Week 15

For instructions on how to set up your OU account and to upload information to the web, Laura Gibbs's site has step-by-step explanations.

You all know how to blog now, so continuing the intellectual conversation should be easy.

Week 14

Ask your committee members what parts of your research would make publishable pieces. Remember that editors need writers, so don't fear rejections.

For book publishers, do your research about the kind of books in their catalog. Here's a list of publishers' addresses.

Week 13

The AAA has more information on how its code of ethics informs its policy. The SAA site also has a list of resources on ethics.

What ethical issues does your research bring up?

Week 12

Grammar does matter, but not in the ways you might think. Take the grammar test without consulting outside sources. Rely on your writerly instinct.

For a readable and flexible guide to the rules, consider this book by June Casagrande.

Week 11

Be frank about the three things that frustrate you most about writing. What holds you back from reaching your goals?

Week 9

Consider the eight arguments posted in the content section of D2L. Which ones are most effective? What do they have in common.

Think about how you can improve your own argument.

Week 8

I've posted a short paragraph in the content section of D2L. It's not meant to make fun of archaeologists because all the subdisciplines are guilty of this kind of vague writing.

Rewrite the paragraph in more vivid prose. Use Strunk and White as a guide.