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…

Hello English 301, Good Monday January 24, 2022 As we work our way through this course, I will post writing tips and examples from your assignments. This, the first writing tip, is the most important because learning how to “avoid pronouns”…

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…

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…

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 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…

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 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…

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:…