A large part of writing clearly and concisely is being able to understand and conform to the conventions of the English language. This section will help you review these conventions, so that you can avoid common mistakes. Please do the readings according to the schedule below. Reading must be completed before the quiz dates indicated below. For example, you must have read the section on “Fragments/Run-ons & Commonly Confused Words” before Wednesday, 9/5 (the first class of week 2).
| TOPIC | READING | QUIZ |
| 1. Fragments/Run-Ons & Commonly Confused Words | –2.1 Sentence Writing (Writing for Success) –4.1 Commonly Confused Words (Writing for Success) |
Week 2 |
| 2. Subject-Verb Agreement & Comma Usage | – 2.2 Subject-Verb Agreement (Writing for Success) –Using commas to set off non-restrictive modifiers (University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
Week 5 |
| 3. Verb Tense & Who vs. Whom | –2.3 Verb Tense (Writing for Success) –Relative Pronouns |
Week 7 |
| 4. Capitalization & Quotes | –2.4 Capitalization (Writing for Success) –3.4 Quotes (Writing for Success) |
Week 9 |
| 5. Parallelism & Dangling Modifiers | –7.3 Parallelism (Writing for Success) –2.7 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers (Writing for Success) |
Week 11 |
| 6. MLA Documentation | –MLA Documentation (University of Wisconsin-Madison) –MLA Formatting Quotations (OWL Purdue) –Avoiding Plagiarism (City Tech Library) |
Week 13 |
