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. I will post a new blog regularly and include a link to each new blog on our Group FaceBook page. Please be sure to join that page now, if you haven’t already. Here is the link: English 301 .
Avoid the Negative – stay Positive
By erikapaterson on October 20, 2018 @9:04 am
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…Eliminating unnecessary words and including details
By erikapaterson on October 19, 2018 @9:44 pm
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…Tips for self-editing
By erikapaterson on October 18, 2018 @8:53 am
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…Until One Writing tips and revisions to study
By erikapaterson on September 28, 2018 @9:26 am
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…Reflections on Unit Three
By erikapaterson on August 8, 2018 @7:43 am
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…