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    What I Learned From The Timed Writes..

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    The document provides tips for improving writing based on timed writing exercises. It recommends establishing a clear position, using an academic voice with some assertiveness, and quoting from the text. Areas to focus on include reflecting deeply on the topic, grappling with the original arguments, and providing specific examples to support the overall position. The template given offers a structure for summarizing an author's general argument, specific points, and concluding belief.

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    The document provides tips for improving writing based on timed writing exercises. It recommends establishing a clear position, using an academic voice with some assertiveness, and quoting from the text. Areas to focus on include reflecting deeply on the topic, grappling with the original arguments, and providing specific examples to support the overall position. The template given offers a structure for summarizing an author's general argument, specific points, and concluding belief.

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    The document provides tips for improving writing based on timed writing exercises. It recommends establishing a clear position, using an academic voice with some assertiveness, and quoting from the text. Areas to focus on include reflecting deeply on the topic, grappling with the original arguments, and providing specific examples to support the overall position. The template given offers a structure for summarizing an author's general argument, specific points, and concluding belief.

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    What I Learned From The Timed Writes..

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    The document provides tips for improving writing based on timed writing exercises. It recommends establishing a clear position, using an academic voice with some assertiveness, and quoting from the text. Areas to focus on include reflecting deeply on the topic, grappling with the original arguments, and providing specific examples to support the overall position. The template given offers a structure for summarizing an author's general argument, specific points, and concluding belief.

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    What I learned from

    the timed writes...


    A picture = 1000 words
    Graff is pretty helpful
    What you’re good at
    Establishing a clear
    position
    Academic Voice w/ a bit
    of smackdown attitude
    Quoting text
    What we need to work on
    Reflect deeply on the
    topic at hand
    Grappling with the
    original Argument
    The general argument made by
    Author X in her/his work
    _______________ (title) is
    that _______________. More
    specifically, X argues that
    _______________. She/He
    writes, “________________.”
    In this passage, X is suggesting
    that __________________.
    IN conclusion, X’s belief is
    ________________.
    Specific Examples

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