Category: Planning & Organizing

British vs. American English

British vs. American English There are many differences between British and American punctuation, spelling, and…

Writing a successful discussion board post

A discussion board is a “space” where students can further delve into classroom content. It…

Writing effective descriptions

“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.” - Stephen King…

What is an annotated bibliography?

  An annotated bibliography, in its purest form, is simply a list of sources and…

Time management remote strategies

These strategies can apply no matter why you're working remotely—whether your class is partly or…

Time management

  Contributed by: Kaitie Christensen and Nathan Lachner Working backwards to reach your goal An…

Revising with higher order concerns

Revision implies a “re-seeing” of your text, not just a quick clean up. To effectively…

Reverse outlines

Contributor: Aaron Smale During the revision process, it is often necessary to check for understanding…

Prewriting strategies

Contributor: Sierra Becze Prewriting can be a useful way to organize thoughts, ideas, and questions…

Paper organization

When writing an essay, it’s important to think about which aspects you would like to…