Instructor’s Blog
Hello, and welcome to my Blog. Below this post you will see previous posts from last semester’s class. This is the first Blog for our class.
Focus on Conciseness
By erikapaterson on November 8, 2019 @5:54 am
WRITING TIP: Focus on Conciseness Removing as many pronouns as possible improves conciseness. Avoid three verbs in a row Removing as many unnecessary words as possible improves clarity and conciseness Example: 103 words: Studying political science for my undergrad has…Evaluation Sheets
By erikapaterson on September 18, 2019 @9:40 am
Below is a copy of the Evaluation sheet for this course. Please study this sheet and note how your points are distributed. You will notice that the majority of your grade is collected in the final assignments and that there…Welcome to English 301
By erikapaterson on August 30, 2019 @2:23 pm
Hello 301 Welcome to our course of studies together and Welcome to my Instructor’s Blog I will post new blogs on a regular basis and you should read before beginning each week’s lesson. The principle purpose of this Blog is to respond to your…Cover Letters: Putting YOU attitude into a letter about yourself
By erikapaterson on August 19, 2019 @8:04 am
Putting YOU attitude into a letter about yourself. It is a difficult task to write an application cover letter ‘selling’ your skills while making the reader’s needs the most important. Rule # 1: Begin by saying something nice about the…Preparing the Web Folio
By erikapaterson on August 10, 2019 @10:18 am
Good Saturday 301 I am in the process of reading your Reports, which will take me about a week – I’ll send out your grades and comments for you as I work through the reports. I hope you all enjoy…