Writing Advice… Thesis Statements and how to navigate them 17 Feb 201827 Feb 2018 As a tutor, questions about thesis statements arise constantly. Composing arguments, research classes, and classes outside of the English curriculum dictate thesis statements to be solidified objects in introductory paragraphs,…
How to Format… Humor in Academic Writing 23 Jan 201823 Jan 2018 A priest, a rabbi, and a blue whale walk into a bar. But more on that later. For now, let’s all just express a truth so deep it need not…
How to Format… Blind Date With a Book 16 Jan 201816 Jan 2018 Happy Spring 2018 semester! We here at the MSU Denver Writing Center hope everyone had an amazing or at least relaxing break. This Spring we will be introducing something new…
Writing Advice APA Format: The Answers You’ve Been Searching For 7 Dec 2017 We all know how hard formatting a paper can be. That, and there are several different ways to format! We’ve had a lot of APA formatting in the Writing Center…
How to Format… What to Use Instead of “Very” or “Really” 7 Dec 20177 Dec 2017 It’s that time in the semester again. The one we’ve dreaded for sixteen weeks- finals. The work-load amount has surged upward and you’re looking at a blank screen hoping your…
How to Format… Chicago Manual of Style realizes it’s the 21st Century, notices the internet is a thing, gets woke. 1 Aug 2017 The 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style is coming out this fall, and there are some monumental changes in store for history majors as well as anyone who…
How to Format… Once Upon A Time 1 Aug 20171 Aug 2017 Have you ever thought about the oddness of the words “once upon a time?” Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” for those who haven’t read it, is about this man named Prospero whose…
Writing Advice How to Use a Tutor 21 Jul 20171 Aug 2017 Usually when students come to the Writing Center, they sit down with a paper and a tutor asks them what they would like to discuss. However, sometimes it is helpful…
