What this handout is about This handout will explain the functions of conclusions, offer strategies for writing effective ones, help you evaluate conclusions you’ve drafted, and suggest approaches to avoid. About conclusions Introductions and conclusions can be difficult to write, but … Read more
Writing for Mental Health By Katie, a Writing Coach January 2023 During the last few years, I kept hearing that writing can be a tool to improve mental health. Despite being someone who loves writing, whether it be writing creative … Read more
In this blog series, “Ask a Coach!” our Writing and Learning Center coaches answer our UNC-CH undergrads’ burning questions! Check out what our coaches have to say about everything from taking breaks to utilizing office hours! As a new graduate … Read more
(with mistakes underlined in red) What this handout is about This handout provides some tips and strategies for revising your writing. To give you a chance to practice proofreading, we have left seven errors (three spelling errors, two punctuation errors, … Read more
Be critical As a student in the US, you are not expected to to memorize and repeat information but to ask questions, to analyze strengths and weaknesses, to understand different perspectives and to challenge previous understandings. Expect the instructor to … Read more
What this handout is about This handout discusses clichés and why you should generally avoid them in order to achieve specificity in both your academic writing and your application essays. Introduction: What’s so bad about clichés? Let’s say you are … Read more
What this handout is about This handout discusses some of the common writing assignments in psychology courses, and it presents strategies for completing them. The handout also provides general tips for writing psychology papers and for reducing bias in your … Read more
Responding to other people’s writing can be difficult. Here are a few tips to get you started: Say something positive about the piece. Even if a piece of writing needs a lot of work, there is usually something good that … Read more
Sometimes it is difficult to hear other people respond to your work, even if they have the best of intentions. Here are some tips that might help you react to other people’s critiques in a positive way: Remember that your … Read more
CBE EXAMPLE OF INFORMATIVE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: NOTE: The CBE bibliographic examples in this handout follow name-year system format. TAKEN FROM STUDENT PAPER Gallo, A, Breitmayer, B. 1993. Mothers’ perceptions of sibling adjustment and family life in childhood chronic illness. Journal … Read more
