... you have to clarify what you want your
writing to be about. Although thesis writing is always targeted at a particular
audience, you also have to ‘target’ your own themes, ideas and standards ... writing as a tool for learning and thinking: ‘Both think-
then -write strategies and think-while-you -write strategies have utility in the
context of academic writing’ (Caffarella and B...
... DEFINITION, ANALYSIS, AND QUALIFICATION
Analysis or Classification
In a broad sense all expository paragraphs are analytical. To
write about any subject you must it into particulars
(whether reasons ... remarked
is that after they have adequate food and housing they want to
be served at a fine restaurant and to have a weekend cottage by
the sea. People want tickets to the Phil...
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reader into the scene (see Chapter 2 for a review of pinpointing, or replacing vague lan-
guage with words and phrases that are ... to
formatting standards. These guides explain everything from how to write a bibliogra-
phy to how to indent paragraphs and when to use commas. The three most popular
and...
... Administrator
for Oceanic Services and Coastal Zone Management at the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, and Director of the National Ocean Service.
The more I read about this brilliant, ... Essay Writing Strategies CHAPTER 6
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JOURNALING
Keeping a journal might seem like an odd advice, unrelated to the major task you have to
accomplish,...
... their advantages and
disadvantages. Because no one likes to “give away part of the margin” a complaint we hear often—the
orchestrator and licensor approaches are evaluated in the most cursory fashion, ... programs
accordingly.
The adhesive-material and office-product company Avery Dennison took a similar approach, creating a
portfolio of rapid-results initiatives and horizontal...
... Nancy, and we took her
laptop.
(Whose laptop?)
Correct:
I went on the trip with Emily and Nancy, and we took Nancy’s
laptop.
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ADJECTIVES
Adjectives ... I had to have the
cafeteria unlocked.
NOUN AND VERB AGREEMENT
Nouns and verbs must agree in number, meaning a singular noun takes a singular verb, and
a plural noun takes a p...