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Handouts Available in the Writing Center, BACA 207A

 General Writing Guides

*Outlining (General and MLA Format)

*Cause/Effect Paragraphs and Essays
*Thesis Statements*Classification/Division Essays
*Five-paragraph Essays*Comparison/Contrast Paragraphs and Essays
*Simple 350-word Five-paragraph Essays*Process Essays
*College Writing*Personal Statements for Scholarships or Applications
*Arguments*Ways To Achieve Clarity and Conciseness

*Fallacies 

*Transitions for Effective Writing
*Interview Papers*Improving Vocabulary
*Abstract and Evaluation of Articles*Writing with Style
*Poetry Explications*Annotated Bibliographies

Grammar Handouts and Worksheets

* Basics of Academic Grammar* Parts of Speech* Verb Tenses
* Basic Sentence Structure* Irregular Verbs* Verbals: Infinitives, Participles, Gerunds
* Analyzing Sentences* Phrases: Adjective, Adverb, Absolute* Clauses: Adverbs, Adjective, Noun
* Subject/Verb Agreement* Pronoun Case and Agreement* Articles
* Working with Quotations* Punctuation* Capitalization


Additional Handouts Available

* CLAST Guidelines * Smarthinking.com* Evaluating Internet Resources
* Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation Guides and Samples* Internet Resources for Research, Writing, and Grammar* Research Paper Checklist
* American Psychological Association (APA) Documentation Guides and Samples* Chicago Style of Documentation Guides and Samples* CBE or CSE Sample

Students are always welcome to stop by the Writing Center to pick up our handouts and/or worksheets. If you would like, our staff would be glad to give a brief overview of any handouts requested. In addition, if you would like to complete any worksheets on site or at home, our staff will review them with you. Please know that any grammar question can also be asked and answered via email at bhcc_writingcenter@hotmail.com
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