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Introductions And Thesis Statements, Angela Gulick

Academic Essay Writing

This instructional handout offers guidance for crafting the thesis statement and introduction to an academic essay.

Writing Process Tip Sheet, Richard Morris

Academic Essay Writing

This handout outlines some basic strategies to help writers focus on the invention, arrangement, and style of an academic essay.

Financial Aid Appeal Letters, Angela Gulick

Financial Aid Letters

This handout provides guidelines to help students construct a letter to the Financial Aid Appeal Committee. It consists of tips and a "past, present, and future" outline.

Las 189 Im Content Guide, Richard Morris

LAS 189 Materials

This is an instructional handout outlines the format required for an inquiry-based writing project, for LAS 189, Introduction to Liberal Arts, at Parkland College.

Las 189 Sample Im, Richard Morris

LAS 189 Materials

This is an instructional handout is an example of an inquiry-based writing project for LAS 189, Introduction to Liberal Arts, at Parkland College.

Building A Paragraph Using Sources For Support, Amber Landis

Paragraphs and Transitions

This handout shows how to construct a paragraph using sources for support and includes a sample paragraph.

Transitions, Angela Gulick

Paragraphs and Transitions

This handout identifies and categorizes transitional words that can be used to connect one idea to the next and provides examples.

Paragraphs: Pie, Angela Gulick

Paragraphs and Transitions

This handout outlines the Point Illustrate Explain (PIE) model for body paragraphs and provides examples to demonstrate.

Comma Splices, Angela Gulick

Sentence-level Errors

This instructional handout helps identify the comma splice sentence error and identifies for ways to fix the problem.

Sentence Fragments 2, Lori Williams, Sally Wallace

Sentence-level Errors

This instructional handout addresses the sentence fragment error and suggests ways to correct it.

Run-On Sentences, Angela Gulick

Sentence-level Errors

This instructional handout provides information about how to correct the run-on sentence error.

Sentence Fragments 1, Angela Gulick

Sentence-level Errors

This instructional handout offers advice on how to correct the sentence fragment error.

Verb Tenses, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout highlights verb tense (past, present, and future) and discusses verb tense agreement errors and irregular verbs.

Capitalization, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout offers guidelines for knowing when to capitalize words.

Conjunctions, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout offers guidelines for using conjunctions.

Point Of View, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout identifies the three types of point of view in writing.

Conciseness And Clarity, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout offers guidelines for writing in a more concise and clear manner.

Agreement, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout covers the topics of subject, verb, and pronoun agreement and offers advice on how to correct errors.

Active And Passive Voice, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout distinguishes the difference between active and passive voice in writing, and suggests using active voice unless instructed otherwise, most notably in scientific writing.

Pronouns, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout addresses some common pitfalls when using pronouns in writing and makes suggestions for how to correct these errors.

Singulars And Plurals, Lori Williams, Sally Wallace

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout provides information on singular and plural nouns and pronouns and the appropriate use of apostrophes when making nouns possessive.

Tables Using Microsoft Word 365, Angela Gulick

Graphs, Charts, and Tables

This handout provides instruction for creating a table using Microsoft Word 365.

Pie Charts Using Microsoft Word 365, Angela Gulick

Graphs, Charts, and Tables

This handout demonstrates how to use Microsoft Word 365 to build pie charts.

Seven Steps For Incorporating Visuals, Angela Gulick

Graphs, Charts, and Tables

This handout demonstrates how to use graphs, tables, and charts in a Microsoft Word 365 document.

Column Graphs Using Microsoft Word 365, Angela Gulick

Graphs, Charts, and Tables

This handout demonstrates how to create column graphs using Microsoft Word 365.

Tables Using Microsoft Word 365, Angela Gulick

Computer Tutorials

This handout provides instruction for creating a table using Microsoft Word 365.

Setting Up A Paper Using Microsoft Word 365, Sue Jones

Computer Tutorials

This instructional handout provides a visual for setting up line spacing using Microsoft Word 365.

Headers Using Microsoft Word 365, Angela Gulick

Computer Tutorials

This handout provides instructions for how to create headers using Microsoft Word 365.

A Narrative Study Of The Experiences That Disrupt Or Terminate Entry In The Community College Presidential Pipeline For African American Women, Dana G. Stilley

Educational Foundations & Leadership Theses & Dissertations

Organizational structures, beliefs, and values in higher education are influenced by the deep-seated characteristics of patriarchy, dominance and racial and gender bias, upon which higher education was founded. These factors continue to impact the ascension of African American women to college presidencies. Current challenges facing community colleges include a gap in executive leadership and the underrepresentation of African American women in the presidential pipeline.

The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to better understand the experiences that disrupt or terminate the journey to a presidency for African American women in senior level positions at community colleges. The goal was to …

Leading Hispanic Serving Community Colleges: Latinx Faculty Perceptions About The Aacc Competencies, Sanjuanita Chavira Scott

Educational Foundations & Leadership Theses & Dissertations

Latinx students are likely to enter postsecondary education at a community college. This phenomenon has led to the increase in community colleges being designated as Hispanic Serving Institutions. The designation of Hispanic Serving is not driven by mission, but rather by number of enrolled students who identify as Latinx. This preliminary descriptive study examined the perceptions of faculty at four Hispanic Serving community colleges in Texas regarding their proficiency on leadership competencies for faculty, whether there were differences in the perceptions of Latinx and non-Latinx faculty members, and whether certain leadership competencies influence faculty members’ decisions to pursue leadership opportunities. …