This study guide provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, structure, and best practices for formal writing at the college level. Developing these skills is essential for academic success and …

Writing a Formal Lab Report Note: This handout provides guidelines for writing a formal, typed laboratory report for a Biology, Chemistry, Natural Science, or Physics class.

In general, informal spoken English contains a number of colloquialisms (conversational expressions) that are inappropriate for formal written English. It is important not to mix the styles.

Professors expect academic papers to be written with a certain level of formality. However, formal writing goes beyond writing essays for classes. Businesses expect their employees to write …

There should be a more formal emotional distance between the writer and the subject, as well as appropriate emotional distance between the writer and his or her audience.

This handout provides guidelines for writing a formal research paper in the social sciences. Although it is a type of research paper, the process is not the same as writing a research paper for an English or …

Use this cheat sheet to recognize things to avoid when writing formal documents. Personal pronouns: “You should sleep eight hours each night”; “I think Professor James is correct.” Impersonal pronouns: …