Rebecca Schoenike Nowacek, English What is a reverse outline? If a regular outline is something you write before you draft out your paper, a reverse outline is something you do after you write a …
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Revising Paragraphs
Professor David Zimmerman, English Topic sentences are the most important sentences of your essay. They provide the scaffolding or frame for your argument. The function of a body paragraph in an analytical essay is …
Crafting a Thesis Statement
Professor David Zimmerman, English Crafting a thesis is hard work. A successful thesis is typically the result of a long process of trying out different claims, selecting a few to refine and elaborate, and …
Analyzing Textual Echoes in Literature
Professor David Zimmerman, Introductory Literature This course requires that you write three “echo” analyses in addition to the two major essays. Each analysis should be typed, single-spaced, and 1-2 pages (that means over 1 …
Sequencing Writing Assignments in Intermediate Organic Chemistry
Kate Vieira, Writing Across the Curriculum How does one go about updating a curricular classic? And what role do writing assignments play? These are the questions we asked Assistant Professor Helen Blackwell, recent winner …
Sequencing Assignments for a Final Project and Presentation in Asian American Studies
Professor Morris Young, Asian American Studies In this series of assignments, Professor Morris Young offers students an opportunity to draft a final written project over time and present the project in an oral form. …