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Greg & TG's tips on how to write good OBEs

1. Have a point: If you focus your entry, it will be more enjoyable to read and easier for you to write.

2. Quotes can be nice but... don’t use long ones or overcrowd your own analysis. You should try to put your argument in your own words, and use quotes for particular focus.

3. You must go beyond a summary: analyze, synthesize, and critically engage the text

4. You should free to build on previous Blog entries: disagree politely, or agree and expand.

5. Compare & contrast the text you are working on to other relevant texts, most importantly the ones from this class.

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Can you put up that thesis or student paper on this blog that you were telling me about last Thursday? Also, can you put up other past student papers so I can get an idea on what to write about and gain some insight on what you are expecting out of the final paper?

I couldn't agree more. Thanks for arcticle.

I couldn't agree more. Thanks for arcticle.

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