Sample Paper Reviews

Writing in Psychology 
Strengths:
- Well worded intro that encapsulated routes of Psychology well.
- Did a good job incorporating the interview into their paper.
- Explained how language changes from academic to non-academic sources.
Weaknesses:
- No title slide and/or page number, lots of formatting errors.
- Not enough sources.
- Improper in-text citations for APA.
Writing in Economics 
Strengths:
- Well worded introduction, set up the paper well.
- Used in-text-citations correctly and in effective spots.
- Good flow of words, generally easy to read.
Weaknesses:
- Introduced his sources a little too early.
- Could've used more sub-headings to organize the paper a little more.
- Switches topics daily often which can be difficult to follow at points.
Writing in Engineering 
Strengths:
- Lots of information, clearly spent time analyzing writing in this field.
- Correct citations and effective use.
- Written in a clear and concise way, no fluff. 
Weaknesses:
- Headings are a little informal for a research paper.
- The use of "you" is very prevalent.
- Not much of a distinction between academic and non-academic sources.
- Conclusion is worded badly.

 Writing in Business
Strengths:
- Formatted very well, sub-headings were very effective.
- Flowed well from part to part.
- Objective writing, not many opinions.
Weaknesses:
- Introduction was a little weak, ran off on tangent about emails.
- Could've used some more sources.
- "Persuasive Language Trumps All" heading was unnecessary.

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