CMPT 773 (Fall 2006): Final review

Revision notes

Final review paper

Turn in: A six-page, double-spaced paper. Length does not count figures and references. Also turn in your draft with this final version.

For the final review, in class Tuesday, Oct 3, I will give each of you a sheet. It will have two recommendations for changes in the final review. One recommendation will be for an improvement in your writing. The other recommendation will be for an improvement in your analysis.

In addition to the personalized recommendations, there are several recommendations for everyone:

• Remove your descriptions of the authors' background and the audience. That was useful information for constructing your draft, but does not need to begin your final version. But consider how this information might inform your analysis and how parts of it might be moved there. For example, if the authors of your paper (or some of the authors) were performance artists, how might that have affected their analysis? Did it make them more open to some conclusions, but less aware to others? Bring these topcs in only if necessary.
• For the draft, I paid no attention to spelling, punctuation, or other details of presentation. That's appropriate for a draft. However, make the final version as clean as you can. (But I still don't want cover sheets.)
• Note (I said it above, but it bears repetition), that you have two more pages in this version, if you want them.
• "et al." is written with a period after "al" (it is an abbreviation of Latin "alia", meaning "others").
• Do not use contractions (for example, "there's" for "there is") in formal writing.
• Do not copy text from a document or Web site without putting it in quotes and attributing it.

Recommended writing process