Details:PurposeThis assignment is meant to expose students to caveats and common errors in writing at the collegiate level. Working through this assignment will help you brush-up on effective college writing strategies.Required MaterialsLecture 5Chapter 5 in the textbookInstructionsComplete the “College Level Writing Worksheet.”Format RequirementsRecord your answers on the “Collegiate Level Writing Worksheet.”Grading CriteriaYour instructor will grade the assignment using an Answer Key..0pt”>Name:Course:Date:Instructor:Collegiate-Level Writing WorksheetAssignment Background:The
purpose of this assignment is to help you understand some of the academic
writing expectations in higher education. Included is a comprehensive list of writing
“Rules” you will want to adhere to during your academic career as well as ways
to overcome common errors in college-level writing.Assignment Instructions:Before
completing this assignment, please reference the Developing Academic Skills Guide and the Academic Writing Guidelines Resource located under Resources. After
reviewing these resources and the accompanying links, complete the sections
below. Section 1: Rules of
Academic WritingPlace
the correct “Rule” (the number next to the rule), with the correct description
of that “Rule”.

Rules:

1

Contractions

6

1st
Lines of Paragraphs indent 0.5”

11

Spell
Check

2

Writing
in 3rd person

7

Conciseness

12

Margins

3

Times
New Roman 12pt Font

8

Run-on
Sentences

13

Text/Slang
language

4

Double
Space

9

Fragmented
Sentences

14

Capitalization

5

Align
Left

10

Idioms

15

Essay
Formatting

Descriptions:

Microsoft
Word has a sophisticated “checker” to identify most spelling,
grammar, & consistency errors. Remove all before submission.

An
extra line between sentences accomplished by using the “Line and Paragraphing
Spacing” option in Microsoft Word & selecting 2.0 Spacing

The
TAB key often makes a perfect 0.5 inch indentation by default.

All
four sides of each page in your document must default to 1.0” for the top,
bottom, left, and right sides.

Separates
creative writing from formal academic writing including APA, MLA, & GCU
Style. Strict adherence is required.

Clichés,
or slang, or figurative language should be avoided. Instead, write out or use
the definition instead of the cliché.

Avoid
the shortened forms of one or two words combined. Spell out both words.

Be
sure to use this appropriately for the first word in every sentence, proper
nouns, and Netiquette.

LOL
is an example of a term that should not be used in academic writing.

Most
common standardized lettering and size in college level writing.

Microsoft
Word will underline these errors with a green line. Rewrite the sentence
until the green line disappears.

Paragraphs
should be aligned to the left at the zero or null point on the Microsoft Word
ruler.

Avoid
extraordinarily long sentences. The word “and” can often be a place
to split up a Run-on.

Avoid
wordiness by deleting needless words and using Microsoft Word thesaurus for
word ideas, synonyms, and antonyms.

One
would, A person could, They should, She, He, It.

Section 2: Spelling &
Grammar CheckerMicrosoft Office Word offers a very
sophisticated Spelling & Grammar Checker to help you identify errors in
spelling, grammar, and format consistency. What underlined color is used to
identify the error types below? Fill in the box the appropriate color.

Spelling

Grammar

Format
Consistency

Reminder: Microsoft Word will not catch every error. Some green grammar
lines are due to Word misinterpreting the sentence. Some red spelling lines are
due to correct words not being in its dictionary. However, Microsoft Word will
identify areas of concern. It is best that you consider rewording, rephrasing,
and removing all of the errors identified withthese colored underlines before
final submission.Section 3:Writing VoiceLabel these sentences; state whether the
sentence is in 1st Person,
2nd Person, or 3rd Person.

Grand Canyon
University prepares people for the academic rigor they will face in their
first class.

Grand Canyon
University prepares me for the academic rigor I will face in my first class

Grand Canyon
University prepares you for the academic rigor you will face in your first
class