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ENG 210: Introduction to Creative Writing
ENG 315 : British Literature--Late Eighteenth Century through the Twentieth Century
TOOLS & STRATEGIES: WRITING
NOTE: This Tools & Strategies section was prepared at Medaille College for use by our students, faculty, and staff. However, it may not reflect what your particular instructor wishes to see in your written work. Always check your local requirements first.
Click on the link below to access a sample essay assessment feedback sheet for ENG 110 (credit: Mary Ertel)This document can be used by students as an aid to proofreading their own papers, or by instructors as a writing assessment instrument.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/175assess.pdf
This PDF file shows a sample APA References page entry for a source taken from a database:
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/apa_database_style.pdf
Click on the link below to find an eJournal on writing and the profession: useful advice, insights, etc. Courtesy of Bedford/St. Martin's.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/lore
Click on the link below to find workshops on teaching with technology. Courtesy of Bedford/St. Martin's.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/workshops
See also http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes
Click on the link below to find a blog on teaching with technology, a breaking news service, annotated links and discussion questions, etc. Courtesy of Bedford/St. Martin's.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes
See also http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/workshops
Click on the link below to find an online bibliography on rhetoric & composition. Courtesy of Bedford/St. Martin's.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/bb
Click on the link below to find online manuals on using search engines, evaluating and citing sources, etc. Courtesy of Bedford/St. Martin's.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom
Click on the link below to find online guides to identifying and correcting incidents of plagiarism. Courtesy of Bedford/St. Martin's.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/plagiarism
Click on the link below to see pages on CBE Style of Documentation: Writing & Citing...
http://www.medaille.edu/vmacer/essay_citing.htm
Click on the link below to learn more about thesis statements.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/theevolvingthesis.pdf
Click on the link below to access a researched argument paper assessment feedback sheet (credit: Mary Ertel)
This document can be used by students as an aid to proofreading their own papers, or by instructors as a writing assessment instrument.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/researchargument.pdf
Click on the link below to learn about three major comma rules. These three comma rules will cover up to 70% of all your comma usages:
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/Commas.pdf
Click on the link below to access a detailed definition of incomplete sentences and tips on how to correct this major grammatical error.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/dependentclauses.pdf
Click on the link below to access a proofreading checklist for MLA research essays.
This document is a general aid to assist students in proofreading their own MLA research papers.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/MLAChecklist.pdf
Click on the link below to access a shortlist of how-to's in MLA documentation style.
All page references are to Diana Hacker's A Pocket Style Manual, 5th. edition:
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/MLAHighlights5thedition.pdf
Click on the link below to access a sample research essay written in APA documentation style.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/sampleAPAessay.pdf
Click on the link below to access a sample research essay written in MLA documentation style.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/sampleMLAessay.pdf
Click on the link below to access a shortlist of how-to's in APA documentation style.
The link below is from Diana Hacker's A Pocket Style Manual, 5th. edition:
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/APAHighlights5thedition.pdf
Click on the link below to access a detailed definition of run-on sentences and tips on how to correct this major grammatical error.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/run-ons.pdf
Click on the link below for some examples of dialogue in fiction writing.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/SampleDialogue.pdf
Click on the link below to access a list of proofreading points often used by writers.
This document can be used by students as an aid to proofreading their own papers, or by instructors as a writing assessment instrument.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/proofreadinglist5thedition.pdf
Click on the links below to access a template for how a typical essay is organized.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/TEMPLATEFORTYPICALESSAY.pdf
TOOLS & STRATEGIES: LITERATURE
NOTE: This Tools & Strategies section was prepared at Medaille College for use by our students, faculty, and staff. However, it may not reflect what your particular instructor wishes to see in your written work. Always check your local requirements first.
This document can be used by students and instructors as a model for a typical MLA style literary analysis.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/literaryanalysis.pdf
Click on the link below to find a step-by-step guide to the literary elements in selected (and commonly taught) poems, stories, and plays. Exercises and writing prompts are included. Courtesy of Bedford/St. Martin's.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit
Click on the link below to find online manuals on using search engines, evaluating and citing sources, etc. Courtesy of Bedford/St. Martin's.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom
Click on the link below to find online definitions of over 200 literary terms. Courtesy of Bedford/St. Martin's.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litgloss
This document can be used by readers as a basic aid to analyzing poetry.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/analyzingpoems.pdf
This document can be used by students as an aid to proofreading their own literature essays, or by instructors as an assessment instrument.
http://www.humanitiesdepartment.com/pdffiles/litessayeval.pdf