Reading Skills
What is the first step in reading college texts?
Previewing
What’s a complex sentence?
A complete thought connected by a subordinator to an incomplete thought
What structure should you use when you write an essay?
The martini glass
How can you avoid plagiarism?
By citing the source right after your direct / indirect quotation and in your reference page
What is not a main idea?
An example, numbers or quotations
What’s the punctuation rule of compound sentences?
Comma before the FANBOYS
What are the 5 steps of the writing process?
Understanding the prompt
Brainstorming /Planning
Researching
Writing
Editing
Mention 3 ways to check if an article is a valid source for your academic paper.
It is not commercial;
It is written by an author with credentials;
It has references.
How do you skim a text?
Read the first and the last sentence of each paragraph
What’s the punctuation rule of complex sentences?
Subordinator in the beginning comma in the middle unless the subordinator is in the middle
What should an outline have?
Thesis statement and three body paragraphs. Each paragraph should have a topic sentence, explanation, reasons, examples, results and research question.
When is something worth quote?
When it proves your point; or
it strengthens your argument; or
it clearly says what you want to say.
What’s a reference question?
The question that asks you to find the key noun that is hiding behind a pronoun.
Connect those two sentences with whom: I danced with a boy. He is from Germany.
The boy with whom I danced with is from Germany.
What is the last page of an essay called?
Works cited page
How can you insert a quote in your essay?
One way is the direct quotation inside your paragraph.
What's Cornell System?
It is the system we use to take notes of academic texts or lectures.
Give 3 agreement rules
1. The verb has to agree with the subject in number
2. Gerund takes singular verb
3. Uncountable nouns take singular verb
What is the 'wallpaper' mistake and how can you avoid it?
It means that you used too many quotations without giving your opinion, explanation or interpretation of the research.
How would you give evidence in an essay according to the MLA system?
Transition phrase + "copy-paste the sentence" (author's last name, year of publication).
and full citation in the Works cited page.