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'How To Get An A in Your Paper' NEW
'How To Get An A in Your Paper' NEW
06.11.19
Planning
• Space/Time
• How many words?
• How much time?
• What competes for my time?
• What will I have done by the end of the week?
• Next week?
• When will I drink beer?
The Rhetorical Context: The Academic Project
• To understand the nature of our reality
• To be a good scientist:
• Remain objective
• Remain unbiased
• Follow a sound method of inquiry
• Do not overstate the value of the findings
• To follow up on the research of others in order to move the knowledge field forward
• To honestly distinguish our contributions from those who precede us (citing/referencing sources)
• To honestly represent the opinions and findings of others
• To find out who we are
What else?
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You can get an ‘A’!
• Just keep trying to develop your process, strategies
and understanding of your writing situation