Take out the people/ pronouns: “I” and “You” and include details please! Please study this example: Note how concise and clear the passage without pronouns reads. The first paragraph of this review is all about the author of the review. Take…
English 301 98A Technical Writing
May 2022 Section 98A
Author: erikapaterson
Revised Definition – Agron – Assignment 1.3
Word: Water Turbine Situation: an electrical engineer explains to undergraduate students, in a lecture, in general studies, what a water turbine and how an electrical dam creates energy with the turbines. Parenthetical Definition: The dam holds seven water turbines (spinning engines with blades)…
Revised Three Definitions Assignment
Introduction This assignment requires defining a technical term of interest for a specific “non-technical” audience using three definitions: a parenthetical definition, a sentence definition and an expanded definition. The learning objective is to discover the importance of different definitions in…
Assignment 1.3 – Definitions: Affidavit
To Photosynthesizers, I have attached my definition assignment for the term “affidavit” below. I look forward to hearing your feedback and reading your work. Sincerely, Munisha Bhandal Assignment Link: Bhandal.Munisha. Affidavit Definition
Writing Tips: Conciseness and Clarity
Editing for conciseness. If possible, avoid two and three verbs in a row. The goal is to aim for as concise and precise language as possible. For Example: “Over the past two years, I have held the role of business development in…
Link to Textbook
Hello 301 Apparently, if you purchase the digital copy of the textbook in the UBC bookstore you will need this link: https://console.pearson.com/enrollment/z629e1
Welcome to Engl. 301 January 2021
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…
More tips for reviewing drafts
As I look through the early Report drafts, I have found some continuing common errors which are worth providing more examples for correcting. Avoid BIG CHUNKS of text: organize the report into sections and sub-sections. A common error that I…
An Excellent Example of a Memo for Evan Crisp
Memorandum November 20th, 2020 To: Evan Crisp, UBC Undergraduate Student From: XXX XXXX, ENGL 301 Student Subject: Best Practices for Effective Emails to Professors Introduction Thank you for seeking out the ENGL 301 students for advice on writing this email. …
Tips for Writing a First Draft of a Formal Report
When drafting your Formal Report keep in mind the four most common and serious errors: Writing with a negative tone: Avoid the negative. Writing with a demanding tone: Respect your reader, edit out imperative verbs. Writing with unnecessary Pronouns – especially the…
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