Two Writing Strategies

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The two writing strategies that I have learned are how to write in text citations, and how to write a thesis statement. Prior to this class my ability to understand and perform both of these strategies were not clear to me. citation I learned that it is three parts to this (Author, date, pg). Next, I learned that, when writing a thesis statement; that once I have stated my claim, then ask the question why? I feel passionate about my subject.

The two writing strategies has helped me to successfully complete writing assignments that required me to use these skills. For example, with in text

I plan to continue to refer to the BSC writing guide, along with what I learned in this class. I will use these new skills in my classes, my career

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