This tutorial focuses on describing an author's style. It explains the five main elements constituting style: syntax, diction, punctuation, sensory details, and literary/rhetorical devices. It lists nine common writing styles and gives an example from literature showing how to determine an author's style. [5:12]

Testing is critical to any design, whether the creation of new software or a bridge across a wide river. Despite risking the quality of the design, the testing stage is often hurried in order to get products to market. In this lesson, students focus on the testing phase of the software/systems design process. They start by exploring existing examples of program testing using the CodingBat website, which contains a series of problems and challenges that students solve using the Java programming language. Working in teams, students practice writing test cases for other groups' code, and then write test cases for a program before writing the program itself.

In this free tutorial, get the grammar help you need to avoid making these common mistakes in your writing and in life.

Lessons include: (1) Contractions. Learn how contractions are used. (2) Possessives. Learn how to use possessive nouns and adjectives correctly. (3) Sentences. Learn proper sentence structure. (4) Sentence Fragments. Learn all about sentence fragments and how to avoid them. (5) Run-on Sentences. Learn how to avoid creating a run-on sentence in your writing. (6) I, Me, and Other Pronouns. Learn the proper use of I, me, and other pronouns. (7) Semicolons. Learn how to use semicolons properly. (8) Quotation Marks. Learn when it's appropriate to use quotation marks in your writing. (9) Adjectives and Adverbs. Learn the difference between adjectives and adverbs so you can use them properly. (10) Capitalization. Learn when to use capitalization in your writing. (11) Negatives. Learn how to use negatives to express sentiment. (12) Abbreviations and Acronyms. Learn common abbreviations and acronyms. (13) Commas. Learn where to insert commas in your writing.

This guide is written for college students, but should be very useful for upper level high school students as well. The writer first describes fourteen steps to take in doing a close reading, then provides six pieces of advice on how to do a written analysis based on a close reading.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5, RL.11-12.5 Choice of Text Structure, RI.11-12.2 Central IdeaS/Anal/Summ, RI.11-12.5 Evaluate text structure, RI.11-12.6 Eval Purpose, Rhetoric, Style

Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.Senior Contributing AuthorsRose M. Spielman, Formerly of Quinnipiac UniversityContributing AuthorsKathryn Dumper, Bainbridge State CollegeWilliam Jenkins, Mercer UniversityArlene Lacombe, Saint Joseph's UniversityMarilyn Lovett, Livingstone CollegeMarion Perlmutter, University of Michigan

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Define language and demonstrate familiarity with the components of language
Understand how the use of language develops
Explain the relationship between language and thinking

A video [4:37] explaining the common sentence errors of run-ons and comma splices. L.11-12.3a Syntax

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This page offers good information on participial adjectives. Includes a short exercise to test your knowledge.

This page from a University College London site discusses the proper way to put adjectives in order.

If you are looking for ways to make your writing clearer and more concise, check out this site. Many helpful hints are given here. Information can be downloaded in PDF format. L.11-12.3a Syntax

This chapter introduces students to the basics of reading literature. It introduces students to subjective and objective reading, and goes over the basic ideas behind reading for plot, character, setting, and theme. Learning objectives are: Ask subjective and objective questions about what they have read; Learn the meanings of “tone,” “diction,” and “syntax.”; Identify the major elements of a plot; Identify character, setting, and theme; Differentiate between internal and external conflict.