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[tinyjo]

Got my first OU assignment back in the post today. The verdict seems to be basically pretty good but needs to use more commas, be more explicit about defining concepts and terms and refer back to the evidence more. I guess my previous academic writing was in philosophy where mostly you directly quoted or you didn't so I find it a bit more awkward to get into the social science mode where you also reference results you're describing in the text at the point you use them (I just had a sources list at the end instead). Still, overall, I get a smiley face, which is good.

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[swisstone.livejournal.com]

I never imagined it would be so widespread.

It's the hardest thing to get across to students - well, that and answering the question rather than writing about what interests them.