What are research themes?

What are research themes?

A research theme expresses the long-term goals of your work. If you plan to focus on a specific content area (e.g., mathematics, civics), documents that spark your thinking about long-term goals of these disciplines will also be useful.

What is a fluff in writing?

Fluff: Adding More Information than Necessary. Information that does not stay on point. Cute language, familiar sayings, slang, witty lines, or complex terminology. Going off on a tangent, thinking that it will inform the reader even more. Your personal voice or style of writing.

How do you add fluff to writing?

How to Increase Your Essay Word Count

1. Add Examples. Skim through your essay looking for any place you have used an example to make a point.
2. Address Different Viewpoints.
3. Clarify Statements.
4. Find Additional Sources.
5. Use Quotations.
6. Rework Introduction and Conclusion.
7. Page Count.

How do you add fluff?

Fluff includes:

1. Stating the obvious.
2. Saying rather than showing.
3. Redundancy/repeating yourself.
4. Using overly complex words/sentence structures.
5. Overusing words like “very,” “really,” “rather,” etc.

How do you expand ideas in an essay?

1. Ways to Expand (& Improve) an Essay.
2. Expand individual paragraphs.
3. Ask how and why questions.
4. Add (more) concrete examples and evidence.
5. Expand the introduction and/or conclusion.
6. Add a sentence or two at the end of each paragraph summarizing (and/or refuting) the.
7. Write new paragraphs.

How do you write longer?

Below are some ways that you can make your essay longer if you’re struggling to reach the required word count.

1. Add Supporting Evidence.
2. Ensure that You’ve Included Everything.
3. Use Transitional Phrases.
4. Use Quotations.
5. Take Another Look at Your Outline.
6. Have Someone Read Your Essay.
7. Spell Out Numbers or Contractions.