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Composition and Writing Skills

Grammar & Mechanics

 

Style

Understanding Grammatical Terms
(PDF: 4pp., 151K)

 

Language, Tone, and Audience (PDF: 4pp., 46K)

Commonly Made Mistakes  
(PDF: 2pp., 30K)

 

Using Quotations  (PDF: 2pp., 28K)

Comma Usage   (PDF: 3pp., 412K)

 

Transitional Devices  (PDF: 1p., 24K)

Agreement   (PDF: 3pp., 48K)

 

Passive Voice  (PDF: 2pp., 30K)

Commonly Confused Words  (PDF: 5pp., 49K)

 

Eliminating Wordiness  (PDF: 3pp., 45K)

Proofreading, Editing & Revising                 (PDF: 2pp., 27K)

 

Signal Phrases  (PDF: 1p., 31K)

Proofreading Tips (PDF: 2pp., 30K)    

Structure

 

Specific Kinds of Papers

Prewriting Strategies  (PDF: 2pp., 32K)

 

Analysis/Synthesis Paper  (PDF: 1p., 24K)

Five-Paragraph Essay Format 
(PDF: 1p., 33K)

 

Critiquing a Research Article  (PDF: 1p., 34K)

Finding Your Thesis  (PDF: 2pp., 26K)

 

Writing Report Abstracts  (PDF: 1p., 33K)

Developing an Outline  (PDF: 4pp., 141K)

 

 

Introductions & Conclusions 
(PDF: 3pp., 34K)

 

 

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October 7, 2011