Organizing Peer Reviews: Peer reviews should be organized with subheadings and bullet points Sub-headings should include each and every element of the document under review as well as general elements First Impressions is a good subheading to begin a review…

Peer Review is likely to challenge some of you. I have a few tips for you to follow: Your task is to provide feedback, both positive and critical — on all relevant elements of the document. In other words, do no simply point out…

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:…

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 –…

You can find a few post on Writing with YOU attitude on this blog, if you search. However, learning the techniques of writing with YOU attitude is so valuable, I am dedicating this page to a collection of past YOU…

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…

Good day 301 Here is a link to a Survey Tool provided for students at UBC – a new tool that has just come to my attention thanks to Silviu – thank you Silviu. Please do follow the link: Teaching/…