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Patrick Johnson, Interim Director
johpatri@gvsu.edu

Phone: 616-331-2922

LOH 120
Allendale, MI 49401

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Handouts

We offer a number of handouts developed by consultants and faculty for your use at home or during your consulation that address writing issues that may be common in your work, or address writing specific to your discipline and the expectation of faculty within.
 
A Guide to APA Formatting
A Guide to Writing Terminology
A Quick Guide to APA Citations
A Quick Guide to Chicago Style
A Quick Guide to MLA Style
Abstracts
Active & Passive Voice
Apostrophes
Attention to Audience
Avoiding Ambiguity in Your Writing
Avoiding Logical Fallacies
Bias-Free Language
Brainstorming Tips
Capitalization
Commas
Confused Words
Dashes
Email Etiquette
Grammatical Terms
Headings
Introductions & Conclusions
Narratives
Organization Within Paragraphs
Overcoming Writer's Block
Persuading Your Reader
Proofreading
Reading Effectively for the Sciences
Response Papers
Revision Strategies
Run-On Sentences
Sentence Fragments
The Colon
The Semi-colon
The Thesis Statement
Tips for Giving Useful Peer Responses
Tips for Taking Essay Tests
Titles
Transitions
Using Sources Effectively
Wordiness
Writing a Review Essay
You-Attitude

 

 

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