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 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.
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)

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