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Your second writing assignment is the rewrite of your first: a Letter to the Editor (LTE) Rewrite that responds to feedback from your instructor, your classmates, your trusted advisers, or the free student tutors at the Writing Center. Here’s the … Continue reading →

If you know why both of these sentences are correct, you aren’t confused by that and which. 1. It was a bad mistake, which you knew when you made it. 2. It was a bad mistake that you knew when … Continue reading →

Letter Rewrite Exercise VERSION 1 “VIRTUALLY every single player in the N.F.L. has a certifiable need for medical marijuana.” This is the arguement made by Nate Jackson, author of both “Slow Getting Up: A Story of N.F.L. Survival From the … Continue reading →

Count (number) and Noncount (amount) Nouns Some nouns can be counted: examples, for example 1, 2, 3, 4 examples? YES A number of examples Some nouns cannot be counted: evidence, for example 1, 2, 3, 4, evidences? NO The amount … Continue reading →

In an early class we discussed the 10 Essential Components of a Letter to the Editor. In the days since, we’ve spent time looking for evidence of those components in actual letters. Today, you’ll analyze the effectiveness of one letter … Continue reading →

Your first writing assignment is a Letter to the Editor (LTE) that responds to any article you find of interest in a recent edition of our textbook, the New York Times. You’ll complete the assignment in two installments: a brief … Continue reading →