College Access > Personal Statement
Using standards-aligned, narrative techniques students will reflect on what makes them unique.
http://www.tgreduexplore.org/curriculum/lessons
related:
4 Standout College Application Essays on Work, Money and Class
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/your-money/standout-college-application-essays.html
This Year’s Essayists and Their ‘Beautiful Contradictions’
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/your-money/2017-college-essays.html
Slash: Not Just a Punctuation Mark Anymore
April 24, 2013
by Anne Curzan
The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2013/04/24/slash-not-just-a-punctuation-mark-anymore
Lots of us use the slash (/) in writing to capture two or more descriptions of the same thing, with a meaning something like “or,” “and,” or “and/or”—e.g., “my sister/best friend” or “request/require.”
The slash typically separates two things that are the same part of speech or parallel grammatically
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The University of Oxford Style Guide
Hilary term 2016
https://www.ox.ac.uk/public-affairs/style-guide?wssl=1
If using ‘from’ with a start date/time, always use ‘to’ to indicate the end date/
time rather than an n-dash; alternatively, just use an n-dash without ‘from’.
n-dash (–)
Use to link concepts or ranges of numbers, with no spaces either side.
When to use a hyphen
In an adjectival phrase before a noun
In an adjectival phrase including a verb participle
When not to use a hyphen
In noun phrases
To make a new compound noun – if it is a recognisable concept, make it one word; if it isn’t, use two words
In an adjectival phrase that does not precede a noun
In an adjectival phrase before a noun where the first element is an adverb ending in -ly (but note that any other adverbs in adjectival phrases do take a hyphen)
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Nuts & Bolts of Scientific Writing > TIP 2. Omit Needless Words and Empty Phrases
http://www.academicpeds.org/espauthoring/page_05.htm
Cut the Clutter: 17 Phrases to Omit from Your Writing Today
https://www.extension.harvard.edu/inside-extension/cut-clutter-17-phrases-omit-your-writing-today
LIS 272 — 1998/1999 School Year > Commenting on a first draft: Needless words
http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/272/needless.html
Needless words
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=25852
I know I’ve been a long-time critic of everything in The Elements of Style, not least William Strunk …
http://www.chronicle.com/article/50-Years-of-Stupid-Grammar/25497
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/index.html
Summarizing
in:
Behavioral Medicine: A Key to Better Health
Karolinska Institutet. November 2016
https://www.edx.org/course/behavioral-medicine-key-better-health-kix-kibehmedx-1
Ursula K. Le Guin Steers Her Craft Into A New Century
Aug 29, 2015
http://www.npr.org/2015/08/29/435549081/ursula-k-le-guin-steers-her-craft-into-a-new-century
sound is often forgotten in a piece of writing. “Writing is a kind of way of speaking, and I hear it,” she says.
“And I think a lot of readers hear it too. Even if they hear it in silence. And so the sounds of the language, and the rhythm and the cadence of the sentences are very powerful.”
Describe your brand
What is your company or department or team “Brand”?
Be creative. Use expressive and emotional words.
01.03. Recruitment and Your Recruitment Brand
https://www.coursera.org/learn/managing-talent/lecture/4vorY/01-03-recruitment-and-your-recruitment-brand
Great recruiters are skilled, passionate, and engaged with your company.
Cultural fit is a foundation for selection decisions.
related:
https://franzcalvo.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/its-who-we-are
Think You Know ‘How To Write A Sentence’?
July 14, 2011
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/25/133214521/stanley-fish-demystifies-how-to-write-a-sentence
Most people know a good sentence when they read one, but New York Times columnist Stanley Fish says most of us don’t really know how to write them ourselves. His new book, How To Write A Sentence: And How To Read One, is part ode, part how-to guide to the art of the well-constructed sentence.
