A plea from a popular account on Twitter gives advice on the responsible and ethical use of news sources and research on social media. The advice holds just as true for any use of research in writing. To many of…
Show don’t tell
I write this on many student papers, but I wonder how many can guess what I mean. I write “Show don’t tell” when students bury the lead by using unnecessary vague pronouns (sometimes the “lead” or point of which they…
How to Cite Block Quotes
I’ve written about how to cite block quotes in MLA format before and noted how the Purdue OWL gets this wrong. As demonstrated in the NFGW (our comp 1 text) and in the MLA Handbook: 7th ed (the newest edition in the…
Office Door Comics
I always notice cartoons posted on the office doors of faculty, and I enjoy the people who stop at my door and read what I’ve posted. This image is from the last bit of unclaimed office debris left over from…
What I’m learning Re: SRTOL Papers – citing sources
I’ve only read a handful of papers. 1/2 have been amazing, and half have been … uninspiring but generally ok. That’s not too bad. Some advice, tips or clarifications for you-all. In text quotations Re: block quotations. Only one person’s…