Rhetorical Writing

Call of the Weird, by Drew Hayden Taylor

Walk to Morning, by Joseph Boyden

Umbrella by Chantel M. Sutherland

My Canada, by Tomson Highway

Kissing Billy Draper by Richard Wagamase

Not so Scary After All by Steven King

Butt Out, by Maeve O'Regan

Action Hero, by Rulon Openshaw

Life Giving Drops by Traci Skuce

I cannot Explain my Fear by Papatya Bucak

A Hanging, by George Orwell

A Hanging: Question Sheet

Swerve, by Brenda Miller

Snakes, by Ron Arias

The Boy with the Chris Pine Blue Eyes, (Student Essay)

A True High School Musical (Student Essay)

The Young and the Ageless (Student Essay)

Some essay excerpts from former students

Improve your Writing: 10 Tips

10 Words to Avoid when Writing

Common Errors in Writing

What is Parallel Structure (slide show)

Using Parallel Structure

Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

Using Active Voice

From Wordy to Concise (chart)

Eliminating Wordiness Exercise #1

Be Concise

Sentence Editing

Edit These Sentences

Using Strong Verbs

Writing Tight: Editing Out Redundancies

Editing Practise: First Draft vs Final Draft

Slide Show: Spelling Fails

Slide Show: When to Spell Out Numbers

Integrating Examples and Quotations into your Writing