Triple Bladed Sword

Triple Bladed Sword

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  • Using Your Own Voice

    The idea that academic writing needs to be dense and difficult is outdated. While you'll always have profs who want that sort of writing, the world at large will demand that we be interesting, accessible, and direct. Instead of writing in a way that obscures meaning, let's focus on communicating! Thumbnail image by Matt Botsford on Unsplash!

    Opening and closing music: "Ground Control" by Andrea Baroni at Cyberleaf Studios


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    30 min
  • What‘s Your Point?

    We've likely all either told a story or heard one where we kept thinking, "Is there a point to this?" I've asked the same question while writing papers in my undergrad and while reading student papers as a professor of English. We need to do more than have a great thesis and solid evidence - we need a point to our argument!Thumbnail Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash

    Opening and closing music: "Ground Control" by Andrea Baroni at Cyberleaf Studios


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    23 min
  • How to write a Research Paper - Planning
    Now that we've spent a semester writing a research paper in slow motion, it's time to speed things up and write one in real time. This lecture breaks down some of the first steps to writing a research paper: namely, gathering sources, reading them, and then determining our focus to come up with a thesis. Thumbnail Photo by Rabie Madaci on UnsplashOpening and closing music: "Ground Control" by Andrea Baroni at Cyberleaf Studios

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    44 min
  • Writing Introductions and Conclusions
    Here's my new and improved lecture on how to write introductions and conclusions for essays! Now with fancy slides and examples based on Godzilla and the history of the Hiroshima bombing. Thumbnail Photo by Raimond Klavins on UnsplashOpening and closing music: "Ground Control" by Andrea Baroni at Cyberleaf Studios

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    34 min
  • Coherence in Writing

    We've got all the right words in all the wrong places, and we need to get them in the right ones. How do we do that? How do we go about guiding our reader through our ideas as though our written argument were a journey? It's all about transitions!

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    34 min
  • Planting a Naysayer
    When we're arguing a point in our research papers, why would we choose to include a skeptic? Why would we give voice to our opposition? As it turns out, planting a naysayer in our writing not only helps us kick off our arguments, but it can also strengthen how convincing that argument is. Thumbnail Photo by Sushil Nash on UnsplashOpening and closing music: "Ground Control" by Andrea Baroni at Cyberleaf Studios

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    34 min
  • Three Ways to Respond
    After several weeks focused on what "they say," we're finally talking about how we bring our voice to a paper. How can what "I say" respond to what "they say"? The answer is far simpler than you assume, though there's lots of room for complexity in these four little words: Yes, No, and Okay, But. Link to Monty Python's argument sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpAvcGcEc0k Thumbnail image by by Alison Pang on Unsplash.Opening and closing music: "Ground Control" by Andrea Baroni at Cyberleaf Studios

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    29 min
  • How to Write a Synthesis
    How do we write a paper when we only have two sources to work with and we're told to craft our thesis from what they say rather than our own opinion? How do you build an argument while delivering information someone else has said? That's what writing a synthesis is all about! It's all about weaving your sources together, turning two arguments (or more) into one!Thumbnail photo by Bilal O. on Unsplash!Opening and closing music: "Ground Control" by Andrea Baroni at Cyberleaf Studios

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    34 min
  • The Writing Process, Part 1: Planning

    Too often, students will rush ahead of the Planning phase of the Writing Process, constructing a thesis, writing their paper, and then finding sources to jam into their writing as support for their views. This isn't reseach, though -- it's prooftexting. And if we take time to properly Plan our research by first Gathering Information and then determining our focus, we'll produce better work, and even get an education in the bargain!

    Apologies for the crummy audio this week!

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    Opening and closing music: "Ground Control" by Andrea Baroni at Cyberleaf Studios


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    40 min
  • Starting With What Others Are Saying
    As we begin a research paper, it's crucial to start with what others are saying, rather than just rushing to create a thesis based solely on our opinions or limited knowledge. This week, I talk about the first step in research using Chapter 1 of They Say I Say: Starting with What Others Are Saying. Opening and closing music: "Ground Control" by Andrea Baroni at Cyberleaf StudiosThumbnail Image credit: " David Lezcano - @_thedl - from Unsplash

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    37 min

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A podcast about the Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror we read, watch, and play. Your host is Mike Perschon, a professor of English at MacEwan University.

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