Reflective Essay: Pararpharizing Scholarly Communication

In order for me to avoid plagiarism, I start by writing the paper with what I know about the topic without the influence of other writers. Whenever an area needs to be emphasized or supported, I search for an article to support the facts. I then read the content of the material to understand the writer’s message, then I write it in my own words, making sure what I write is properly cited to give credit to the author. Other times, I use direct quotation and properly cite the reference in my text to avoid any plagiarism. I also make sure the reference appears on the Reference

In the book The Bedford Reader, published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, the authors lay out the importance of “Academic Writing”. To begin with, a clear thesis must be stated. The audience will be best engaged if the thesis has a hook. Second, the writer must provide evidence in order to back up the thesis. When evaluating multiple texts, both primary and secondary sources are useful. Next, it’s very import for the writer to synthesis the draft in their own words, this will prevent plagiarism. Finally, a great essay must always have a works cited page in MLA format. A simple recommendation is to keep notes of all works cited during the rough draft.

Place modifiers properly and use the active voice. Identify and use infinitives and participles and make clear references between pronouns and antecedents. Identify all parts of speech and types and structure of sentences. Demonstrate the mechanics of writing [quotation marks, commas at end of dependent clauses] and appropriate English usage [pronoun reference]. Identify hyphens, dashes, brackets, and semicolons and use them correctly. Use correct capitalization. Spell derivatives correctly by applying the spellings of bases and affixes.

In their book They Say I Say, Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst outline strategies writers can use to avoid common mistakes often seen in academic writing. The book thoroughly outlines the different components that make up academic writing, such as initially summarizing what others have said before, responding with original ideas, proving a purpose to the writing, and connecting the writing in a logical and eloquent manner.

When first brainstorming what topic I was going to pick for each annotated bibliography, it took me a while before I settled on a topic for each essay. While reflecting on my writing process, I came to the conclusion that more time would have definitely benefited my argument for each of these annotated bibliographies.

The first tools for success workshop I attended was “tips for avoiding plagiarism, which was held on the Tuesday of October 4th. The session was hosted by Eric D. Mason and Kevin Dvorak. The session covered a series of topics, including the definition of plagiarism, how to avoid it, and ways to seek on-campus help. At nova southeastern university, plagiarism is a big deal and this session went over ways to avoid it. On campus help was advocated throughout the workshop. One of the on campus help students can refer to are the writing fellows. The fellows guide students through a series of services. This workshop focused on how the fellows can help students when it comes to correct citations. The writing fellows were trained to be expertise when it comes to plagiarism and the offer a lot of

As Goshgarian states in Exploring Language, “Most college writing is an exercise in persuasion – an attempt to influence reader’s attitudes about the subject matter” (90). In order to effectively persuade our audience, we must not only write skillfully, but also be able to send a clear, interesting, and concise message. In chapter two of the above mentioned book, Goshgarian provides various articles with insights on how to improve our writing. I found “Beware the Trap of Bore-geous Writing”, by Ayelet Waldman; “The Case for Short Words”, by Richard Lederer; and “Saying is Believing”, by Patricia O’ Conner very interesting as they all highlight the importance of writing clearly and provide valuable advice on how to do it better. However, I personally found “Saying is Believing”, by Patricia O’Conner, to be the most helpful resource due to the reasons I intend to explain in this essay.

The site gives detailed explanations, examples, and resources for writing and teaching writing, grammar and mechanics, style guides, English as a Second Language (ESL), and professional writing. This resource provides guidance for general writing, which includes the writing process, academic writing, common writing assignments, mechanics, grammar, punctuation, visual rhetoric, and so forth. It helps students with the writing process starting with pre-writing to proofreading and also discussions the process of revision. There are tutorial videos explaining APA and MLA formatting and style, grammar and mechanics, general writing, ESL, and more. These videos will be an excellent resource for visual and audio learners. In addition, the site gives support in developing research questions and outlines and developing thesis statements. It offers a resource list that includes printable sheets with guidance for different types of writing assignments from abstracts and academic research papers to PowerPoint presentations. It even offers information about visual rhetoric and the effects of fonts and color choices. For educators, it offers PowerPoint presentations on different writing and lesson plans and activities to teach students how to understand and avoid plagiarism. In addition, it offers links to resources for parents and printable resources for grades

When it comes to writing at a graduate level becomes a major part of a student course work while completing and entering into any masters program. In this paper, I will identify four areas that I believe to be beneficial where I believe will be beneficial to my success. Throughout my many days of my undergrad studies at North Carolina A&T State University, I have written numerous papers, but when it comes to writing at a graduate level, it differs from previous styles writings. This assignment paper will identify characteristics of graduate writing and explain how writing at the graduate level differs from other forms of writing, outline the elements of effective written communication, describe plagiarism and steps to avoid it, and identify

The first one is presentation, when writing an APA paper you should want to make sure you have an excellent presentation. To have an excellent presentation, your paper needs to be in order for your reader or readers to be able to read it. Always use “Times New Roman” and make sure you use twelve font. Also, make sure you double space your paper as well. The second one is never plagiarism someone’s writing always use your own brain and thoughts. If you use someone’s work or quote someone, please be sure to give them credit. For an example, I am a prek teaching assistant and the teacher I work with would always take credit for my ideas and that made me mad. Just imagine how the author would feel if you plagiarized their work. The third tip is having good organization skills and a plan for writing your paper. Last, make sure you always proofread your work and read it out loud to

American Psychological Association (APA) writing style exists for a reason and this reason is because writers' must give “credibility where credibility is due”(Walden Writing Center, 2015) . During my BSW program I learned this and also, the importance of integrity in college level writing. In my opinion, two aspects of APA that I think will not challenge me are direct quotations and listing references. I have to admit I prefer to quote intellecutual matter directly rather than, use paraphazing. I believe this is approriate to do if the quote you utilize is short and all of your agrguments regarding, the content of the quote, are your own ideas. Another thing that will come easily to me is listing my references. This comes easily to me because during my undergraduate education, I excelled in this area. The reason for this is because everytime I wrote a reference page I always refered to my courses APA manual.

Communication is the key to a lot of life situations as far as having a good job. Communication allows us to build relationships properly to a person or a person that is reading your writing. (Bethel University. (2013). Communication creates academic success as well as bettering your self. Communication helps a person become a better speaker and writer. I am going to improve my writing skills by making sure I proof read, read more, and study the basic rules of writing. (Chambers, C (2017). Reviewing my reading before submitting my work and use the Bethel library to help me as well. I already use the spell check and grammar check but I never read it over afterwards. That will be something that I will follow up on now. I will give my writing time to sit and come back to it and read it again to see if I can find some mistakes before submitting.(Chambers, C (2017). Reading my work out loud to see how it sounds, there may be something that are out of place or need punctuation.( Chambers, C (2017).Try not to rush my writing and my thoughts. If I continue to follow this process of communicating and writing I will be better at

When writing a document it is helpful to follow some basic fundamentals in sentence structure and word usage. It is helpful to keep sentence structure simple, to avoid ambiguity and use words the reader understands. To assure success in writing it is also helpful to have a consistent point of view, use a consistent verb tense (past, present or future), use parallel structure to emphasize the theme and sound authoritative and use an active voice rather than a passive voice. Additionally the tempo should be varied by using short and long sentences, avoid profanity and spell the words correctly. I think using words that can be easily understood and not having misspelled words are the most important in writing effectively. If there is doubt about a words being used then it should be clearly defined. The message will be strong, effective and sound authoritative if these guidelines are

It is important that students are aware of writing errors such as grammar, spelling, punctuation and avoid plagiarism. Masters level writing is different than other forms of writing and students must be able to address to an academic audience. APA formatting is also necessary for all assignments whether writing papers or submitting power point presentations. I will provide a summary of all feedback received from my instructor in Weeks one, two, and four from my individual assignments. I will present my strengths and weaknesses in writing and provide a detailed plan for refining areas where improvements need for improvement.

Effective communication is imperative to the workplace in order for the professional to gain key information, build relationships with clients, and to further develop their ability to communication with others. (Quote). To demonstrate the importance of communication, an interview was conducted with a health professional that utilises their communication skills in a professional setting. This reflective essay will discuss and analyse the interview while recognizing the key points of communication that would be best utilised and would greatly benefit my future career as an emergency nurse.