Attached is a basic guide for writing up academic papers. These guidelines are deliberately quite general to avoid restricting your thoughts or needs as a writer. If you have further questions, such as whether your argument makes sense, whether your organization is effective, or other concerns specific to your paper, post your text to the... »
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Executive Summaries: Engl 1001 and 2000
The main goal of an executive summary is to provide a condensed version of a larger body of research. And executive summary is similar to an abstract, except that along with the condensed version of the original, it also aims to makes sure readers... »
Xiao-Ming Li’s teaching to the test
Xiao-Ming Li’s teaching to the test It’s not surprising that countries other then America are teaching for the test. Li explains how students in his country were being taught to write for the Imperial Civil Service Exam, and then when it was no longer a... »
Matsuda commentary
Rather, second-language writing should be seen as an integral part of both composition studies and second-language studies, and specialists in both professions should try to transform... »
Anti-Marijuana Rhetoric Final Essay
Kyle Montero English 5001 Dr. DeVries 20 May, 2010 Anti-Marijuana Rhetoric of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics: Cultivating an Understanding of the American Marijuana Debate The year is 2010 and the state of California is... »
WordPress Blog Link
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Political Rhetoric / Project Proposal
Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid program. This is a public health insurance program which provides needed health care services for low-income individuals including families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities,... »
Oral Presentations in 5001
Here is the rubric we’ll be using for oral presentations. Slides will be added after class this week. »