Understanding the Assignment
Before my first child was born (almost twenty-two years ago at this point!), I recall the major stress I felt trying to assemble the new-in-the-box crib. Admittedly, I am not a handy guy when...
Academic Writing / Learning for Success
by Kurtis Clements · Published January 22, 2021 · Last modified January 15, 2021
Before my first child was born (almost twenty-two years ago at this point!), I recall the major stress I felt trying to assemble the new-in-the-box crib. Admittedly, I am not a handy guy when...
In the twenty-seven plus years that I have dutifully taught some version of college writing, one of my standard first-day get-to-know-each-other icebreaker questions has been “What do you remember most about high school English?”...
Holiday / Online Higher Education
by Chrissine Cairns · Published January 1, 2021 · Last modified January 6, 2021
Happy New Year 2021 from the Purdue Global Academic Success and Writing Resource Center and Blog!
by Kurtis Clements · Published December 18, 2020 · Last modified December 17, 2020
In informal writing, the use of the first-person plural pronoun “we” is commonplace, as in, We tend to use language willy-nilly when writing informally. Some of you might not think twice about my use...
Writing to many is about dos and don’ts, especially don’ts–don’t use first person, don’t use second person, don’t use slang, don’t use contractions, don’t use hyperbole. Don’t, don’t, don’t. And of course these “don’ts”...
Academic Success / Academic Writing / APA 7th Ed
by Kurtis Clements · Published December 4, 2020 · Last modified December 3, 2020
Many who are not familiar with the basics of APA Style documentation become confused, frustrated, and sometimes even stressed when they need to document a source that may not be typical or contains missing...
by Chrissine Cairns · Published November 25, 2020 · Last modified January 6, 2021
We are pausing our blogcast this week to thank you for listening, reading, and subscribing to the Resource Center & Blog. We hope you have been enjoying our 2020 reboot as much as we...
Everyone likes lists. The 100 greatest movies of all time. The top ten gourmet meals in under twenty minutes as selected by gourmet chefs. And now that the 7th edition of APA Style’s Publication...
Academic Success / Academic Writing / APA 7th Ed
by Kurtis Clements · Published November 13, 2020 · Last modified November 14, 2020
What’s the Academic Success & Writing Resource Center & Blog? Well, the Writing Center in the Academic Success Center at Purdue Global has been hard at work not only readying our resources for the...