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- Research Skills (21)
- Style and Mechanics (21)
- Sentence-level Errors (10)
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- APA (American Psychological Association) Documentation (9)
- Academic Essay Writing (9)
- Computer Tutorials (9)
- Email Messages and Employment Materials (8)
- Employment Materials (7)
- Paragraphs and Transitions (6)
- Graphs, Charts, and Tables (5)
- Editing Strategies (3)
- LAS 188 and 189 Materials (2)
- LAS 189 Materials (2)
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Full-Text Articles in Rhetoric and Composition
Notes On Quotes: Special Circumstances, Sue Kuykendall, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Notes On Quotes: Special Circumstances, Sue Kuykendall, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Research Skills
This handout provides information about managing special circumstances regarding quotation.
Summaries 1, Lori Williams, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Summaries 1, Lori Williams, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Research Skills
This handout provides step-by-step instructions on how to write a summary.
Annotated Bibliographies, Brian Nudelman, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Annotated Bibliographies, Brian Nudelman, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Research Skills
This handout provides guidelines to help students construct an annotated bibliography including an MLA-formatted citation, a summary paragraph, and an evaluation for each source.
Quoting Sources, Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Quoting Sources, Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Research Skills
This handout provides information on quoting sources. It includes deciding between an In-Text Quotation and a Block Quotation, ways to introduce a quotation, using quotation marks, and adding or removing information.
Paraphrasing Sources, Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Paraphrasing Sources, Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Research Skills
This handout provides step-by-step instructions on how to paraphrase information from sources.
Essay Checklist: Burning Questions To Ask Before Typing The Final Draft (Handout), Parkland College Center For Academic Success, Sally Wallace, Lori Williams
Essay Checklist: Burning Questions To Ask Before Typing The Final Draft (Handout), Parkland College Center For Academic Success, Sally Wallace, Lori Williams
Academic Essay Writing
This instructional handout is a checklist to review before turning in an academic essay.
Las 189 Im Content Guide, Richard Morris Phd, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Las 189 Im Content Guide, Richard Morris Phd, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
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.
Transitions (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Transitions (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Paragraphs and Transitions
This handout identifies and categorizes transitional words that can be used to connect one idea to the next and provides examples.
Question Marks (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Question Marks (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This instructional handout helps determine the appropriate time to use a question mark by distinguishing direct questions from indirect questions.
Hyphens (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Hyphens (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This short video with downloadable slides will demonstrate proper use of hypens
Run-On Sentences (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Run-On Sentences (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Sentence-level Errors
No abstract provided.
Commas (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Commas (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This video with downloadable slides showcases the importance of commas, for example, the difference between "Let's eat, Grandpa!" and "Let's eat Grandpa!"
Column Graphs Using Microsoft Word 2013, Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Column Graphs Using Microsoft Word 2013, Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Computer Tutorials
This handout with video demonstrates how to create column graphs using Microsoft Word 2013.
Setting Up A Paper Using Microsoft Word 2013, Sue Jones, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Setting Up A Paper Using Microsoft Word 2013, Sue Jones, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Computer Tutorials
This instructional handout provides a visual for setting up line spacing using Word 2013.
Formatting Your Paper Mla Style Using Microsoft Word 2013 For Pcs, Deanna Williams, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Formatting Your Paper Mla Style Using Microsoft Word 2013 For Pcs, Deanna Williams, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
MLA (Modern Language Association) Documentation
This handout provides basic formatting guidelines for papers requiring Modern Language Association (MLA) style, with specific instructions for using Microsoft Word 2013.
Sentence Fragments Ii (Handout), Lori Williams, Sally Wallace, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Sentence Fragments Ii (Handout), Lori Williams, Sally Wallace, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Sentence-level Errors
This instructional handout addresses the sentence fragment error and suggests ways to correct it.
Active And Passive Voice (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Active And Passive Voice (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
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.
Las 189 Sample Im, Richard Morris Phd, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Las 189 Sample Im, Richard Morris Phd, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
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.
Paragraphs: Pie (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Paragraphs: Pie (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Paragraphs and Transitions
This handout outlines the Point Illustrate Explain (PIE) model for body paragraphs and provides examples to demonstrate.
Semicolons (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Semicolons (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This instructional handout defines and gives examples of colons and semicolons.
Semicolons And Colons (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Semicolons And Colons (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
No abstract provided.
Quotation Marks (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Quotation Marks (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This instructional handout presents the uses of double quotation marks.
Building A Paragraph Using Sources For Support (Handout), Amber Landis, Parkland College
Building A Paragraph Using Sources For Support (Handout), Amber Landis, Parkland College
Paragraphs and Transitions
This handout shows how to construct a paragraph using sources for support and includes a sample paragraph.
Quotation Marks (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Quotation Marks (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This video with downloadable slides discusses the three major functions of quotation marks and how to use them in academic writing.
Punctuation Overview (Handout), Lori Williams
Punctuation Overview (Handout), Lori Williams
Punctuation
This handout provides a brief overview of when to use various punctuation marks, including: periods, question marks, exclamation points, commas, semicolons, colons, hyphens, quotation marks, single quotation marks, apostrophes, ellipses, dashes, and brackets.
Exclamation Points (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Exclamation Points (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This video with downloadable slides demonstrates where and when to use exclamation points!
Periods, Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Periods, Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This video with downloadable slides reviews the two main uses of periods in writing.
Apostrophes (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Apostrophes (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This instructional handout provides tips for how to determine when to use apostrophes.
Parentheses, Brackets, And Ellipses (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Parentheses, Brackets, And Ellipses (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This video with downloadable slides discusses proper use of parentheses, brackets, and ellipses, with a added note on when to use "[sic]."
Commas (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Commas (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success
Punctuation
This handout provides examples showing appropriate use of commas.