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Teaching the Popular Literature of Nineteenth-Century France

Considering Audience through Search Engine Optimization

How to Apply Composition Techniques to a Cover Letter

Video Essay Analysis and Composition

Introducing Lateral Reading before Research

Helping Students Use Grammar to Support Their Writing Goals

How Audio Feedback Can Help Students Understand Grammatical and Mechanical Errors

Supporting Students As They Create Social Media Campaigns

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On Witches and Whiches: A Guide to Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses

Using an Endnote to Provide Bibliographic Information

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Pointing Out Reasons with As, Since, For, and Because

The Rhyme without the Reason: What’s Wrong with Sneak Peak

Distinguishing Tropes, Figures, Themes, and Motifs

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