How to Cure the Run-On Sentence
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor School of IT, Kaplan University One of the most common writing mistakes I see as a professor is the run-on sentence. Before I offer a cure for this malady,...
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published October 22, 2014 · Last modified October 21, 2014
Dr. Tamara Fudge, Professor School of IT, Kaplan University One of the most common writing mistakes I see as a professor is the run-on sentence. Before I offer a cure for this malady,...
Grammar / Gratitude / Memoir / Motivation / Online Writing Instruction / Tutors
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 22, 2014 · Last modified May 21, 2014
Kyle Harley, Kaplan University Writing Center Tutor Situated not too far in the distant past, a young, hopeful senior in college decided to embark on a writing portfolio as part of his minor’s requirements...
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by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 8, 2014
© 2014 Clipart.com By Jay Busse, Writing Center Tutor Trying to balance family, work, and education, almost all college students are monumentally busy, but how about a little comma practice? You could be forgiven...
Grammar / Online Writing Instruction / WAC Classroom / Writing in Healthcare
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published May 1, 2014 · Last modified April 29, 2014
Viola Robinson, Faculty, Kaplan University School of Health Sciences Note: This is a follow-up blog to: Healthcare Administrative Writing Part Two. Sentence structure is another area Healthcare Administrative professionals must master to communicate effectively. Prior...
Academic Writing / Grammar / Online Writing Instruction / Teaching
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 29, 2014 · Last modified April 28, 2014
Melody Pickle, PhD, Kaplan University Writing Center Specialist How do we helps students be better writers? Helping them write clear sentences is one place to start. In order to be successful, students need to...
Grammar / WAC Classroom / Writing in Healthcare
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published April 8, 2014 · Last modified April 2, 2014
Viola Robinson, Faculty, Kaplan University School of Health Sciences Note: This is a follow-up blog to Healthcare Administrative Writing. In high school you were introduced to the eight parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives,...
English Language Learners / feedback / Grammar / Resources / WAC Classroom
by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published March 25, 2014 · Last modified March 24, 2014
By Chrissine Rios, KUWC ELL Support Instructors teaching Writing across the Curriculum (WAC) know that writing and learning go together—writing is a method for acquiring content, and providing feedback on the writer’s purpose, ideas,...
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by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published December 7, 2013
By Melody Pickle, Kaplan University Writing Center, Writing Specialist, WAC The following is a true story and a great teaching moment. This took place as I was helping my eight-year-old son (second grade)...
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by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published August 29, 2013 · Last modified August 26, 2013
Kyle Harley, Tutor, Kaplan University Writing Center “The Grammar Hammer,” as a former professor of mine once said, flattens out any and all possibility for exploration and exposure with some students when it...
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by Purdue Global Academic Success Center and Writing Center · Published March 4, 2013
Celebrate National Grammar Day in your own (positive) way. Share the grammar tip that helps you the most as you write. You don’t have to love grammar (or even like it) to celebrate the...