Some Structures

1. Some Structures • According to John Smith, “students are successful when they visualize their goals” (27). • In his article, “How to Succeed in School,” John Smith suggests that “students are successful when they visualize their goals” (27). • Many “students are successful when they visualize their goals” (Smith 27). • Although John Smith asserts that “students are successful when they visualize their goals” (27), Janet Jones argues that “the reason many students fail is due to a lack of realistic expectations and poor planning”(113).

2. After the authors’ full names are given, they can be referred to by their last names only. • Smith finds a problem with the term “successful students” because “parents, administrators, teachers and students all seem to have a differing opinion” (54). • In contrast, Jones simply suggests that “success must be measured by grades alone” (132). • Both authors, however, fail to clearly define the role of the student in the university: Smith is vague when referring to “self-actualized students” (51), and Jones oversimplifies students by identifying them as “the ‘A’ students” or “the dreaded ‘D’ students” (23)—thus reducing their identities to mere numbers.

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4. More Structures • Although [author 1] believes that “ . . . ,” (3) [author 2] claims “ . . .” (34). • Although [author 1] mentions these ideas, [author 2] adds that “….” (54). • [author 1] disagrees with the ideas posited by [author 2] because . . .