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Major Assignment 1 Feedback

1. The most challenging parts of this assignment were using the specific quotes in the right way and writing in APA format. In future reference to help with this, we could see how quotes are used and how they are explained in professional text. Also, writing in APA is difficult, although we had examples of this in class, and it was tough to use for my paper. 2. Analyzing sample paper was the most helpful. It showed me examples, good or bad, and allowed me to see what I could add or take away from my paper. It also helped with seeing in-text citations and the style that certain writers used.

Ranking the Example Papers

1. Writing as a Creative Writer            Strengths: good organization, strong introduction, good explanation of academic writing            Weaknesses: some of the citations were incorrectly done 2. Role of Writing in Engineering            Strengths: clear statements, excellent word choice, used APA correctly            weaknesses: headers on paragraphs were misleading, didn't divide by academic and non-academic writing 3. Writing in Business Discipline             Strengths: used special formulas, strong conclusion, clear statements             weakness: used acronyms that were not explained,  not enough sources for the paper 4. Writing in the Field of Economics             Strengths: clear statements, correct in text citation          ...