Why supra is awesome Academic papers often use supra and infra to refer to materials found elsewhere. Supra refers to materials cited earlier when an id. or short cite are not appropriate. Infra refers to materials coming later in the paper. An example is below. Why […]
GLOSSARY OF CODES (v. 1.0) The tables below explain comments that may have been written on the hard copy of your draft. Note that these comments are often illustrative. I will typically note representative places where an error exists or where a correction needs to be made (such as footnotes or pinpoints needed, or a […]
These are materials I typically hand out after reviewing first drafts. I am posting them here now so that you can write with my first-draft concerns in mind. After getting comments on your first drafts, re-read this document. GRADING AND COMMENTS: Criteria. First drafts were reviewed with four sets of criteria: Writing (33%), Organization & Analysis (33%), […]
GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRESENTERS Length of presentation: plan on speaking ten to twelve (10-12) minutes. Format of presentation: Do not feel obliged to present every nook and cranny of your paper. No scholar ever has enough time to do that. Instead, you should first briefly explain your topic, thesis, and why it is important. […]
