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 … Continued
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 … Continued
(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, … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics. —Mark Twain What this handout is about The purpose of this handout is to help you use statistics to make your argument as effectively as possible. Introduction Numbers are power. Apparently freed of … Continued
