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Academic Paragraphs: Introduction to Paragraphs and the MEAL Plan
Academic Paragraphs: Examples of the MEAL Plan
Academic Paragraphs: Appropriate Use of Explicit Transitions
Academic Paragraphs: Types of Transitions Part 1: Transitions Between Paragraphs
Academic Paragraphs: Types of Transitions Part 2: Transitions Within Paragraphs
Academic Writing for Multilingual Students: Using a Corpus
Academic Writing for Multilingual Students: Using a Grammar Revision Journal
Academic Writing for Multilingual Students: Write in a Linear Structure
Academic Writing for Multilingual Students: Cite All Ideas That Come From Other Sources
Academic Writing for Multilingual Students: Developing Your Arguments With Evidence and Your Own Analysis
Academic Writing for Multilingual Students: Follow Faculty Expectations
Accessing Modules: First-Time Users
Accessing Modules: Registered or Returning Users
Accessing Modules: Saving a Module Certificate
Analyzing & Synthesizing Sources: Analysis: Definition and Examples
Analyzing & Synthesizing Sources: Analysis in Paragraphs
Analyzing & Synthesizing Sources: Synthesis: Definition and Examples
Analyzing & Synthesizing Sources: Synthesis in Paragraphs
APA Formatting & Style: Abbreviations
APA Formatting & Style: Latin Abbreviations
APA Formatting & Style: Shortening Citations With et al.
APA Formatting & Style: Capitalization
APA Formatting & Style: Numbers
APA Formatting & Style: Pronouns (Point of View)
APA Formatting & Style: Serial Comma
APA Formatting & Style: Lists
APA Formatting & Style: Verb Tense
Commonly Cited Sources: Journal Article With DOI
Commonly Cited Sources: Finding DOIs for Journal Article Reference Entries
Commonly Cited Sources: Journal Article With URL
Commonly Cited Sources: Book Reference Entries
Commonly Cited Sources: Webpage Reference Entry
Course Paper Template: Downloading and Using the Template
Course Paper Template: A Tour of the Template
Crash Course in APA Style
Crash Course in Scholarly Writing
Crash Course in the Writing Process
Crash Course in Punctuation for Scholarly Writing
Engaging Writing: What Does It Mean to Engage Your Reader
Engaging Writing: Overview of Tools for Engaging Readers
Engaging Writing: Tool 1--Syntax
Engaging Writing: Tool 2--Sentence Structure
Engaging Writing: Tool 3--Punctuation
Engaging Writing: Avoiding Wordiness and Redundancy
Engaging Writing: Avoiding Casual Language
Engaging Writing: Incorporating Transitions
Engaging Writing: Examples of Incorporating Transitions
Grammar for Academic Writers: Common Verb Tenses in Academic Writing
Grammar for Academic Writers: Advanced Subject–Verb Agreement
Grammar for Academic Writers: Verb Tense Consistency
Mastering the Mechanics: Introduction to Pronouns
Mastering the Mechanics: Pronoun Tips #1 and #2
Mastering the Mechanics: Pronoun Tip #3
Mastering the Mechanics: Pronoun Tip #4
Mastering the Mechanics: Nouns
Mastering the Mechanics: Introduction to Verbs
Mastering the Mechanics: Articles
Mastering the Mechanics: Modifiers
Mastering the Mechanics: Proofreading for Grammar
Mastering the Mechanics: Punctuation as Symbols
Mastering the Mechanics: Semicolons
Mastering the Mechanics: Common Verb Errors
Mastering the Mechanics: Helping Verbs
Mastering the Mechanics: Past Tense
Mastering the Mechanics: Present Tense
Mastering the Mechanics: Future Tense
Mastering the Mechanics: Apostrophes
Mastering the Mechanics: Colons
Mastering the Mechanics: Commas
Mastering the Mechanics: Periods
Methods to the Madness: Elements of a Reference Entry
Methods to the Madness: Authors in a Reference Entry
Methods to the Madness: Publication Date in a Reference Entry
Methods to the Madness: Title in a Reference Entry
Methods to the Madness: Publication Information in a Reference List Entry
Methods to the Madness: Creating a Citation From a Reference Entry
Methods to the Madness: Why Do Writers Use Citation Styles?
Methods to the Madness: Why Does Walden Use APA Style?
Module Preview: Avoiding Overt Plagiarism
Module Preview: Avoiding Passive Plagiarism
Module Preview: Basic Citation Formatting
Module Preview: Book Reference Entries
Module Preview: Essential Components and Purpose of APA Reference Entries
Module Preview: Basic Citation Frequency
Module Preview: Journal Article Reference Entries
Module Preview: Web Page Reference Entries
Module Preview: Introduction to APA Style
Module Preview: Avoiding Bias
Module Preview: Clarifying the Actor
Module Preview: Emphasis and Specification
Module Preview: Using and Formatting APA Headings
Module Preview: Listing the Facts
Module Preview: Introduction to Paragraph Development
Module Preview: Transitions Within and Between Paragraphs
Module Preview: Introduction to Scholarly Writing
myPASS: Logging in to myPASS
myPASS: Navigating myPASS
myPASS: Making a Paper Review Appointment
OLD myPASS: Making an Appointment
myPASS: Joining a Waiting List
myPASS: Attaching a File
myPASS: Attaching a File at a Later Time
myPASS: Updating an Appointment Form
myPASS: Download Your Reviewed Paper From the Writing Center
myPASS: Canceling an Appointment
Nontraditional Sources: Multiple Works in a Citation
Nontraditional Sources: Course Videos
Nontraditional Sources: Textual Course Materials
Nontraditional Sources: Citing Yourself
Nontraditional Sources: Works With the Same Author and Year
Nontraditional Sources: Secondary Sources
Nontraditional Sources: Ebooks
Nontraditional Sources: Chapter in an Edited Book
Nontraditional Sources: Discussion Board Posts
Nontraditional Sources: Dissertations or Theses
Nontraditional Sources: Citing Sources With the Same Author and Year
Nontraditional Sources: Personal Communications
Nontraditional Sources: Basic Entry for Nontraditional Sources
Paper Reviews: Introduction to the myPASS Schedule
Paper Reviews: Insider Tips for Writing Center Paper Review Appointments
Paraphrasing Sources: What Is Paraphrasing?
Paraphrasing Strategies: Comparing Paraphrasing and Quoting
Paraphrasing Strategies: Paraphrasing Strategies
Paraphrasing Strategies: Paraphrasing Example
Paraphrasing Strategies: Paraphrasing Process Demonstration
Structuring Sentences: Pronoun Agreement
Structuring Sentences: Misplaced Modifiers
Structuring Sentences: Dangling Modifiers
Structuring Sentences: Types of Sentences
Structuring Sentences: Simple Sentences
Structuring Sentences: Compound Sentences
Structuring Sentences: Complex Sentences
Structuring Sentences: Combining Sentences
Common Error: Unclear Subjects
Structuring Sentences: Common Error--Run-On Sentences
Structuring Sentences: Common Error--Fragments
Structuring Sentences: Common Error--Subject–Verb Agreement
Common Error: Parallel Structure
Summarizing Sources: The Process of Summarizing
Summarizing Sources: Definition and Examples of Summary
Summarizing Sources: Incorporating Citations Into Summaries
Template Demonstration: Using the Doctoral Capstone Template
Template Demonstration: Correcting Common Errors in the Template Table of Contents
Template Demonstration: Updating the Template List of Tables
Using & Crediting Sources: Why We Cite
Using & Crediting Sources: Why We Cite: Examples
Using & Crediting Sources: How We Cite
Using & Crediting Sources: What We Cite
Using & Crediting Sources: How Often We Cite Sources
Using & Crediting Sources: How Often We Cite Sources: Examples
Using & Crediting Sources: Citing Paraphrases
Using & Crediting Sources: Citing Quotations
Using & Crediting Sources: Publication Year Quick Tip
Using Quotations: Integrating Quotations Using "That" or a Comma
Using Quotations: Integrating Quotations in the Middle of a Sentence
Using Quotations: When to Use a Quotation
Using Quotations: Shortening Quotations With Ellipses
Using Quotations: How to Cite a Quotation
Welcome to the Writing Center, Doctoral Students!
Welcome to the Writing Center, Undergraduate Students!
Writing Center Website Tour
Website Tour: For Multilingual Students
Welcome to the Writing Center, Master’s Students!
Welcome to the Writing Center: Coursework to Capstone: Writing Center Support for Doctoral Students
Writing Tools: Dictionary and Thesaurus Refresher
Writing Tools: Using a Dictionary for Grammatical Accuracy: Countability, Transitivity, and Collocations
Applying Feedback to Your Paper: APA Feedback
Applying Feedback to Your Paper: Grammar Feedback
Applying Feedback to Your Paper: Applying Feedback Principles
Applying Feedback to Your Paper: Paragraph Feedback
Applying Feedback to Your Paper: Thesis Statement Feedback
Applying Feedback to Your Paper: Transition Feedback
Applying Feedback to Your Paper: Word Choice Feedback
Prewriting Demonstrations: Freewriting
Prewriting Demonstrations: Mindmapping
Prewriting Demonstrations: Outlining
Form and Style: Welcome, Doctoral Capstone Students!
Faculty Voices: Faculty Introduction: Dr. Gregory Campbell
Faculty Voices: Faculty Introduction: Dr. Darci Harland
Faculty Voices: Faculty Introduction: Dr. Catherine Kelly
Faculty Voices: Faculty Introduction: Dr. Allyson Wattley Gee
Faculty Voices: Faculty Introduction: Dr. Laurel Walsh
Faculty Voices: Faculty Introduction: Dr. Kim Critchlow
Faculty Voices: What Is Academic Integrity?
Faculty Voices: Why Is Academic Integrity Important?
Faculty Voices: What Causes and Can Prevent Plagiarism? Inexperience Parapharsing
Faculty Voices: What Causes and Can Prevent Plagiarism? Using Resources
Faculty Voices: What Causes and Can Prevent Plagiarism? Time Management
Faculty Voices: What Causes and Can Prevent Plagiarism? Critical Reading Strategies
Faculty Voices: What Causes and Can Prevent Plagiarism? Insufficient Understanding
Faculty Voices: How Does Academic Integrity Relate to Students' Professional Lives? With Dr. Allyson Wattley Gee
Faculty Voices: How Does Academic Integrity Relate to Students' Professional Lives? With Dr. Kim Critchlow
Faculty Voices: How Does Academic Integrity Relate to Students' Professional Lives? With Dr. Gregory Campbell
Faculty Voices: How Does Academic Integrity Relate to Students' Professional Lives? With Dr. Catherine Kelly, Dr. Allyson Wattley Gee, and Dr. Kim Critchlow
Faculty Voices: How Does Academic Integrity Relate to Students' Professional Lives? With Dr. Darci Harland
Plagiarism Detection & Revision Skills: Writing About Common Knowledge and Personal Experience
Plagiarism Detection & Revision Skills: Plagiarism Examples: Insufficient Citation Frequency
Plagiarism Detection & Revision Skills: Plagiarism Examples: Insufficient Paraphrasing
Plagiarism Detection & Revision Skills: Types of Plagiarism: Overt Plagiarism
Plagiarism Detection & Revision Skills: Types of Plagiarism: Passive Plagiarism
Plagiarism Detection & Revision Skills: Types of Plagiarism: Self-Plagiarism
Plagiarism Detection & Revision Skills: What Is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism Detection & Revision Skills: A Writing Process for Avoiding Plagiarism
Writing Process: What Writing Advice?
Writing Process: Writing Motivation:
Writing for Social Change: With Dr. Kim Critchlow
Writing for Social Change: With Dr. Catherine Kelly
Writing for Social Change: With Dr. Gregory Campbell
Writing for Social Change: How Are Writing and Social Change Connected?
Writing for Social Change: With Dr. Laurel Walsh
Writing for Social Change: With Dr. Allyson Wattley Gee
Transitioning Rrom APA 6 to APA 7 With the Walden Writing Center
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