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  • Essay One

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    Handouts

















    Downshifting


    Academic writing focuses on patterns of main ideas and support.  This handout will help you identify and create such patterns.



















    Reading Academic Writing



    Reading college textbooks and professional journals is not easy, but here is some advice about tackling the job.









    To Quote or Not to Quote


    When and why do college professors want you to include quotes in your essays?  This handout will give you some pointers.


















    Direct Quotes


    This handout will give you the fundamentals on direct quoting and the reasons you would use a direct quote rather than an indirect quote.


















    Indirect Quotes


    This handout will give you the fundamentals on indirect quoting and the reasons you would use a indirect quote rather than an direct quote.


















    Effective Paraphrasing


    A paraphrase is not a summary!  Find out the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing and how to write an effective paraphrase.


















    Effective Summarizing


    Tips on effective summarizing.
























    Contrastive Rhetoric

    Read this doc on Scribd: Cultural Differences












    Laurie Miller
    Email:llmiller@gmu.edu
    Last Update: March 18, 2004













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