Question 1
What is "clutter?" Why must you eliminate "clutter" in your paper?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 2
What are the ten most common errors made in research papers? Discuss methods you can use to avoid these errors in your own paper.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 3
Are each of your body paragraphs supporting your thesis statement? How? Give specific examples. Are there any tangents that you need to eliminate? Give specific examples.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 4
Explain the purpose of your research paper. Do you feel that your paper is adequately expressing this purpose so far? Why, or why not? Why do you feel that your paper is significant for people other than yourself? As you continue your work on your paper, do you feel that you may need to revise your thesis? Why or why not?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Question 5
Choose a page from your research paper, and copy and paste it in the space provided. Underline or italicize every sentence that expresses ideas or words from another source. Below this page, discuss whether your sources dominate the paragraphs or if you do. If they do, how can you change the paragraphs so that your voice dominates?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
Compose an annotated bibliography (use the working bibliography format as found on pages 72-73 in
The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Papers and on pages 353-355 in The Little, Brown Compact Handbook) using the sources you have found for your research paper. Remember to cite your sources using APA format.
You are only required to include two of your sources in the annotated bibliography. Your annotations should be at least 200 words per source.
Construct a PowerPoint Presentation discussing the proper way to create a job-application letter and resume. Feel free to be as creative as possible with this PowerPoint, but remember not to be too overpowering with graphics and colors. Your PowerPoint should consist of 7-10 slides, not including the title slide and reference slide. You may use the textbook as a reference for this PowerPoint as well as any other Internet resources. Please be sure to cite all references using APA format.