| Final
Lesson: Using Adverbs to Compare: More and Most |
|
Vigorous
Verbs: Increase your Writing Power
(April 21, 2005) |
Adverb
Clauses and "As"
(April 14, 2005) |
Four
Ways to Begin an Essay
(April 7, 2005) |
Four
Ways to End an Essay
(March 31, 2005) |
Expanding
a Paragraph into an Essay
(March 24, 2005) |
Writing
the Body Paragraph
(March 17, 2005) |
How
Teachers Mark Your Essays
(March 10, 2005) |
Pretty
Parallels: Capturing a Reader's Eye
(March 3, 2005) |
Writing
an Essay: Discuss and Write
(February 24, 2005) |
Writing
an Essay: My Favourite Writing Lessons
(February 17, 2005) |
Using
the Five Senses in Description (Adding Detail)
(February 10, 2005) |
Four
Rules for Good Descriptive Writing
(February 3, 2005) |
Coordination
and Conjunctions
(January 27, 2005) |
Using
Infinitives as Nouns and Adjectives
(January 20, 2005) |
The
Three Most Important Rules of Writing
(January 13, 2005) |
Preparing
for the Certificate Tests: Process Essay
(November 4, 2004) |
How
to Do It: The Process Paragraph
(October 28, 2004) |
Comparing
and Contrasting: Plan A or B ?
(October 21, 2004) |
Using
Metaphor
(October 14, 2004) |
Writing
a Persuasive Paragraph
(October 7, 2004) |
Writing
for an Audience
(September 23, 2004) |
Classifying
our Errors: Enhancing Revision
(September 16, 2004) |
What
is CSFM?
(May 19, 2004) |
The
Best Topic Sentences
(May 12, 2004) |
Index
Cards as a Writing Tool
(May 5, 2004) |
Revision
of Student Writing: Workshop
(April 28, 2004) |
Examining
the Great Writers
(April 21, 2004) |
Stephen
King's Advice: Read a Lot; Write a Lot
(April 14, 2004) |
Noun
Clause as Object of a Sentence
(April 7, 2004) |
Adding
Sights and Sounds: Expanding into an Essay
(April 1, 2004) |
The
Nose Knows: Remembering Smell in Writing
(March 24, 2004) |
Finding
their Reaction: Reader-Based Questions
(March 18, 2004) |
Finishing
Up: Writing the Conclusion
(March 11, 2004) |
Writing
the Body Paragraph Well
(March 3, 2004) |
Revising
the Title, Introduction and Thesis
(February 25, 2004) |
Reviewing
Essay Structure
(February 18, 2004) |
Revising
for Conciseness: Group Workshop
(February 11, 2004) |
Sharing
our Work on Showing and Telling
(February 4, 2004) |
On
with the Show! Showing versus Telling
(January 28,
2004) |
Revision
(January 21,
2004) |
The
Three Most Important Rules for Writing
(January 14,
2004) |
The
POWER Formula for Writing Essays
(Nov. 25,
2003) |
Coordination
and Conjunctions
(November 12,
2003) |
Sequence
of Tenses: Simple Present
(November 5,
2003) |
Four
Ways to End an Essay
(October 22,
2003) |
Four
Ways to Begin an Essay
(October 15,
2003) |
Reviewing
the Essay's Body Paragraph
(October 8,
2003) |
Examining
the Example
Is
it Specific and Complete?
(October 1, 2003) |
Developing
an Essay Topic
(September
24, 2003) |
What's
Your Best Sentence?
(May 28, 2003) |
Writing
for an Audience
(May
14, 2003) |
|
The
Specific is Terrific
(April 30,
2003) |
Four
Ways to End an Essay
(April 16,
2003) |
Four
Ways to Begin an Essay
(April 9,
2003) |
Turning
Topics into Threes
(April 2,
2003) |
Student
Self Assessment
(March 12, 2003) |
Revision
Workshop
(March 5, 2003) |
PALC.net
Student Writers
(February 26, 2003) |
Writing
Comparison Contrast
(February 19,
2003) |
| Describing
a Person (February 12, 2003) |
Four
Rules of Description (February 5, 2003) |
| What
Makes a Good Paragraph?, January 29, 2003 |
Class
Introduction, January 22, 2003 |
| How
to Emphasize with Sentences, November 13, 2002 |
Remembering
Smells:
Using
Your Nose in
Writing, November
6 and 7, 2002 |
| Quality
Ingredients Make a Witch's Brew: Writing on Hallowe'en, October 30, 2002 |
Putting
it Together: Conjunctive Adverbs and the Semicolon,
October 23, 2002 |
| Putting
it Together: Coordination and Conjunctions,
October 16, 2002 |
How
to Do It: The Process Paragraph, October 9, 2002 |
| It's
All in the Details: Writing a Good Example, October
2, 2002 |
Topic
Sentences? Good Rules to Follow, September
25, 2002 |
| Who
am I? A Writer! September 18, 2002 |
Pretty
Parallels: More than Just a List, May 9, 2002 |
Writing
for an Audience
May 2, 2002 |
April
25, 2002
Using Passive Voice |
April
18, 2002
Using Metaphor |
April
11, 2002
To Comma or Not Comma: That is the Question! |
March
14, 2002
Essay Evaluation Workshop |
March
7, 2002
Expanding a Paragraph into an Essay |
February
28, 2002
Is That a Comparison or a Contrast? |
February
21, 2002
Adjective + Preposition + Gerund |
February
14, 2002
In Honour of Saint Valentine: Using Vigorous Verbs |
February
7, 2002
Degrees of Comparison: Harder or Hardest? |
January
30, 2002
Using the Semicolon (Wisely and Well) |
November
15, 2001
Topics in Threes: Dividing Ideas |
November
8, 2001
Writing a 500 Word Test Essay |
October
31, 2001
Commas: Appositives and Quotations |
October
25, 2001
Making the Dash Work for You |
October
18, 2001
The World: Changed Forever? (Comparison) |
October
11, 2001
Descriptive Writing: Writing about a Place |
October
4, 2001
Using the Infinitive as Noun |
September
27, 2001
Using the Gerund Noun |
May
31, 2001
Writing a Test Essay: Live Demonstration |
May
17, 2001
Verbs followed by Gerund or Infinitive |
May
10, 2001
Coordination and Subordination |
May
3, 2001
Turning Topics into Threes |
April
26, 2001
Adverb Clauses and "As" |
April
19, 2001
On Being Specific |
April
12, 2001
Writing about Having Lunch in a Public Setting |
April
5, 2001
The Importance of Metaphor |
March
29, 2001
Adverbial Time and the Present Perfect |
March
15, 2001
"Ins and Unders": Using Prepositional Phrases |
March
8, 2001
Sequence of Tenses: Simple Present |
March
1, 2001
Could I or Can I: Using Modals |
February
22 2001
A Paragraph Boilerplate |
February
15, 2001
In Honour of Saint Valentine's |
February
8, 2001
What's Your Best Sentence? |
February
1, 2001
Painting a Vivid Picture: Description |
January
25, 2001
Writing the Good Example |
January
18, 2001
How to Write a Good Paragraph |
November
29, 2000
Writing a Successful Test Essay |
November 16, 2000
Topics in Three: Dividing Ideas |
November
9, 2000
Easily Confused Words |
November
2, 2000
Using Infinitives as Nouns and Adjectives |
October
19, 2000
Revision: Try it Yourself |
October
12, 2000
Revising the Essay: Live Demonstration |
October
5, 2000
Writing the Essay: Live Demonstration |
September
28, 2000
Remembering Smells: Smell in Writing |
June
1, 2000
Writing is Like (Use of Metaphor) |
May
25, 2000
The Long and Short of It |
May
18, 2000
The Audience |
May
11, 2000
Uses of Would |
May
4, 2000
Uses of Passive Voice |
April
27, 2000
Using Adjective Clauses |
April
20, 2000
Using the Colon |
April
13, 2000
Using Parallel Structure |
April
6, 2000
Description Practice |
Mar.
23, 2000
Using Specific Verbs |
Mar.
9, 2000
Showing versus Telling |
Mar
2, 2000
Comparison-Contrast Paragraphs |
Feb
24, 2000
Using Indefinite Pronouns |
Feb.
17, 2000
Using the Infinitive |
Feb
10, 2000
Using the Gerund |
Feb
3, 2000
The Past Unreal |
Jan
27, 2000
Extended Definition: Paragraph |
Jan
17, 2000
Topic Sentences |
Nov
18, 1999
Thoughts on the Millennium |
Nov
4, 1999
How to: The Process Paragraph |
Oct
28, 1999
How to Emphasize with Sentences |
Oct
21, 1999
Classification Paragraphs |
Oct
14, 1999
The Importance of Metaphor |
Oct
7, 1999
Four Rules of Description |
Sept
30, 1999
Correlative Conjunctions |
Sept
23, 1999
Conjunctive Adverbs and the Semicolon |
Sept
16, 1999
Coordination and Conjunctions |
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