Guide to Writing

Table of Contents

• Module 1: Grammar

• • Why Is Grammar Important?
  • Introduction to Nouns
  • Practice Activities: Nouns
  • Regular Plural Nouns
  • Irregular Plural Nouns
  • Count vs. Non-Count Nouns
  • Compound Nouns
  • Introduction to Pronouns
  • Personal Pronouns
  • Practice Activities: Personal Pronouns
  • Antecedent Clarity
  • Antecedent Agreement
  • Introduction to Verbs
  • Active Verbs
  • Linking Verbs
  • Helping Verbs
  • Simple Verb Tenses
  • Subject & Verb Agreement
  • Verb Tense Consistency
  • Non-Finite Verbs
  • Introduction to Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Functions of Adjectives
  • Functions of Adverbs
  • Differences between Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Common Mistakes with Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Introduction to Other Parts of Speech
  • Conjunctions
  • Prepositions
  • Articles
  • Practice Activities: Pronouns
  • Advanced Verb Tenses
  • Practice Activities: Verbs
  • Practice Activities: Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Practice Activities: Grammar
  • Practice Activities: Other Parts of Speech
  • Practice Activities: Plural Nouns
  • Demonstrative Pronouns
  • Indefinite Pronouns
  • Relative Pronouns
  • Practice Activities: Pronoun Types
  • Practice Activities: Verb Types
  • Practice Activities: Non-Finite Verbs
  • Practice Activities: Conjunctions

• Module 2: Punctuation

• • Commas, Parentheses, or Dashes
  • Punctuation Clusters
  • Semicolons
  • Ending Punctuation
  • Introduction to Punctuation
  • Commas
  • Colons
  • Hyphens and Dashes
  • Apostrophes
  • Quotation Marks
  • Brackets
  • Ellipses
  • Parentheses
  • Practice Activities: Ending Punctuation
  • Practice Activities: Commas
  • Practice Activities: Semicolons and Colons
  • Practice Activities: Hyphens and Dashes
  • Practice Activities: Apostrophes
  • Practice Activities: Academic Quotes
  • Practice Activities: Parentheses
  • Practice Activities: Punctuation

• Module 3: Usage

• • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Writing with Numbers
  • Capitalization
  • Spelling
  • Everyday Words that are Commonly Misspelled
  • Commonly Misused Terms and Phrases
  • Introduction to Usage

• Module 4: Sentence Structure

• • Run-on Sentences
  • Basic Parts of a Sentence
  • Introduction to Sentence Structure
  • Common Sentence Structures
  • Sentence Punctuation Patterns
  • Sentence Fragments
  • Parallel Structure
  • Using the Passive Voice
  • Active and Passive Voice
  • Revising Weak Passive-Voice Sentences
  • Practice Activities: Active and Passive Voice
  • Practice Activities: Parallel Structure
  • Practice Activities: Sentence Structure

• Module 5: Style

• • The Perfect Paragraph
  • How to Write a Thesis Statement
  • Introductions and Conclusions
  • Higher Order Concerns for Editing
  • Lower Order Concerns for Proofreading

• Module 6: Research

• • Why Is Research Important?
  • Preliminary Research Strategies
  • Level Up Your Google Game
  • Google Scholar
  • How to Search in a Library Database
  • Evaluating Sources
  • Intermediate Research Strategies
  • Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
  • Advanced Search Strategies
  • Tools for Evaluating Sources
  • Using Sources in Your Paper
  • Using Multiple Sources
  • Defining Plagiarism
  • Academic Dishonesty
  • Avoiding Plagiarism

• Module 7: MLA Citations

• • Why Is MLA Documentation Important?
  • Introduction to MLA Documentation
  • MLA Document Formatting
  • MLA Works Cited Page Formatting
  • Creating MLA Works Cited Entries
  • MLA In-Text Citations
  • MLA Block Quotations

• Module 8: APA Citations

• • Why Is APA Documentation Important?
  • APA Title Page Formatting
  • APA Abstract Page
  • APA First Main Body Page Formatting
  • APA Headings and Subheadings
  • APA In-Text Citations
  • APA References Page Formatting
  • Creating APA References Entries
  • APA Order of Major Sections
  • APA Block Quotations

• Module 9: Professional Writing