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    {\bfseries \Large Comments on CS6606 Mid-Term Report}
    \\{\tiny Version: 2009-03-12}
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    \multicolumn{1}{p{8ex}}{Student:}   & $\underline{\hspace{54ex}}$\\
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        \item spelling
        \item grammar
        \item citation
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          \item organization  \item length  \item clarity
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           \item factual (research)
           \item argument (analysis)
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           % \item length (critical thinking and analysis)
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  \subsection*{Notes}
  \subsubsection*{Organization}
    I recommend, but do \emph{not} required, that you use the following 
  outline for your brief encyclopedia style essay:
  \begin{enumerate}
      \item Title page
      \item One or two sentence introduction/overview
      \item Motivation
      \item Background
      \item Detailed Method (of studies you report on, or of your survey)
      \item Examples of Application, Use, or Results
      \item Concluding Summary (stressing practical applications)
      \item References for further investigation
      \item References to sources cited in the body of the essay
  \end{enumerate}

  \subsubsection*{Style}
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     \item avoid colloquialisms
     \item avoid contractions
     \item pages should be numbered
     \item don't allow dangling referents
     \item omit needless words
     \item conclude with a summary 
     \item report should be self-contained
     \item treat citations as parenthetical
     \item you must provide page numbers when quoting printed material
     \item provide evidence (or at least citation) for claims
   \end{Pilist}
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