• Course Syllabus:
  • Standard
  • Printer Friendly
• House RULES
• FINAL GRADE SHEET (summer 2009)
  • Final Grade Sheet (261-02)
  • Final Grade Sheet (261-10)

• CALENDAR:
  • ENG 261-002
  • ENG 261-110
  • ENG 261-110 revised
• Turnitin.com (summer 2009)
• Student Account Set-up Directions

• HISTORY:

  • TC History (ppt)
  • TC vs. AW (ppt)
  • TC Writing Process (ppt)

• ACTIVITIES:

  • Stop, Drop, and Roll
  • USB Drive
  • Rewriting a Flawed Memo (original)
  • Rewriting a Flawed Memo (rewrite)

• FORMS:

  • Planning Form
  • Planning Form 2009
  • Memo Template (McDuff)
  • Visuals
  • Bullets
  • Letterhead Template (McDuff)

• MEMOS:

  • Memo General Format
  • Memo Template (McDuff)
  • Bad Memo:  Original
    • Bad Memo:  Marked up
    • Bad Memo:  Rewrite
  • Good Memo:  Example
    • Good Memo:  Analysis
    • Good Memo:  Memo vs. Essay

• Page Design (ppt)
• Examples
• Writing Sample
• Writing Sample R/W
• Memo Template (LCCC)
• Memo Template (McDuff)

• Poor Document Redesign
• Poster Redesign
• Brochure
  • Brochure Planning Form
  • Brochure Grading Form
  • Brochure Groups (110, 002)

• Grammar & Style (ppt)
• Chapter 16 Notes
  • TONE
  • SENTENCE STRUCTURE
  • CONCISE WRITING
  • ACTIVE vs. PASSIVE VOICE
  • NONSEXIST LANGUAGE
• Activity (Job Description Rewrite)
• POS Study Guide
• POS Exercise Booklet
• Fragment Word Groups
• Fragment Checklist
• Fragment, Run-on, Comma-Splice Exercises

• Subject-Verb Agreement Rules
• Subject-Verb Agreement Exercises
• Comma RULES
• Comma RULES--Dr. House's 4
• Comma Exercises
• Punctuation Exercises
• Spelling
• Capitalization

dr. house's grammar book

• Organization (ppt)
• Notes
• Memo Template (McDuff)
• Memo Template (LCCC)

• Practice Memorandum (ABC)
  • China
  • Hershey
  • LCCC
  • Sundance
  • Mohegan Sun
  • Template

Research Writing:

• Research Tips (Ch.14)
• Example
• Research Paper Abstracts
• Research Paper
• Research Paper Outline

Writing Tips:

• Checklist

• Common Errors

• Outlining

• Writing Advice

• TRANSITIONS

• Research Writing:

  • 2009 MLA Updates

  • Research Writing Tips

  • Evaluating Sources

    • Long Form

    • Short Form

    • Print Sources

    • Web Sources

  • What to Cite

  • How to Cite (short)

  • How to Cite (long)

  • Parenthetical Citations

  • PC:  Page #, Subheadings, Paragraph #

  • Parenthetical Citations Exercise

  • Google Search Tips

  • Book Activities

  • Documentation

  • Research Documentation

• Style:

  • Block Quotes

  • Ellipsis

  • Brackets

  • Quotation Marks vs. Underlining

  • Capitalization in Titles

  • Quote of a Quote

• Paraphrasing & Summarizing:

  • Paraphrasing

  • Summarizing

  • Paraphrasing and Summarizing

  • Paraphrasing exercises

  • Paraphrasing exercises answers

  • Paraphrasing (OWL)

  • Outlining

• Lead-in Expressions:

  • Lead-In Expressions Handout 2009

  • Lead-In Expressions Handout

  • Lead-In Exercises

• Electronic Sources:

  • Databases

  • Web sites

  • Electronic Sources (long)

  • Electronic Sources (short)

• Works Cited Page:

  • OWL's Sample WC page

  • Works Cited or Consulted Pages

  • Works Cited Page exercises

  • Databases

  • Web sites

  • Other Types of Sources

• Plagiarism:

  • Plagiarism:  Definition

  • Plagiarism exercises (1)

  • Plagiarism exercises (2)

  • Plagiarism exercises (3)

  • Plagiarism Tutorial

  • From Plagiarist to VP

• Quality Web Sites:

  • OWL:  Purdue's Online Writing Lab

  • Citation Machine.net

  • Find Articles.com

  • Bureau of Labor & Statistics

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook

  • LCCC Library Databases

  • Monster.com

• Job Search:

  • Job Search:     Research

  • Job Search:     Cover Letters

  • Job Search:     Résumés

  • JS Strategies:  Progress

  • JS Strategies:  Rejection

  • JS Strategies:  Monster's Tips

  • Action Verbs List

• Job Interviews:

  • Preparation

  • Performance

  • Answering Tough Questions

  • Follow-Up Letters

  • Negotiation

• Links:

  • Department of Labor
  • Monster.com
    • Monster.com's Company Boulevard
  • Hoovers.com
  • Securities & Exchange Commission
  • Keirsey Temperament Sorter
  • Salary Expert.com
  • Monster Résumé Tips
  • Monster Cover Letter Tips
    • "Cover Letters That Sell"
    • "Cover Letter Tips for Technology Professionals"
    • "Cover Letter Tips for Sales Professionals"
  • Business Card Advice
  • "How to Be Indispensible at Work"

• Job Portfolio:

  • Job Portfolio
  • Job Portfolio (summer 2009)
  • Salary Range
  • Career Personality (Keirsey)
  • 5-Year Plan
  • Company Research
  • Laws & Regulations
  • PowerPoint Presentations
  • Tough Questions
  • Cover Letter & Résumés*

  • Cover Letters (ppt)

  • Résumés (ppt)

  • Mock Job Interview:  Interview & Response
  • Mock Job Interview:  Follow-Up Letter
  • Letters of Recommendation:  Overview
  • Letters of Recommendation:  Example
  • Job Interview:  "Best Practices" Groups
  • Interview of Professional
    • Questions Suggestions
    • Pre-Interview Questions Memo
    • Post-Interview Answers Memo
    • Follow-Up Letter
  • Awards
  • Business Card
  • References List

  • References Request Letter Templates

• Other Activities:

  • Online Activities
  • What's your career song?
  • Education Summary
  • Employment Summary
  • Fix Flawed Résumé
  • Uncomfortable Questions
  • Memo Template (McDuff)
  • Memo Template (LCCC)
  • Monster.com Co. Boulevard

• Description

• Narration

• Illustration

• Process-Analysis

• Division-Classification

• Comparison-Contrast

• Definition
• Argument & Persuasion
• Refutation
• Paradox
• Cause-Effect

• Analogy

• RS Articles:

  • Division article:  Police

  • Process article:  Police

• RS Activities:

  • RS activities
  • Division-Classification activities
  • Comparison-Contrast activity (purchase)
  • Extra-Curricular Activities (Ex., Class.)
  • Comparison-Contrast PPT Group Assign.

• Process Descriptions vs. Instructions (ppt)

• Process Forms:

  • Turnitin.com Instructions
  • Student Accounts Instructions
  • Essay Format Instructions
  • Black Board Drop Box
  • Excel Chart
  • Resume Workshop

  • Help Desk Questions

• Process Activities:

  • Process & Instructions

  • Cell Phone

• Process Assignments:

  • Simple Instructions assignment
  • Complex Instructions assignment

FORMS:

• Planning Form
• Memo Template (McDuff)
• Visuals
• Bullets
• Letterhead Template (McDuff)
• Good News Letter sample
• Bad News Letter sample

MEMOS:

• Memo General Format
• Memo Template (McDuff)
• Bad Memo:  Original
• Bad Memo:  Rewrite
• Good Memo:  Example
• Good Memo:  Analysis
• Good Memo:  Memo vs. Essay

ACTIVITIES:

• Interview of Professional:  Follow-Up Letter
• Netiquette memo
• Email Etiquette guide
• Pizza Shop sales letter
• Pizza Shop sales letter (sample)
• Good News letter (Teacher of the Year)
• Good News Letter sample
• Bad News letter (campus issue)
• Bad News Letter sample
• Complaint Letter (w/sample)
• Other activities

Letters, Memos, Email:

• Chapter PPT
• Letters (ppt)
  • Positive Letters
  • Negative Letters
  • Neutral Letters
  • Sales Letters
• Memoranda (ppt)
• Email (ppt)

INFORMAL REPORTS

• POWERPOINTS:

  • Informal Reports (all)

  • Definition & General Guidelines

  • Specific Guidelines:

    • Problem Analyses

    • Recommendation Reports

    • Equipment Evaluations

    • Progress/Periodic Reports

    • Lab Reports

INFORMAL REPORTS

• ACTIVITIES:

  • Incident at Work Report

  • Academic Progress Report

  • Report on an FBI Case

  • Recommendation to Buy Letter

  • Project at Work Progress Report

  • Lab Report on Invention

  • General Activities

• GROUP ACTIVITY:

  • GP:  Problem, Recommendation, Evaluation

  • Letterhead Template (McDuff)

  • Memo Template (LCCC)

FORMAL REPORTS

• POWERPOINTS:

  • Formal Reports (all)

  • Definition & Examples

  • Reader Analysis & Organization

  • 8 Parts of Formal Reports

  • Pagination

FORMAL REPORTS

• ACTIVITIES:

  • Formal Long Reports
  • Analyzing the 9/11 Commission Report

  • Formal Long Report (final project) *

• OTHER MATERIAL:

  • Chapter 9 Quiz
  • Planning Form 2009
  • Memo Template (McDuff)
  • Memo Template (LCCC)
  • Letter Template (McDuff)
  • Letter Template (LCCC)

• Text book's companion site
• OWL Writing Center
• Turnitin.com
• citation MACHINE
• Myskillslab.com
• Dictionary.com
• Find Articles.com
• LCCC Library
• LCCC Course Description
• LCCC Student Services

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