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Using a Reverse Outline to Revise

Posted on August 20, 2017

  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 …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged advice, Draft, English, General, Outline, Revise

Revising Paragraphs

Posted on August 20, 2017

  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 …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged advice, English, General, Paragraphs, Revision

Crafting a Thesis Statement

Posted on August 20, 2017

  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 …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged English, Revision, Thesis, Undergraduate

Analyzing Textual Echoes in Literature

Posted on August 17, 2017

  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 …

Posted in Designing Effective Assignments & CoursesTagged Analysis, English

Sequencing Writing Assignments in Intermediate Organic Chemistry

Posted on August 10, 2017

  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 …

Posted in Sequencing Assignments in Your CourseTagged English

Sequencing Assignments for a Final Project and Presentation in Asian American Studies

Posted on August 10, 2017

  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. …

Posted in Sequencing Assignments in Your CourseTagged Asian American, English

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