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Our Class Blog

Come along as we explore the academic and professional sides of writing. New posts arrive each week throughout the semester.


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    Document Design & Formatting in Writing

    They way you design and format your documents play a huge factor into the overall success of your paper. One small edit could make a worlds difference.


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    Enhancing Academic Writing

    Explore document design & multimodal composing in writing classrooms. Enhance communication skills for today’s digital world.


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    Format and Design

    Formatting and designing a document is much more important than most realize. Understand why we format the way we do and what it does for our piece.


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    Mastering Document Design

    Michael J. Klein, Kristi L. Shackelford, and Melanie Gagich explain the importance of document design and how this impacts your writing.


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    Design in Writing

    While the visual aspects of writing are vital to its quality and success, it is important not to fall into the cycle of multitasking.


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    Document Design

    Document design is a crucial feature to the success of a paper or any piece of writing. It can make or break the entirety of a story or discussion.