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Crucial differences between high school and college writing
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Crucial differences between high school and college writing
Standards at college are going to be higher than in high school
What will get you the grade?
Argument: a key feature of college writing
Whatever we think, it is never the entire truth
Argument
In any profession
Unless you see the words "Summarize or paraphrase what X says about . . . ," your professor does NOT want a summary.
Answers?
Most of your assignments will be less specific
Here are some examples:
You will only have a few pages to explain the results of an analysis
Even when you're asked to "show how" or "illustrate," you're still being asked to make an argument
Get to the point of your paper
Thesis Statement
Bad examples
More Bad Examples
Good Examples
three
literally as representatively as metaphorically as
Freud argues
Blau claims Both neglect
Thesis statements often include:
How do I begin?
What next?
Key tip 1:
Key tip 2:
Key tip 3:
Key tip 4:
