STOP! If you are an Engl 100, 100+101, 110, 165 or ESL 400 student, do not complete the English 800 Lab tutorials, but click here for the Writing Center tutorials.
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| In order to complete the Hour by Arrangment for English 838 and 848 this semester, you need to complete any tutorials that your classroom teacher has assigned you. See the list of tutorials listed below. |
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| Sentence Development Tutorials |
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| *The Introductory Tutorial teaches you how to identify verbs and subjects.
This skill is required of all students assigned Tutorials 1-4. You can
print the Introductory Tutorial: Recognizing Verbs and Subjects below at home. Write out the answers for these tutorials
and have a Writing Center instructor go over the answers with you. |
| Introductory
Tutorial: Recognizing
Verbs and Subjects* |
| The following tutorials are chapters from Fog City Fundamentals. You can find copies of the book in the Writing Center (18-104). When you complete the excercises, have a Writing Center instructor go over the answers with you. |
1. Sentence Fragments*
Complete Introductory Tutorial and have it corrected in the English
800 Lab before beginning this tutorial. |
2. Run-together
Sentences*
Complete Introductory Tutorial and haveit corrected in the English
800 Lab before beginning this tutorial
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3. Basic
Subject - Verb Agreement *
Complete Introductory Tutorial and haveit corrected in the English 800 Lab before beginning this tutorial.
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4. Advanced
Subject - Verb Agreement*
(S/V Separated by Prepositional Phrases, Adjective
Clauses, Etc.)*
Complete Introductory Tutorial and
have it corrected in the English
800 Lab before beginning this tutorial. |
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5. Pronoun Agreement 6. Past Tense (-ed endings) 7. Special Tenses (Present Perfect and Past Perfect) 8. Apostrophes with Possessives and Contractions 9. Homonyms |
| You can print the tutorials below at home. Write out the answers for these tutorials and have a Writing Center instructor go over the answers with you. |
| 10. Joining Ideas (Coordination and Subordination) |
16. Correlatives |
| 11. Noun Phrase Appositives |
17. Parallel Structure |
| 12. Verbal Phrases (Present and Past Participle Phrases) |
18. Adjective Clauses |
| 13. Sentence Focus |
19. Writing Concisely |
| 14. Summarizing and Paraphrasing |
20. The Concessive Sentence |
15. Using Quotes |
21. Using Commas |
| You will need an
up-to-date version of Adobe Acrobat to view these tutorials. If you
do not have a copy of Adobe Acrobat, you can download a copy here. |
Essay and Paragraph Development Tutorials
Paragraph
Basics:Topic Sentences and Unity
Critical Thinking Skills Tutorial
Three Common Fallacies
Essay and Sentence Development Podcasts and PowerPoint Movies
These podcasts are short reviews of our tutorials on essay and sentence
development, without exercises.
FANBOYS
Rap Podcast
FANBOYS
Rap Podcast: Complete Tutorial
Noun
Phrase Appositives Punctuation Podcast
Taking an In-Class Essay
Podcast
Sentence Focus Podcast
Verbal Phrases Podcast
Correcting Run-Together Sentences Podcast
You will need an
up-to-date version of Apple's iTunes to view these podcasts. If you
do not have a copy of iTunes, you can download a copy here.
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