To: Interns
From: Dr. Susan P. Chizeck
The following abbreviations will be used in my
grading of your exams and papers. If you don’t understand
my comments about your work, please make an appointment to see
me.
| AGREE |
Lack of agreement between subject
and verb (plural, singular)
|
| ANTE |
Antecedent - what does this phrase
refer to?
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| AWK |
Awkward sentence or phrase
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| CLAR |
Meaning not clear
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| COH |
Paragraph doesn’t cohere
around a single topic
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| CONCL |
The paper doesn’t contain
a conclusion summarizing what you have done and what you conclude
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| CONFLO |
This conclusion doesn’t flow
logically from the material you’ve presented above
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| EVID |
You haven’t provided evidence
for this assertion
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| FACT |
I believe this is factually incorrect.
Source?
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| FRAG |
Sentence fragments -- lacks subject
or predicate
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| GR |
Grammatically incorrect
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| INTRO |
Introduction of the paper doesn’t
layout what you will cover in the paper
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| PARL |
Your paragraphs are too long
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| PARS |
Your paragraphs are too short.
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| PL |
Plagiarism -- this is a direct
quote without citation or other misuse of another’s words
and
ideas. Plagiarism results in an F on the paper.
|
| PUNC |
Incorrect punctuation
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| REAS |
Your reasoning or logic seems
faulty
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| REDUN |
Redundant, repetitive
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| REF |
Needs a reference showing where
you got the information
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| REL |
Is this relevant? To what?
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| RES |
You haven’t utilized very
many research findings (from readings or lectures) in your
discussion
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| RO |
Run-on sentence
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| SEQ |
Your paragraphs are not in a logically
organized sequence
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| SP |
Spelling error
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| SYN |
You haven’t adequately synthesized
the findings you discuss into a coherent view or thesis of
your own
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| TENSE |
Tenses do not agree |
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| TRANS |
Need transition phrase or sentence
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| WORD |
Word misused, not the best word
here
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| WORDY |
Too many words that add little
to the meaning
|
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Your grades are based on the following criteria
CONTENT:
Having logical introduction and conclusion
Coherence of arguments
Answering the assigned questions, all of them
General content
MECHANICS:
Organization of paper
Correct grammar
Correct spelling
Style (clear, concise, appropriate tone, etc.)
Keep in mind that the point
of almost every piece of written work that you will do in school
or work is to make a certain assertion and prove it. Therefore
your essay should discuss what you intend to prove, give evidence
and examples to prove it, and summarize what it is you have shown.
A business report would recommend an action and give evidence
of why you think this is the correct action.
REFERENCES:
BASIC QUOTATIONS STYLES: You
may use either footnotes, endnotes, or in-text citations. **
Direct quotes and numerical data must always include page numbers.**
FOOTNOTES:
You may use numbered footnotes at the end
of each page or end notes at the end of the paper. Both must
be accompanied by a bibliography in alphabetical order by author.
1. I.M. Author, "Some Article," Some
Fine Journal, v. 17, p. 1-13, 1987.
2. A.N. Expert, A Book She Wrote, NY: Publisher, 1985
3. Nice Guy, private communication (or interview), Dallas, Texas, April 1,
1991.
4. Womyn, Smart, "New Ideas," found November 4, 1995, online, http://www.utdallas.edu/~wsmart/article.html,
p. 4-5.
IN-TEXT CITATIONS:
In-text citations require a bibliography
at the end, and may be in either APA or MLA style, similar to
the following
EX: Ninety percent of newborn babies cry
a lot (Author, 1987, p. 12).
Mr. Guy believes the situation can be improved (Guy 1991)
See "Writing Tips" for
more information.
Please skip 2 spaces between sentences and double-space
the paper. |
