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.
Welcome to English 301 / Jan 2022
By erikapaterson on January 10, 2022 @10:59 am
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
By erikapaterson on November 22, 2021 @11:30 am
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
By erikapaterson on October 29, 2021 @11:01 am
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
By erikapaterson on October 26, 2021 @10:22 am
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
By erikapaterson on October 24, 2021 @9:41 am
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…