Persuasive Paper Assignment Reminders
- Do not use first person pronouns such as “I” “me” “my.”
- Do not use second person pronouns such as “you” “your” “yours.”
- Do not use contractions such as "don't" or "it's"
- Do not engage in personal stories, meaning stories of your own life experiences, or the experiences of friends, family, and so on.
- Do not begin sentences with conjunctions: but, and, or, nor, for, so, yet.
- Do not pose any questions in any assignments. This means, quite literally, not to use questions. Make statements instead.
- Avoid any form of direct address to the reader, such as "think about the fact that . . ."
- Avoid too casual of a prose style, such as sentences that begin with words like "well, sure, now, yes, no” or use colloquialisms or idioms.
- Remember to use transitions!! Vary the transitions you use.
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Writing and Grammar
Prepositions - OWL
The whole Purdue Online Writing Lab is immensely helpful. Since prepositions were a common problem with narratives, look over this section of the site if you're having trouble picking the right one.
Active Voice versus Passive Voice - OWL
If you were confused by my comments on active versus passive voice, this site does a better job of explaining it.
Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Grammar Girl has tons of tips on how to improve your writing. She has answers to many questions like "a vs. an," "can not vs. cannot," etc. There are podcasts, too, if you learn better by listening.
Writing Transitions
This handout from University of North Carolina describes the necessity of transitions, but it also has a great list of transition words at the bottom that can help you when you're stuck!
The whole Purdue Online Writing Lab is immensely helpful. Since prepositions were a common problem with narratives, look over this section of the site if you're having trouble picking the right one.
Active Voice versus Passive Voice - OWL
If you were confused by my comments on active versus passive voice, this site does a better job of explaining it.
Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Grammar Girl has tons of tips on how to improve your writing. She has answers to many questions like "a vs. an," "can not vs. cannot," etc. There are podcasts, too, if you learn better by listening.
Writing Transitions
This handout from University of North Carolina describes the necessity of transitions, but it also has a great list of transition words at the bottom that can help you when you're stuck!
