Article Analysis Essay
Recently, I’ve seen a lot of papers where the student is asked to read an article and write an analytical paper. This is a new concept for some people, and the tendency to summarize instead of analyze is strong. Here are some key tips for analyzing an article...
Writing Pitfalls: Passive Voice
In a sentence that uses passive voice, the sentence’s subject does not perform the action. Instead, the action of the sentence happens to the subject. For example, the sentence “The ball was thrown by the girl” is written in passive voice. If you see a...
Writing Pitfalls: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Modifiers are words or phrases that describe another word. Dangling modifiers do not clearly modify a word in a sentence. What ends up happening, then, is something like the picture to the right. Take into account the following questions when you attempt to identify...
ePortfolio Workshop for All Cadets: Create an effective online presence
You’ve spent countless hours creating your ePortfolio for classes here at VMI. Now it’s time to learn how to take that hard work and apply it beyond the classroom. Work smarter, not harder by creating a website that can be used when you leave VMI and...Social Media
