Weekly Memo
In order to receive 8-
10 points on your weekly memos, you should be able to answer the following
questions:
- - Did I explicitly relate the memo to this week’s
readings?
- - Did I use academic jargon well?
- -Do the subject line and section headings use
clear and precise language?
- -Does the memo present a cohesive theme or series
of themes?
- -Does each paragraph have a topic sentence?
Common Errors
- -Subject lines
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Doesn’t identify memo theme/ topic
o
Verbose
o
Lacks string word choice
- -Section headings
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Doesn’t identify section theme/topic
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Verbose
o
Lacks strong word choice
- - Missing definitions of terminologies
- -Shift in voice/ point of view
- -The use of the word “it”
- -Missing/ incorrect quotation citations
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Title of the piece (secondary)
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Title of the book (secondary)
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Author
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Year
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Quotation
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Page number
- - Font choice
- - Length
- -Spacing
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Between memo headings (should be single spaced)
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Between section headings and paragraphs (should
be single spaced)
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Between lines within a paragraph (should be
single spaced)
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Between paragraphs (should be double spaced)
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