Strengths and Weaknesses of Sample Papers


Writing in Political Science 
Strengths 
  1. Good organized structure 
  1. Good use of language, academic sounding words 
  1. Good references page 
Weaknesses 
  1. Refers to them self as “I” 
  1. Some quotes do not have parenthetical citations after them 
  1. Some quotes need more explanation before the quotation marks 

Writing in Psychology 
Strengths 
  1. Good structure 
  1. Good explanation of language 
  1. Conclusion wraps up the paper well 
Weaknesses 
  1. Poor word choice 
  1. Refers to them self as “I” 
  1. Writes interviews as if they were stories 

Writing as a Creative Writer 
Strengths 
  1. Good structure and organization of topics 
  1. Good word choice 
  1. Good references 
Weaknesses 
  1. Poor parenthetical citations 
  1. Some paragraphs are not very long or in depth  
  1. Some sentences are short and stubby 

Writing in Economics 
Strengths 
  1. Good structure and organization 
  1. Good use of quotations 
  1. Good word choice 
Weaknesses 
  1. Some run-on sentences 
  1. Poor transitions between paragraphs 
  1. Refers to them self as “I” 

Writing in Engineering 
Strengths 
  1. Good structure 
  1. Good references 
  1. Good use of parenthetical citations 
Weaknesses 
  1. Refers to them self as “I” 
  1. Some transitions are poor 
  1. Poor word choice 

Writing in Business 
Strengths 
  1. Good structure 
  1. Good word choice 
  1. Good references 
Weaknesses 
  1. Refers to them self as “I” 
  1. Poor parenthetical citations 
  1. Some quotations do not have information leading up to them 



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