggest concise language: College students are often late.
There were twenty five accidents at the start of the semester (NMSU RoundUp, 2018).
Correct or incorrect for MLA in-text citation? If incorrect, revise.
Multiple revisions possible:
OK: There were twenty five accidents at NMSU at the start of the semester (Parra).
Better: In the article X, Parra reported that twenty five accidents occurred at the beginning of the semester "with the massive influx of traffic during school hours."
Top Ten Toxic Food Ingredients in Processed Food. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.thebetterhealthstore.com/043011_top-ten-toxic-ingredients-in-processed-food_01.html
Is this entry correct per APA? If not, revise.
Entry is correct based on available information, but lack of available information suggests the source should be reviewed for reliability.
Name at least three things to consider when analyzing a rhetorical situation as a reader or writer.
Answers may include: audience, purpose, context, writer, message
Financial challenges can affect students mental health drastically.
Correct or incorrect? If incorrect, revise.
Financial challenges can affect students' mental health drastically.
The message is clear, pollution in Southern New Mexico is an issue that has to be addressed.
Incorrect or correct? If incorrect, revise.
Multiple revisions possible.
The message is clear: pollution in Southern New Mexico is an issue that has to be addressed.
Additionally, increasing amounts of student debt affect mental health in a negative way, which can increase stress (Richardson & Elliot, 2011).
Correct or incorrect for APA in-text citation? If incorrect, how would you revise?
Correct.
Trockel, M., Barnes, M., & Egget, D. (2000). Health-related variables and academic performance among first-year college students: Implications for sleep and other behaviors. Journal of American College Health, 49, 125–131.
Is this APA Reference list entry correct? If not, revise.
Almost. Periodical titles and volume numbers should be italicized:
Trockel, M., Barnes, M., & Egget, D. (2000). Health-related variables and academic performance among first-year college students: Implications for sleep and other behaviors. Journal of American College Health, 49, 125–131.
What are three ways to purposefully integrate sources into academic writing?
Sources can be used purposefully to provide background information, to support claims, or to introduce counterarguments.
A students academic preparation is important. NMSU student's success depends on many factors, however, including mental health and emotional support.
Incorrect or correct? If incorrect, revise.
A student's academic preparation is important. NMSU students' success depends on many factors, however, including mental health and emotional support.
We want to help students, we want to let them know someone cares.
Incorrect or correct? If incorrect, revise.
Multiple revisions possible, e.g.:
We want to help students by letting them know someone cares.
We want to help students and let them know someone cares.
Both sleep deprivation (inadequate quantity of sleep) and poor sleep quality (nonrestorative sleep) are endemic in American society and widely recognized as a significant public health issue (APA, 2008; Colten & Altevogt, 2006; Coren, 1997; Morin, 2002; National Sleep Foundation, 2008).
Correct or incorrect for APA in-text citation?
Incorrect or correct? If incorrect, revise. Also, what is the effect of multiple in-text citations?
Correct. Multiple in-text citations demonstrate widespread support for your claim(s) and credibility of your sources, thus strengthening your argument.
Herrera, Alanna. "Sexual Assault Reports Spike In September." 4 Oct. 2018, nmsuroundup.com/11128/campus-life/reported-sexual-assaultsspike-inseptember/. Accessed 9 Oct 2018.
Is this MLA entry correct or incorrect? If incorrect, revise.
Incorrect. Online newspaper names should be provided in italics after article title:
Herrera, Alanna. "Sexual Assault Reports Spike In September." NMSU Round Up, 4 Oct. 2018, nmsuroundup.com/11128/campus-life/reported-sexual-assaultsspike-inseptember/. Accessed 9 Oct 2018.
Citations, grammar, and conventions are lower order concerns for proofreading and revision. What are three higher order concerns for writing?
Answers may include: thesis and focus, audience and purpose, organization, development and clarity of ideas.