Our next assignment in this EN100 class is to prepare our third essay, an informative research paper. For this essay, we are to find a research a topic of our choice and then simply write and inform our audience. We are not supposed to pick a side or make any kind of argument. Is is stressed in the description of the assignment that we are to synthesize what we learn and turn that into a report. This means we will not necessarily have to reproduce every bit of information we learn, we should learn about our topic and then combine the bits and pieces of information we have learned into our paper.
To begin, we should summarize our topic and the information we have learned, followed by a thesis. Then we continue with the normal supporting points that stem from our thesis. The paper is to be written in MLA format and should end with a normal, yet strong, conclusion.
It is also stressed that we should find a topic that we find completely engaging, since we are to use this topic for our next and fourth essay as well. Suggested topics include any hobbies we may have, topics about our intended major or careers, and any personal interests we may have. We should be able to narrow our topic down specifically, instead of a broad topic such as "education" or "college".
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Creating Conciseness
The fact of the matter is that in this blog post I will be showing what is and is not a good sentence and how it is possible to make them better and more clear.
While this may not seem like a terrible sentence, I can tell that it needs some trimming down (especially since I wrote it). By using the Paramedic Method, I can make this sentence get straight to the point. I will start by being aware of my prepositions and forms of the verb "to be". Next I will figure out where the action takes place in this sentence. I will then change the action to be more simple, get rid of any slow wind ups, and get rid of any redundancies. After doing this, my new sentence looks like this:
In this blog post I show how to make sentences better and more clear.
I went from 35 words to 14. The Paramedic Method really works. And why wouldn't we want it to? Using this method gets the point across much easier and makes papers more concise. By having more well-structured sentences, you come of as a more educated writer. This method is more reader-friendly and gets rid of any lagging passive voice.
While this may not seem like a terrible sentence, I can tell that it needs some trimming down (especially since I wrote it). By using the Paramedic Method, I can make this sentence get straight to the point. I will start by being aware of my prepositions and forms of the verb "to be". Next I will figure out where the action takes place in this sentence. I will then change the action to be more simple, get rid of any slow wind ups, and get rid of any redundancies. After doing this, my new sentence looks like this:
In this blog post I show how to make sentences better and more clear.
I went from 35 words to 14. The Paramedic Method really works. And why wouldn't we want it to? Using this method gets the point across much easier and makes papers more concise. By having more well-structured sentences, you come of as a more educated writer. This method is more reader-friendly and gets rid of any lagging passive voice.
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