| Defining and Explaining |
| Correction Symbols | (PDF) |
| Academic Language/Word Choice | (PDF) |
| Guidelines for Written Papers | (PDF) |
| Defining a Term: Sentence Definitions | (PDF) |
| Adjective Clauses: Grammar | (PDF) |
| Defining a Term: In-class Work | (PDF) |
| Resumes and Cover Letters |
| Writing Resumes | Kilmet, Stephen. "The Resume," and "The Computerized Resume." In Writing for Design Professionals. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2006, pp. 127-129. ISBN: 0393731855. |
| Writing Cover Letters | Kilmet, Stephen. "Cover Letter," and "Enclosures and Attachments." In Writing for Design Professionals. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2006, pp. 128-129. ISBN: 0393731855. |
| Cover Letters: Useful Language | (PDF) |
| Summarizing (Literature Review) |
| Paraphrase and Summary: Finding Synonyms | (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| Strategies for Paraphrase | (PDF) |
| Summary: Language Focus | (PDF) |
| Summary/Reaction Sentences | (PDF) |
| Task: Using Summary Words | (PDF) |
| "The Upside of Gentrification" | Kiefer, Matthew J. "The Upside of Gentrification." Harvard Design Magazine (Fall 2006/Winter 2007): 91-94. |
| Writing a Proposal |
| Standard Proposal Model | "Standard Proposal for Funding." In Writing in the Disciplines. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College Publisher, 1995. ISBN: 0155025384. |
| Writing a Proposal | (PDF) |
| Final Research Paper |
| Overview of Research Paper | Swales, John M., and Christine B. Feak. "Overview of the Research Paper." In Academic Writing for Graduate Students. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1994. ISBN: 047208639. |
| Research Paper Example | Brooks, Matthew V. "Municipal Solid Waste: Effect of State-Level Programs on Waste Reduction and Increased Recycling." MURJ 12 (Spring 2005): 37-40. (PDF)# |
| Abstracts and Introductions |
| Abstracts | "Writing Report Abstracts." In the "Professional, Technical, and Scientific Writing" section of the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). |
| Writing an Introduction | Cuba, Lee J. "The Introduction." In A Short Guide to Writing About Social Science. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman/Little, 1988, pp. 77-79. ISBN: 06733937661. |
| Introduction "Moves" Chart | (PDF) |
| Clarity, Grammar, Punctuation |
| Punctuation | (PDF) |
| Punctuation Practice | (PDF) |
| Sentence Types: Coordination and Subordination | (PDF) |
| Practice: Subordination/Coordination | (PDF) |
| Common Transitions | (PDF) |
| Tricky Connectors: A Corpus | (PDF) |
| Forming Relative (Adjective) Clauses | (PDF) |
| Sentence Combining (Rammed Earth) | (PDF) |
| Coherence: Repeating Key Noun | Oshima, Alice. "Coherence: Repetition of Key Noun." In Writing Academic English. 4th ed. New York, NY: Pearson ESL, 2005. ISBN: 0131523597. |
| Cohesion: THIS | Swales, John M., and Christine A. Beer Feak. "Cohesion: THIS." In English in Today's Research World: A Writing Guide. Lansing, MI: University of Michigan Press/ESL, 2000. ISBN: 0472087134. |
| Preposition + Verb Example Text | Greene, Howard, and Matthew Greene. "Visits crucial to picking a college." Island Life, January 17, 2005. |
| Preposition + Verb Patterns | Swales, John M., and Christine A. Beer Feak. "Language Focus: to + VERB + -ing Patterns." In English in Today's Research World: A Writing Guide. Lansing, MI: University of Michigan Press/ESL, 2000, pp. 236-237. ISBN: 0472087134. |
| Preposition + Verb Exercise | (PDF) |
| Subjunctives | (PDF) |
| Parallel Structure | (PDF) |
| Clarity and Conciseness | (PDF 1) |
| Avoiding Direct Questions/Using Noun Clauses | (PDF) |
| Appropriate Use of the Passive | (PDF) |
| Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers | (PDF) |
| Sentence Variety: Appositives and Modifiers | (PDF) |
| Inversions | (PDF) |
| Articles in Academic Writing | Swales, John M., and Christine B. Feak. "Appendix One: Articles in Academic Writing," and "Appendix Two: Academic English and Latin Phrases." In Academic Writing for Graduate Students. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1994, pp. 221-239. ISBN: 047208639. |
| Articles (Tasks) | (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| Citing Sources |
| Citing Sources Formats | "Overview of Documentation Styles: Books." In Writing in the Disciplines. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College Publisher, 1995, pp. 257-258. ISBN: 0155025384. |
| Citing Documents from the Web | (PDF) |
| What Should I Cite? | (PDF) |