Blog Prompt II

English classes prepare the average student for writing papers in other classes in many ways. The English class research paper that is usually assigned is more detailed and usually the requirements are greater in an English class rather than an average history or science class. If a student can learn how to properly meet the requirements for an English class research paper, then most other class research papers. The down side to English research papers is that many teachers have different requirements. After many English classes and numerous research reports I am still astounded of the many ways teachers can come up with to have more requirements in different ways than my previous teachers. While I have enjoyed to the perks of knowing how to please every teacher that isn't closely tied with English. The downside is that I have still not figured out how to meet every English teachers requirements.
English teachers prepare students to know the proper way to format citations in MLA format as well as APA format. With no knowledge of how to do these things students would constantly be caught for plagiarism. Teachers who take the time to sit down with a student will show them how to organize their thoughts and make sure the paper makes sense. Simply writing facts down on note cards and taking those note cards and inserting them onto a piece of paper does not mean a student has written a research paper. That would be copying facts on a piece of paper. The right teachers will sit a student down and show then what paraphrasing is and how it can be properly used without plagiarising. In this sense, teachers prepare students well for writing in other concentrations. But students need the right teachers to do all these things, without these teachers the student will not only be ill-prepared to write in other concentrations, but will struggle in the working world as well.