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Syllabus

Weekly Activities

Essays

Exploratory Papers

Discussion

Peer Review Forms

Tips & Tools
For Writers

Introductions and Conclusions

Introductions

Conclusions

Planning/Starting to Write

• Planning (Invention)
• Planning (Invention): When you start to write
• Planning (Invention): Thought Starters (Asking the Right Question)

Coherence (linking your points smoothly and logically)

• coherence

Description

• writing descriptions

Revision

• Higher Order Concerns (HOCs) and Lower Order Concerns (LOCs)

Sentence Level

Sentence Parts, Patterns, and Variety

• Appositives : exercise and answer key
• Independent and Dependent Clauses (definitions)
• Some Strategies for Improving Sentence Clarity

Sentence Errors

• Run-ons, Comma splices, and Fused Sentences
• Sentence fragments: 3 exercise and answer keys
• Making Subjects and Verbs Agree: 2 exercises and answer keys

Sentence Punctuation

• Sentence Punctuation Patterns

Clauses and Phrases

• Clause Definitions: Independent and Dependent

Parallel Structure

• Parallel Structure

Active and Passive Voice in Verbs

• Active and Passive Voice

Punctuation

Sentence Punctuation

• Sentence Punctuation Patterns
• Run-ons, Comma splices, and Fused Sentences

Apostrophes

• The Apostrophe: exercise and answer key

Commas

• Commas after Introductions: exercise and answer key
• Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences : exercise and answer key
• Commas with Non-essential Elements: 3 exercises and answer keys
• Proofreading for Commas
• Using Commas:5 exercises and answer keys

Hyphens

• Using Hyphens

Other punctuation

• Brief Overview of Punctuation: Semicolons, Colons, Parentheses, Dash, Quotation Marks, and Italics: exercise and answer key

Quotation Marks

• Quotation Marks:exercise and answer key

OWL Handouts : Complete Index by Topic