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Review the writing strategies below and put an “X” next to those you use frequently. Next,
discuss these strategies with a partner and why you use the strategies you do, and you avoid
others.
____ 4. Relying on a mentor who has more experiencing writing and can
anticipate how a written text might be received and can offer
advice to help strengthen your writing.
____ 5. Relying on friends who are not in your field to help you with
phrasing your argument.
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Questions for writing strategies taken from Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B. (2012). Academic Writing for
Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills (3rd edition). The University of Michigan Press.