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Quick Questions: On Citing Commercials

Question:  How would I cite a commercial in my works cited page?

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Writing about Writing

Who You Are and What You Say: “Platform” and Writing

In any discussion of writing (particularly writing in order to be published), the conversation comes back to platform.  You may not have heard that term for it,…

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Photos from the 2012 Peer Tutor & Mentor Summit

Thanks to the UCWbL’s Outreach Team for an awesome 2012 Peer Tutor and Mentor Summit!

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

National Poetry Month: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”

This week’s installment for National Poetry Month is the ballad “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” by Goethe, a man best known for his contributions to literature as well as…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

A Taste of Culture in Chicago’s Chinatown

Have you visited Chinatown yet?  You should! Chinatown is one of those neighborhoods that allows you to feel transported; you can pretend you are in a different…

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Quick Questions: On Apostrophes

Question: Where do I use the apostrophe? I wanted to ensure our teams win. Is it team’s win or teams’ win? Or do I not use one?

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Outreach and Events Writing about Writing

WRITE CLUB will infuse your life with meaning

I can see you now: despondent, lonely, doubtless trundling unlikely amounts of ice cream into your trembling food hole. You reach weakly for your notebook/laptop/what have you…

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Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

When to Judge: on Evaluation in Tutorials

I try not to be too evaluative in my tutorials (or even my Written Feedback).  Of course, there’s always a time to reassure the writer that they’re…

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UCWbL Director Gets Inaugural Teaching & Learning Certificate!

Congrats to Lauri Dietz on completing her Teaching and Learning Certificate.

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New Media Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

Support Something Cool: Graphic Textbooks

Ever wish you could have learned from something more engaging than dry old textbooks in elementary school?  Love comics and new media teaching?  Reading with Pictures, a…