One of the central goals of this course is to demonstrate how — through doing; by peer reviewing and rewriting, reflecting, and re-writing again, by doing these tasks, over and over, it becomes clear that writing is an art that improves with…

Take a look at the example of a conclusion for a Formal Report on pages 513 – 514 in the text book and you will see that your final goal is to provide a list of recommendations. The ultimate purpose of…

Avoid the negative. Example: NEGATIVE: “The Arts Connection while maintains a high standard for their staff and students, many problems have risen, specifically during morning care, due to lack of overall structure and poor staff training. Staff being unprepared for…

For the sake of clarity, brevity and ensuring details are highlighted, here are self-editing tips: In serious need of editing: I enjoyed reading your introductory sentence for your statement of the problem. I do not see any problems with the…

Three of the Most Common Errors: Please keep a self-editing eye on these most common stylistic errors: Over-use of the pronoun “I” and “me”: professional writers focus on the reader(s). EXAMPLE:  “I am currently a fourth year student in the…

Some writing tips for you: Technical writing is different because we aim for a high level of conciseness with details. Here are some editing tips to assist with producing a technical writing voice: In the interest of conciseness – be…

Good day 301 As I work my Unit Three assignments, I have found some continuing common errors which are worth providing more examples for correcting. Below please find some writing tips and examples of how to improve your writing with…