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Introduction
In this Topic, you will learn more about collegiate-level writing requirements, the academic community, and plagiarism. The objectives for this Topic, listed in the syllabus, state that after completing this Topic, you will be able to:
· Identify strategies to prevent plagiarism.
· Identify academic expectations of a GCU Students.
To help you accomplish these objectives, this Lecture has been provided as a guide, along with specific assignments and main forum activities.
Conclusion
Hopefully you are more comfortable with academic honesty now! Being familiar with academic writing guidelines and plagiarism will be a huge benefit for you in future classes because it will enable you to focus on learning versus worrying about formatting and the integrity of your writing.
Before completing this assignment, please reference the Developing Academic Skills Guide and the Academic Writing Guidelines Resource located under Resources. After reviewing these resources and the accompanying links, complete the sections below.
Section 1: Rules of Academic Writing
Place the correct "Rule" (the number next to the rule), with the correct description of that "Rule".
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Rules:
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1
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Contractions
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6
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1st Lines of Paragraphs indent 0.5"
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11
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Spell Check
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2
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Writing in 3rd person
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7
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Conciseness
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12
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Margins
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3
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Times New Roman 12pt Font
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8
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Run-on Sentences
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13
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Text/Slang language
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4
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Double Space
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9
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Fragmented Sentences
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14
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Capitalization
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5
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Align Left
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10
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Idioms
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15
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Essay Formatting
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Descriptions:
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Microsoft Word has a sophisticated "checker" to identify most spelling, grammar, & consistency errors. Remove all before submission.
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An extra line between sentences accomplished by using the "Line and Paragraphing Spacing" option in Microsoft Word & selecting 2.0 Spacing
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The TAB key often makes a perfect 0.5 inch indentation by default.
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All four sides of each page in your document must default to 1.0" for the top, bottom, left, and right sides.
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Separates creative writing from formal academic writing including APA, MLA, & GCU Style. Strict adherence is required.
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Clichés, or slang, or figurative language should be avoided. Instead, write out or use the definition instead of the cliché.
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Avoid the shortened forms of one or two words combined. Spell out both words.
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Be sure to use this appropriately for the first word in every sentence, proper nouns, and Netiquette.
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LOL is an example of a term that should not be used in academic writing.
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Most common standardized lettering and size in college level writing.
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Microsoft Word will underline these errors with a green line. Rewrite the sentence until the green line disappears.
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Paragraphs should be aligned to the left at the zero or null point on the Microsoft Word ruler.
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Avoid extraordinarily long sentences. The word "and" can often be a place to split up a Run-on.
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Avoid wordiness by deleting needless words and using Microsoft Word thesaurus for word ideas, synonyms, and antonyms.
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One would, A person could, They should, She, He, It.
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Section 2: Spelling & Grammar Checker
Microsoft Office Word offers a very sophisticated Spelling & Grammar Checker to help you identify errors in spelling, grammar, and format consistency. What underlined color is used to identify the error types below? Fill in the box the appropriate color.
Spelling
Grammar
Format Consistency
Reminder: Microsoft Word will not catch every error. Some green grammar lines are due to Word misinterpreting the sentence. Some red spelling lines are due to correct words not being in its dictionary. However, Microsoft Word will identify areas of concern. It is best that you consider rewording, rephrasing, and removing all of the errors identified withthese colored underlines before final submission.
Section 3:Writing Voice
Label these sentences; state whether the sentence is in 1st Person, 2nd Person, or 3rd Person.
Grand Canyon University prepares people for the academic rigor they will face in their first class.
Grand Canyon University prepares me for the academic rigor I will face in my first class
Grand Canyon University prepares you for the academic rigor you will face in your first class
References
Barzun, J. (1994). Simple & direct. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Grand Canyon University (2013). Plagiarism Tutorial. Retrieved from http://www.gcu.edu/Academics/Academic-Integrity.php
Purdue Online Writing Lab (Owl) (2013). In-Text Citations. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/