Discussion Problem: Breaking Down Style
Purpose: This assignment is intended to help you learn to reflect on writing habits and the writing process.
Overview:
In this assignment, you will select a well-written passage from a literature review that you have read during this class. You will break down its style and the elements that make you believe it is well written. Need Assignment Help?
Create your discussion post, which should include a block quote of the passage you chose, with the APA citation. In your post, do the following:
1. Describe the style elements that make it a good passage for a literature review.
2. Discuss simple and complex considerations. For example:
- Simple: The author uses strong active verbs.
- Complex: The author balances short and long sentences based on the complexity of the ideas.
3. Revise the passage to make it worse. Try to break down, reverse, and reduce the quality of the stylistic strengths you identified.
Literature Review: Introduction and Outline
Purpose:
This assignment is intended to help you learn to do the following:
- Develop the introduction of a literature review.
- Develop the outline of a literature review.
- Use peer feedback to revise academic writing.
Overview:
In this assignment, you will review the peer feedback you received in the Literature Review: Introduction and Outline - Peer Review assignment. You will use this feedback to improve your introduction and outline.
You will also discuss how you integrated the feedback and in what ways it was helpful. You should provide specific examples of changes you made based on the feedback.
Finally, you will reflect on the feedback process, considering the impact the feedback made on your work.
Action Items
1. Review the peer feedback you received in the Literature Review: Introduction and Outline - Peer Review assignment.
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2. Complete your introduction and outline.
3. Compose 1-2 paragraphs explaining how you integrated feedback from your peer and reflecting on the feedback process.