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Academic style

Writing in College. Academic style. Format: page layout, heading, font, spacing, etc. Quotations: author tag, use quotation marks Citations: parenthetical with page # Works Cited page. MLA Style. Introduction with thesis statement, Body, Conclusion

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Academic style

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  1. Writing in College Academic style

  2. Format: page layout, heading, font, spacing, etc. Quotations: author tag, use quotation marks Citations: parenthetical with page # Works Cited page MLA Style

  3. Introduction with thesis statement, Body, Conclusion Well-developed paragraphs (5-10 sentences) Do not put specific examples/quotations in the introduction or conclusion Do not start or end a paragraph with a quotation Organized structure

  4. Do not ask questions (weak language, unsure point of view); instead rephrase as strong, bold statements Controlled: follow conventions Proofread carefully for grammar and clarity Language

  5. Objective (avoid 1st and 2nd person) • Confident (avoid questions) • Scholarly • See “The Cut List” (handout) • Avoid amateur phrases, direct references to the assignment or reader, unnecessary words/phrases, cliché words/phrases, hedges tone

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