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Lecture Notes

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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 ResumesKilmet, 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 LettersKilmet, 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 PaperSwales, 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 ExampleBrooks, 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 IntroductionCuba, 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 NounOshima, Alice. "Coherence: Repetition of Key Noun." In Writing Academic English. 4th ed. New York, NY: Pearson ESL, 2005. ISBN: 0131523597.
Cohesion: THISSwales, 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 TextGreene, Howard, and Matthew Greene. "Visits crucial to picking a college." Island Life, January 17, 2005.
Preposition + Verb PatternsSwales, 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 WritingSwales, 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)

 








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