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  • Is it okay to use personal pronouns in an essay?
    No, they're best avoided
  • How do you indicate that you're using the EXACT words of another author?
    With quotation marks " "
  • True or false: All ideas need to be supported with research (citations).
    True
  • What three things do all essays have?
    Introduction, Body, Conclusion
  • True or false: You shouldn't give away the ending of an essay
    False
  • True or false: The opening sentence of an introduction should paraphrase the question
    True
  • How many parts to an introduction?
    3 - opening sentence, building sentences, thesis
  • What is the purpose of the thesis statement?
    To tell the reader what argument the essay will make, or what topics will be covered.
  • Where do you find topic sentences?
    At the start of each body paragraph
  • Name 3 types of words that should be avoided in academic writing
    personal pronouns, contractions, slang, abbreviations...
  • True or false: paraphrases and summaries need to be cited.
    True - All information from other sources needs to be cited
  • Where do you find the thesis statement?
    End of the introduction
  • True or false: You should have lots of references in your introduction
    False - provide support for your ideas in the body paragraphs
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