• Overview of the Writing Process
• Invention Techniques
• Knowing Your Audience
• Five Qualities of Good Writing
• Critical Reading
• Annotating a Text
• Guidelines for Writing a Summary
• Developing a Thesis Statement
• Writing the Critique
• How to Prepare for Essay Examinations
• Vocabulary Used on Essay Examinations
• Writing a Book Report or a Reaction Paper

Organization

• Organizing an Essay
• Standard Outline Form
• Formal Outlines
• Informal Outlines
• General Guidelines for Paragraphing
• Identifying Topic and Support Sentences in Paragraphs
• The Concept and Technique of Paragraph Development
• Evaluating Paragraphs (Exercise A)
• Evaluating Paragraphs (Exercise B)
• Identifying Transitional Devices in Paragraphs
• Cohesion

Rhetorical Strategies

• Patterns of Development
• Description
• Argumentation
• Comparison and Contrast
• Logical Fallacy

Revision

• Revision Guidelines
• Sample Drafts and Commentary
• Revision Checklist
• Peer Editing--Serving as a Reader

Proofreading

• Editing Practice (Exercise A)
• Editing Practice (Exercise B)
• Editing Practice (Exercise C)
• Editing Practice (Exercise D)
• Editing Practice (Exercise E)
• Editing Practice (Exercise F)

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The Documented Essay/Research Paper

Guides to Research and Writing from Sources

• General Guidelines
• Notetaking
• Writing an Annotated Bibliography
• Formal Outlines
• Quotation, Paraphrase, and Plagiarism
• Using the Interview as a Source
• Checklists
• Evaluating Internet Sources

Documentation Styles

• MLA Documentation Style
• Sample Pages of a Research Paper in MLA Style
• APA Citation and Bibliography Form
• Endnote and Bibliography Form
• Chicago Manual of Style Documentation
• American Sociological Association Documentation Style

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Writing for English Courses

English 004

• Sample Questions #1
• Sample Questions #2
• Sample Questions #3
• Sample Questions #4

English 120

• The Writing Portfolio
• The Portfolio Cover Letter

Writing About Literature

• Writing about Literature
• Questions for Writing about Literature
• Explicating a Poem and Symbolism
• Glossary of Literary Terms

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Writing Across the Curriculum

Hunter College

• Writing at Hunter

Arts and Sciences

• Writing about Art
• Writing in the Biological Sciences
• Writing Lab reports
• Writing about Film
• Writing about History
• Writing about Literature
• Questions for Writing about Literature
• Explicating a Poem and Symbolism
• Glossary of Literary Terms
• Writing about Music
• Writing about Philosophy
• Writing about Religion
• Writing about Theater

The CUNY Proficiency Exam

• Drawing A Relationship

Education

• Forthcoming

The Health Professions

• Writing in the Health Sciences

Social Work

• Writing in Social Work

The Social Sciences

• Preparing the Masters Essay in Economics

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Grammar and Mechanics

Sentence Structure

• Requirements of a Sentence
• Methods of Joining Related Ideas
• Clause-Connecting Rules
• Transitions
• Run-ons
• Comma Splices (Exercise A)
• Comma Splices (Exercise B)
• Fragments
• Fragments (Exercise A)
• Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers (Exercise A)
• Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers (Exercise B)
• Relative Clauses
• Run-ons And Comma Splice Excercise

The Verb System

• An Overview of Verb Tenses
• Tense Consistency and Form (Exercise A)
• Overview of Active and Passive Verb Forms
• The Two-Tense Verb System
• Verb Forms with Auxiliaries
• Modals
• Common Irregular Verbs
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Subject-Verb Agreement (Exercise A)
• Subject-Verb Agreement (Exercise B)
• Subject-Verb Agreement (Exercise C)
• Gerunds and Infinitives as Verbs Objects
• The Passive Voice

Articles and Determiners

• Using Adjectives and Adverbs
• Using Participles as Adjectives

Nouns and Pronouns

• Understanding Countable and Uncountable Nouns
• Pronoun Reference (Exercise A)
• Pronoun Reference (Exercise B)

Prepositions

• Definition and Usage
• Prepositions of Time and Place
• Using Prepositions (Exercise A)

Punctuation and Capitalization

• Using End Punctuation
• Capitalization
• Capitals and End Punctuation (Exercise A)
• Capitals and End Punctuation (Exercise B)
• Using the Comma
• Using the Comma (Exercise A)
• Using the Comma (Exercise B)
• Using the Colon and Semicolon
• Using the Apostrophe

Spelling

• Spelling
• Excercise A
• Excercise B

Vocabulary and Idiom

• Phrasal Verbs
• Confusing and Often Misused Words
• Confusing and Often Misused Words (Exercise A)

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The CPE

• How to prepare for the CUNY Proficiency Exam
• Approaching the Long Reading
• Approaching the Short Reading
• Preparing for Task 1
• Task 1 Practice 1
• Task 1 Practice 2
• Sample Reading 1
• Sample Reading 1 with Annotation
• Sample Descriptive Outline 1
• Sample Reading 2
• Sample Reading 2 with Annotation
• Sample Descriptive Outline 2
• Approaching Task 2

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Business and Professional Writing

Business Writing

• Writing a Business Letter
• Writing a Cover Letter

The Resume

• Writing the Resume

The Personal Statement

• Writing a Statement of Purpose
• Sample Questions

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The CUNY/ACT Basic Skills Tests

Guidelines

• CUNY/ACT Guidelines

Scoring and Sample Essays

• Scoring and Sample Essays

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