Category: Instructor’s Blog

Details Please

Details please: EXAMPLES: Without details: Please refer to the attached word document for the letter. Some highlights I have stated in my letter: My interest in the position My background My personal traits My past academic experiences My past work

Writing teams, a reminder

Hello 301; For January 24th’s assignment, you need to post three emails on your Blog. If you have been invited into a writing team, you can post the emails you send to accept that invitation. Otherwise you will post three

WordPress settings for comments

Good Tuesday 301: Thank you all for providing the url for your WordPress websites – they look great and are now posted on our Student Blog page. There are a few people who have not posted yet, but the class

Good Monday 301’ers

Good Monday 301er’s I just want to give you all a couple of notes. First, please do not worry about the time stamp on our Canvas site, I am not counting minutes or even a few hours, O.K. If you

A short bio

Good Wed morning English 301; I hope you’ve had an opportunity to read through the course description and schedule. Please do not hesitate to either email me or post on our chat page with any questions or comments you may

Welcome to English 301 / Jan 2022

Welcome English 301 Hello everyone. I am pleased to be beginning a new semester of English 301. I designed this course as an online course in 2014 and have been teaching all my courses online since that time. I am

Formal Report Drafts

As I read through the early Formal Report drafts and peer reviews, I am finding some continuing common errors which are worth providing more examples for correcting. Please do review the following list and self-edit. Avoid BIG CHUNKS of text:

Working with Surveys: an example of an ethical introduction

Survey and Interview Introduction: an example  A common error with this assignment is the composition of the introduction to your surveys; this is extremely important. You must fulfill research ethics.  Here is a good example for you to study and follow

A student example of a Progress Report

MEMORANDUM To:  Dr. Erika Paterson, Instructor ENGL 301 Technical Writing UBC From:  XXX XXX, Student ENGL 301 Technical Writing UBC Date:  June 24, 2021 Subject: 301 Progress Report : Sustainable Ingredient Sourcing in Organika Health Products Inc. Purpose and Significance of Report

Avoiding Imperative Verbs

Editing out the imperative verbs when possible will make your writing more reader-friendly by changing the tone from ‘a command’ to ‘a suggestion’. Editing out imperative verbs often changes the sense of the sentence from a command to an ‘action

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