English 1302 Blinn College Departmental
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What should be documented in a paper? - ✔✔Quotes and Paraphrased Ideas
How would you document a quote from a play? - ✔✔(act.scene.lines)
What are the most reliable secondary sources when it comes to research
papers? - ✔✔Peer Review, and Scholarly Papers
What are some unreliable sources for a research paper? - ✔✔Spark Notes, Cliff
Notes, Wikipedia
What "person" should you use when writing a paper? - ✔✔Third Person
What tense should you use when writing a paper? - ✔✔Present
Ex. "Updike writes..."
What is a primary source? - ✔✔The story/play/poem you are writing about
What is a secondary source? - ✔✔Scholarly Papers and Peer Reviews
What is the purpose of a secondary source? - ✔✔It is information to validate
and strengthen your thesis
It gives new ideas
What is an acceptable form of collaboration? - ✔✔The Writing Center
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, Peer Reviews
Workshops
What is an unacceptable form of collaboration? - ✔✔Plagiarism
Paying someone to write your paper
...duh
What are the 3 main categories of literature? - ✔✔Fiction
Drama
Poetry
What are the sub categories of Fiction - ✔✔Short Stories
Novel
What is the difference between a Short Story and a Novel? - ✔✔A short story
has less characters and covers a shorter span of time - usually a single incident
A Novel has more characters and covers a longer time frame
What makes poetry different than fiction? - ✔✔Stanzas
Physical Appearance of the work on paper
Uses more symbolism
Cannon - ✔✔A list of esteemed and respected literary works
Metaphor - ✔✔A figure of speech tied to an object or action
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Exam Q&A 100% Guaranteed Success
What should be documented in a paper? - ✔✔Quotes and Paraphrased Ideas
How would you document a quote from a play? - ✔✔(act.scene.lines)
What are the most reliable secondary sources when it comes to research
papers? - ✔✔Peer Review, and Scholarly Papers
What are some unreliable sources for a research paper? - ✔✔Spark Notes, Cliff
Notes, Wikipedia
What "person" should you use when writing a paper? - ✔✔Third Person
What tense should you use when writing a paper? - ✔✔Present
Ex. "Updike writes..."
What is a primary source? - ✔✔The story/play/poem you are writing about
What is a secondary source? - ✔✔Scholarly Papers and Peer Reviews
What is the purpose of a secondary source? - ✔✔It is information to validate
and strengthen your thesis
It gives new ideas
What is an acceptable form of collaboration? - ✔✔The Writing Center
1|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, Peer Reviews
Workshops
What is an unacceptable form of collaboration? - ✔✔Plagiarism
Paying someone to write your paper
...duh
What are the 3 main categories of literature? - ✔✔Fiction
Drama
Poetry
What are the sub categories of Fiction - ✔✔Short Stories
Novel
What is the difference between a Short Story and a Novel? - ✔✔A short story
has less characters and covers a shorter span of time - usually a single incident
A Novel has more characters and covers a longer time frame
What makes poetry different than fiction? - ✔✔Stanzas
Physical Appearance of the work on paper
Uses more symbolism
Cannon - ✔✔A list of esteemed and respected literary works
Metaphor - ✔✔A figure of speech tied to an object or action
2|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
