w. 2

Dear Ek2 and Sa2:

Welcome back! Here is a plan for the coming weeks in Hi 1b. Time will tell if we keep to this schedule . . .

w. 2	Finish source evaluation assignment ------------------------------------------
w. 3	-Turn in assignment -Get back papers -Start Swedish History  ------------------------------------------
w. 4	Swedish History -------------------------------------------
w. 5	Swedish History  ------------------------------------------
w. 6	“Test” on Swedish History    ------------------------------------------
w. 7	-Start the Cold War  ------------------------------------------
w. 8	Winter Break  *************

YOU

Sometimes students find it difficult to avoid the word you when writing, but in academic texts it is rare that you would be used. Part of the difficulty for Swedish students is that they're used to using man, and they want an English equivalent to plug in. But there is no easy fix. Getting rid of you usually requires re-casting the sentence. Below are some examples.

it gives you information that you can not find so much about

--> it offers information that cannot easily be found elsewhere

It is a site with a lot of information. It takes you from the 19^th century through World War One and World War Two, which gives you a broad picture of the roles of women at this time.

--> It is a site with information ranging from the 19^th century through World War One and World War Two, offering a broad picture of the roles of women during these times.

 

If you then click on the tab “A,” you will find all of the assignments by Mr. Z.

--> Clicking on tab “A” leads to a site with all the assignments by Mr. Z.

When you read the text you can’t see any author, but after looking around on the website you can read that they have two authors.

--> No author is indicated for the text, but elsewhere on the web site there is information noting that the text has two authors.

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ABBREVIATIONS

Here is a table to help you further develop your abbreviating skills -- to help you take handwritten notes faster: