The most helpful piece of advice that Megan gave me was when she asked me to present more questions about the articles and show how the ideas presented in these articles relate to college preparation. I thought that I did a good job of explaining my points but she is pushing me to look deeper in the texts and find more connections and hidden things that the author may not blatantly put out there.
2. What was the least helpful piece of advice you received? Explain.
I would not say that there was a least helpful piece of advice because all criticism that she gives me can benefit me and my writing in some way. The least stressing piece of advice or commentary that Megan gave me was correcting grammar and punctuation. I also forgot about my Works Cited page so I will need to add that into my paper.
3. What questions do you have about Megan’s comments?
At the beginning of my paper she said that I need to avoid using second person, but I am not sure how to word what I am saying because I thought that I was speaking to an audience so I may need some guidance on that. Another question I have is about punctuation and grammar. How am I supposed to place quotes or textual evidence? I thought that the period is included in the quote because that was the end of the sentence. Another quote I used, you said that the B should be lowercase because it was two sentences on either side of the comma. I was quoting from the text so I don't understand why the B should be lowercase.
4. What are your plans for revision? Be specific.
I will fix minor grammatical errors, include a Works Cited page, and dig deeper into what the authors are trying to convey in their works. I will find evidence in the text to support my thesis. I will also try to leave my opinion out of the paper and implement the authors point of view.
To avoid using "you," use words like "one," "he/she," or "the reader."
ReplyDeleteWhen including inline citation, the sentence technically ends after the citation, so the period goes after the parentheses.
Even though you were starting a quote, you were using the quote like it was really part of your sentence. You would capitalize it if you said something like The author states, "Quote." However, because you were inserting the quote like it was a continuation of your sentence, you need to use a lowercase (like you would if you hadn't used a quote). If you need more examples of this, let me know.