week journal entry

Academic Writing Expectations Checklist

The items checked off below are areas where you can improve. Click the links to access Writing Center resources:

· Sentence-level skills

sentence components Constructing complete and correct sentences. See an explanation of and how to avoid sentence fragments and run-ons.

commonly misused words Using and spelling words correctly. See a list of

punctuation Punctuating appropriately. See the different types of and their uses.

Grammarly tutorial Using Grammarly to catch further errors. See a .

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· Paragraph-level skills

paragraph basics Using paragraph breaks. See a description of .

topic sentences Focusing each paragraph on one central idea (rather than multiple ideas). See an explanation of how work.

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· Use of evidence

integrating evidence Using course learning resources. See examples of in a paper.

quotation marks Enclosing direct quotes in quotation marks. Read about the purpose of .

paraphrasing strategies. Paraphrasing (explaining in one’s own words) to avoid plagiarizing the source. See

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