Writing A Conclusion
Photo credit: Shmoop This video dynamically describes why a solid conclusion is so important, and how to construct one. Mr. T Sallee also has a short video that describes how to put a good conclusion together.
Photo credit: Shmoop This video dynamically describes why a solid conclusion is so important, and how to construct one. Mr. T Sallee also has a short video that describes how to put a good conclusion together.
Photo credit: Rebecca Malone This short video describes the rules for punctuating dialogue.
Photo credit: Laura Randazzo In this short video, Ms. Randazzo has suggestions for how Freshmen can improve their essay writing. Avoid these 11 words that rob writers of power. Save
Photo credit: Jenaro Gonzalez, Ingrid Solano, Diego Doncel Writing a suspensful story can be difficult, but Victoria Smith has put together a short video tutorial on TedEd, which has some great tips on how to do this successfully.
Photo credit: Odegaard Writing & Research Center Here are some suggestions for organizing an argumentative essay, from the Odegaard Writing & Research Center of the University of Washington. One difference between an argumentative essay and a persuasive essay is that a persuasive essay can focus on evoking an emotional response, while an argumentative essay uses […]
Photo credit: Citation Machine Citation Machine makes citing sources much easier. In science classes APA is typically used, and in humanities or language arts classes MLA is typically used. Here is the structure and examples for citing websites in APA format. Save Save
Photo credit: ReadWriteThink Check out this tool to organize and map out your essay. Save
Photo credit: BYU MCOM See the video above, to see how active voice is achieved by keeping the subject and verb close to each other within a sentence. Photo credit: BYU MCOM Watch this video to see how to use strong verbs in active voice. It helps to clarify, by first knowing who is doing […]
Photo credit: The Quiet Creative This video teaches students where to place quotation marks (example: “”), in relation to punctuation marks (example: .!?). Quotation marks are also known as quotes, speech marks, & talking marks among other names. Save
Photo credit: Turnitin, LLC iThenticate is a software developed by Turnitin.com, which checks for plagiarism. Their software checks over 155 million published items in search of duplicate materials. This article that they have published, titled, “6 Consequences of Plagiarism” discusses the incredible importance of academic and professional honesty, as well as the consequences assigned for […]