Foundational Skills for Transitioning Writers: A 3 Part Series
Academic writing often seems to be a language of its own. On top of having to ensure proper page fo…
Showing posts with the label Scholarly Writing
Synthesis and Scholarly Writing Part 2: Putting Synthesis to Work
In Part 1 of this blog series , Katherine discussed the definition of synthesis and its importance …
Combining Parts to Make a New Whole: Synthesis and Scholarly Writing
On a warm, clear morning, I sat on my living room floor observing my toddler son as he played with …
Citing Personal Communication: An APA Style How-To
Students may come across the need for personal communication sources throughout their coursework at…
Foundational Concepts for Transitioning Writers: Establishing Context
After several years working in your field, you become an expert. You have specialized knowledge and…
Foundational Concepts for Transitioning Writers: Point of View
Whether you are new to APA style and academic writing, or are returning to this type of writing and…
Foundational Concepts for Transitioning Writers: Using Evidence
Are you returning to school for the first time in a long time? Or maybe you’ve just completed one d…
Thursday Thoughts: New year, New Writing Goals
What do you have your sights set on for the new year? Why not aim for signing up for our paper r…
AWA Student Spotlight: Valamere Mikler
The Writing Center’s Administrative Writing Assistants (AWAs) are at the front line of the writing…
Paraphrasing Enhances Learning
Each Monday my second-grade teacher wrote five words on the board. These words stayed on the board …
Paraphrasing Statistics
One of the toughest academic writing skills is paraphrasing . Students ask me about paraphrasing at…