Monthly Archives: May 2013

The number one thing I want to emphasize in relation to writing an in-class essay for an exam is the importance of planning and drafting.  You should ABSOLUTELY have a sense of what you are going to write about before … Continue reading →

Do not include your opinion Show you understand the article as a whole Include key points (restate the purpose of each body paragraph; reconstruct what the author is arguing) Restate the author’s thesis in your own words Use some quoted … Continue reading →

Sample MLA Bibliographic Guidelines by Genre/Medium Posted on December 10, 2012 by johannah rodgers For those of you who have questions about how to format your bibliographic citations, feel free to use this “cheat sheet.”  For those who are interested … Continue reading →