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Get the "You" Outta Here

Get the "You" Outta Here

Guide for spotting and removing second person from academic writing. Provides the reasons to avoid "you" in academic writing, strategies for spotting second person during the proofreading process, and ways to remove second person.

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Short text explanations, 10-minute video, and a downloadable handout with practice exercises....

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Keywords:
commands, second person, proofreading, essays, academic writing, you
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Material Type:
Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:
May 9, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:
December 6, 2021
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Submitter:
Karen Walker
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed
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Website
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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Becky Rudd
Becky Rudd (Faculty)
1 year ago
This resource is very helpful in explaining an issue that many students struggle with in a way that makes sense and allows them to practice. The information is shared in a video, handout and website content, which provides students with multiple ways of engaging with the content. It is easy to integrate into a learning management system for easy student access.
Used in course? Yes
Time spent reviewing site: 1 hour
Nicole Schmidt
Nicole Schmidt (Staff)
3 years ago
This is a very useful resource. It integrates video and web-based text, and also offers a downloadable PDF handout, which summarizes the content nicely and provides an opportunity for student to practice new techniques. The explanation behind the "you" convention is also very clear and provides important context to the students. I would (gently) suggest a more descriptive approach, explaining the variation on this rule from a genre perspective. Sometimes "you" is ok in academic writing, and sometimes it isn't. The skill comes with determining when to apply this convention.
Sarah Hicks
Sarah Hicks (Faculty)
5 years ago
I cannot stress enough how valuable this is! Getting students to drop this from their writing is difficult and helping them understand the importance can even more difficult. Walker does a superb job at explaining the whys and hows. Thank you for this source. I do have one small issue. In the section at the very bottom left side, there are first person plural pronouns included, which is a bit confusing.
Time spent reviewing site: 20 minutes