Since this is a writing intensive class, the department has compiled a few text recommendations and online sites to help you polish the prose for this class and for all of your classes.
Classic Writing Guides
- Rules of Thumb
Jay Silverman and Elaine Hughes - The Elements of Style
William Strunk, Jr. - AP Stylebook
Associated Press - The Chicago Manual of Style
University of Chicago Press Staff
Plug-Ins to Assist with Grammar There are many software plug-ins to help you proofread and edit text, I recommend you make use of them or at least evaluate them during this class to see how they might be helpful to you. I use Grammarly but there are others. I suggest you download one for free to use with your blog.
Online Style Guides
• Top Twenty Undergraduate Errors From Stanford , the name says it all.
- Grammar Girl We are visual people in the COMD department and so is grammar girl. Her writing tips are all introduced with some clever imagery. So, enjoy perusing her site and finding out if her style works for you.
- The Owl at Purdue
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab is perhaps the leading internet site for U.S. students for information on improving one’s writing. They have specific sections of the site to work on mechanics, on your grammar and punctuation. They also have a section of this site devoted to job search writing: resumes, cover letters, etc. so click here for that section of the Owl. - Harvard College Writing Center
Why not visit Harvard right here from Brooklyn? This site has a good set of tips regarding avoiding common grammar mistakes.
