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Research and Writing For Undergraduates: What You Need To Know For Survival and Success
Research and Writing For Undergraduates: What You Need To Know For Survival and Success
Undergraduates
You will find out what you are going to write by writi
ng it (you learn by doing)
Leaving aside your notes and drafts for a time, relaxi
ng, and then rereading them can spark insights into
what you really think about your topic
Successive drafts can be a self-discovery
The Paragraph
It is raining.
We are postponing the picnic.
A good student must be intelligent.
A good student must also be diligent and honest.
There are many incidents of drunk driving in Korea e
very year.
People must be prevented from driving under the inf
luence of alcohol.
Compound Sentences
This shows how any two things are similar and/or dif
ferent
“Block” c&c lists all the characteristics of A, then tho
se of B: A1, A2, A3; B1, B2, B3
“Point by point” c&c lists A’s and B’s characteristics a
lternately: A1-B1, A2-B2, A3-B3
You use c&c all the time: when picking a uni, a major
or courses to take each semester, you compare and c
ontrast the benefits of each according to criteria such
as time, necessity, interest, professor, etc.
Argument