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English 1301

Welcome to English 1301!  Over the semester, we’ll study different forms and formalities of writing, and with work, thoughtfulness, and a few laughs along the way, you’ll be on the road to being a writing ninja!

A  Few Helpful Links

Learning Outcomes

• Learning Outcomes Rubrics for Students

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) quick links

• OWL Site Map
• General Writing Resources
• Grammar
• Mechanics (Sentence clarity, fragments/run-ons, transitions, capital letters, etc.)
• Punctuation
• Visual Rhetoric
• Genre and Medium  
• Academic Writing
• APA Guide  
• MLA Guide  
• General Guidelines for Business Writing  

Format Extras

• Setting up Grammar Checker Options in Word (This is for Word 2007, but applies to versions after that as well. Note that new standards say that one space between sentences is fine. Pay special attention to how he accesses the information on grammar issues–”about this. . .”)
• Getting Rid of the Extra Space between Paragraphs in Word
• Format Citations with a Hanging Indent