RESOURCES: Improving Writing Style

 All of the information posted here will assist you in improving
both the design of your writing and the quality of your prose.



Below are many examples of how to build sentence structure,
along with accompanying worksheets.
(These are downloadable Word documents.)

		Improving Embedding & Syntax			Worksheets
		Subject sentence openings & combinations			Participial worksheet
		Non-subject sentence openings #1			Absolute phrase worksheet
		Non-subject sentence openings #2			Introductory appositives
		Non-subject sentence openings #3			Opening phrase worksheet
		Conversions: participles & phrases			Pattern imitation and conversion
		Sentence interiors and conclusions			Sentence structure analysis worksheet
		Absolute phrases			Commonly used prepositions

Writing and Grammar Brief daily activities to build skills in grammar, usage, and mechanics Daily Language Practice lessons (These are all Word documents)

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Career Writing     Writing Good Resumes & College Applications      Tips & guidelines for writing successful résumés and college admission essays.
	Scans Competencies  (five competencies employers want you to have)
	Keywords for Interpersonal Traits
	A list of Action Verbs that add Strength to your Résumé
	College Admission Essays
	Personal Characteristics for Evaluation and Job Performance:
	1. Character and Inward Traits    2. Presence and Outward Qualities    3. Application and Emotional Qualities    4. Manner and Outward Qualities

	More Pages to Help You Improve Your Writing Style
	Allusions - Research and read about selected topics from the allusion projects (below)
	Allusion Projects - Allusion topics for your research
	Anti-Fan Club - An article that deals with Anti-Fan clubs
	AP Reader - AP Placement reading process and Writing strategies
	Book a Month - Fabulous 15 - Cards to help practice reading techniques and critical reading skills
	Cartoon Analysis - A guide for identifying the persuasive techniques used in political cartoons
	Combining Sentences - two sets of fifteen exercises, plus four pre-test and post-test essays
	Critical Reading - How to think about ideas discussed
	Language Analysis - Writing style - that which makes an author's writing unique
	Learning Styles - Learn about how you like to learn things
	Masculinity and Violence in Advertising - Drama and Poetry
	Misplaced Modifiers - A test on Misplaced Modifiers
	Monday Morning Meltdown - Read a different columnist's writing weekly and comment on style
	Questions for Visual Works - How an author creates a visualization of his work
	Reading lists - Reading lists of good books for you to read - drama and poetry
	Suggested reading list - lists of books for you to read by author - drama and poetry
	Research Analysis - How to format your term papers
	Vocabulary Journaling - Instructions and an example of a journal entry
	100 Words - 100 words that every graduate should know

Forms
	Cover Sheet Template - How to format your cover sheets
	Journal Evaluation Form - A form to help you evaluate your journal entries
	Graphic Organizers for Writing - Fifteen forms to help organize your writing ability (Grades 9-12)
	Read 25 Books a Year - Keep track of the books you read for the entire year
	Writing Self-profile - help you to discover you writing backgrounds, attitudes, and strengths
	Reading Self-profile - help you to discover you reading backgrounds, attitudes, and strengths
	Release Form for publication of student work on the Internet

Helpful Links for you to browse

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