FOLLOW STRUCTURE & STYLE GUIDELINES FOR ESSAYS


The STRUCTURE of an essay is as important as the paper FORMAT and source CITATIONS.

Be sure to follow the DRAFTING content for proper STRUCTURE & STYLE.

Be sure to use the 3-part-layout in all of your writing. See THIS LINK for help with the 3-part-layout in DBs, essays, and paragraphs.


Requirements

Requirements for Academic Writing

When writing an Academic paper, there are various requirements that must be followed.  These requirements make sure that your writing is appropriate, professional, in Standard English, and most importantly, that it doesn't contain plagiarism.  Below, you will find various links to items that will assist you in the basic requirements for Academic Writing.

  • Why 3rd-Person Voice is Critical to a Great Essay
  • Formatting
  • Clear Thesis (with optional essay map)
  • Title page
  • Abstract
  • Original Title
  • Font Usage
  • Source citations
    • Integrating Sources into Your Writing 
      • She mentions her 25% rule at the end of the video: 25% sources and 75% 'you'.  
      • I would like for you to focus on no more than 20% of the writing coming from outside sources.  
        • To do this, you need to be sure that you fully understand your topic for the essay and the sources that you are using.  
        • When you understand FULLY the sources that you use, you are able to write more to introduce them and then afterwards, to interpret, assess, and validate or refute the content of that source.
  • Contractions
  • Slang



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