English 1302 Blinn College Departmental
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What should be documented in a paper? - Answer✔Quotes and Paraphrased Ideas
How would you document a quote from a play? - Answer✔(act.scene.lines)
What are the most reliable secondary sources when it comes to research papers? -
Answer✔Peer Review, and Scholarly Papers
What are some unreliable sources for a research paper? - Answer✔Spark Notes, Cliff Notes,
Wikipedia
What "person" should you use when writing a paper? - Answer✔Third Person
What tense should you use when writing a paper? - Answer✔Present
Ex. "Updike writes..."
What is a primary source? - Answer✔The story/play/poem you are writing about
What is a secondary source? - Answer✔Scholarly Papers and Peer Reviews
What is the purpose of a secondary source? - Answer✔It is information to validate and
strengthen your thesis
It gives new ideas
What is an acceptable form of collaboration? - Answer✔The Writing Center
Peer Reviews
Workshops
What is an unacceptable form of collaboration? - Answer✔Plagiarism
Paying someone to write your paper
...duh
What are the 3 main categories of literature? - Answer✔Fiction