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Archive for September 29th, 2023

Turnitin as a Writing Tool: The Ins and Outs

If you do not see the podcast player, please click here to listen. Tools amplify human skills and abilities, making complex tasks like building houses easier and quicker, with more […]

A Shark Chomp versus a Mosquito Bite: A Primer on Mental Attitude in Writing

If you do not see the podcast player, please click here to listen. Wilia Caruthers was distraught!  Her first essay came back from Criminal Justice: An Introduction, and it was […]

Non-Writing Factors: They Can have a Big Impact on One’s Writing!

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Punky LeDodge was excited about his latest writing assignment!  A freshman in college, his grades were thus far […]

Body Paragraphs: Writing the Unsung Heroes for Impact!

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Oh, this was going to be a great assignment for Zinnia McGillicuddy!  A Creative Writing major, she enjoyed […]

A Two-Pronged Approach To Better Writing: Practice And Reading!

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Zinnia Tabbleforth was concerned: a junior in college, her major was earth science, and her goal was to work for […]

What a Friendship: The Writer and the Tutor!

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. This was not the best day for Serfeti Alcobar. She was looking at her midterm essay the Economics professor […]

“Unconfusing” the Most Confusing Punctuation Mark of All: The Semicolon!

Fear struck Augustus McTavish beyond what he could recall. Yes, as a child he was frightened by seeing costumes on his first Halloween; he had almost stepped on a snake during a […]

Assignment Mistakes: Beauties to Be Embraced

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Chin O’Malley was halfway through his Advanced Biology course, and on his computer he had several files open to help […]

To Use “I” or Not to Use “I”: That Is Not Really a Question

“How can I show my experience and opinion without using ‘’I’?” a student recently asked for about the billionth time in my teaching career.  Hi everyone! This is TK from […]

Destroying The He-Himself Syndrome: Getting Rid of Words and Phrases That Are Obvious and Bloat One’s Writing

Let’s see, I need to write about my life. Okay, this is how I’ll start: “To me my life has been, in my honest opinion, actual joy. The life’s experiences […]