Online Handouts
The following is
a list of handouts which we offer in the center as resources. Students
can take them as guides to help answer those elusive writing questions.
While we are currently working on more and more handouts, we hope that
these will be of some help.
Please note that
these are "PDF" (Portable Document Format) or Adobe Acrobat
documents. We find that this is an effective method of distribution.
At the end of the handout list, you will find technical notes on how
to handle Acrobat files.
Grammar and Syntax:
* Articles
(the, a, an)
* Fragments,
Run-Ons, and Comma Splices: A Few Strategies for Identifying and Fixing
Them
* Amuse
Your Teachers with Misplaced Modifiers
* Usage
Demons: Some Commonly Misused Words
Punctuation:
* Apostrophes:
Piece o' Cake
* Commas:
The Basic Rules
* The
Mechanics of Quoting
* Semicolons,
Colons, and Dashes
Process Issues and
Writing Strategies:
* Basic
Rules for All Good Writers
* Ten
Cardinal Rules for Taking Essay Exams
* Writing
Great Introductions
* "Backwards"
or Descriptive Outlines
* Writing
Strong Conclusions
* Editing
for Concision and Clarity
Real World Writing
Tips:
* Some
Basic Steps in Writing Your MA Thesis
* Cover Letters, Resumes and Proposals
Technical notes: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader
2.1 or higher to read these files. Acrobat Reader is available for
free for Macintosh, Windows, Unix, and most other OS's. To download
the latest version of Acrobat Reader, click here.
We recommend Acrobat 3.01. Here is some information about it from
Netscape:
ACROBAT READER
BY ADOBE: Acrobat Reader 3.01 lets you view, navigate, and print Portable
Document Format (PDF) files right in your Navigator window. PDF files
are extremely compact, platform-independent, and easy to create. They
offer design control, print-ready documents, and an endless array
of authoring applications. Download a version of the free Acrobat
Reader 3.01 to try the new features and see how PDF fits into the
World Wide Web. Then check out some Acrobat 3.01
More to come soon! We are still working.
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