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PAGSULAT
PAGSULAT
PAGSULAT
Formality
Opinion- instead use third person POV o Using expanded model instead of the contracted forms
o Using one word verbs Paraphrasing- restating in your own words of works of another
o Spelling out terms writer; general idea of the whole text
o Avoid colloquial or idiomatic expressions APA Citation Style- commonly used within social sciences discipline,
author date system
Objectivity o Work by a Single Author
o Third person POV Beginning: Llave (2006); End: (Llave, 2006)
o Avoid rhetorical questions o Work by Two Author
o Avoid emotive language that shows biases B: Gagala and Llave (2006); E: (Llave & Gagala, 2006)
Explicitness- use of correct junctions o Work by Three to Five Authors
Caution- avoid making sweeping generalizations B: Bagadiong, Gagala, and Llave (2006); E: (Bagadiong
et al., 2006)
o Six or More Authors
PLAGIARISM, PARAPHRASING, AND CITING SOURCES B: Bagadiong et al. (2006); E: (Bagadiong et al., 2006)
o Unknown Authors
Plagiarism- act of fraud, stealing someone else’s work B:“Using APA”, (2006); E: (Anonymous, 2001)
o Organization as an Author
B: Jeanne Gagala Llave (2006); E: (JGL, 2006)
MLA Citation Style- commonly used in liberal arts, humanities
disciplines, follows author’s surname and page number
o Work by a Single Author
Beginning: Llave (20-06); End: (Llave, 20-06)
o Work by Two Author
B: Gagala and Llave (20-06); E: (Llave & Gagala, 20-
06)
o Work by Three to Five Authors
B: Bagadiong, Gagala, and Llave (20-06); E:
(Bagadiong et al., 20-06)
o Six or More Authors
B: Bagadiong et al. (20-06); E: (Bagadiong et al., 20-
06)
o Unknown Authors
B:“Using APA”, (20-06); E: (Anonymous, 20-01)
o Organization as an Author
B: Jeanne Gagala Llave (20-06); E: (JGL, 20-06)
Thesis Statement- captures the essence of the whole text; helps the
reader in focusing on the arguments
o What to avoid
Burying TS in the middle of the paragraph
Vague or highfalutin words
Starting off with ‘ the point of my paper is’
o How to write strong thesis statement?
Takes a stand on the prompt
Sets the stage for analysis of a topic
Expresses one main idea
Specific