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Newsletters & Brochures

Newsletter

Newsletters are a great tool to keep your customers and clienteleinformed about your business or organization. They can be sent out regularly and can serve tomaintain that connectionwith your customers.

Using Microsoft's Publisher, you can findnewsletter templates.

You may also find it helpful to work with a tutor inTutor Match. For the topic, selectWriting/Researchand for the subject, selectWriting Assistance.

*Don't forget - If you are using research in your newsletter, you need to use APA to cite your resources. Visit theAPA Guide寻求帮助。

Watch the short video below for instructions on how to navigate the Newsletters & Brochures page :

Brochure

Use Microsoft's Support Site for help creating a brochure in Word, Publisher, or Powerpoint.

You may also find it helpful to work with a tutor inTutor Match. For the topic, selectWriting/Researchand for the subject, selectWriting Assistance.

*Don't forget - If you are using research in your brochure, you need to use APA to cite your resources. Visit theAPA Guide寻求帮助。

Resources for Newsletters & Brochures

How to Create a Handout

There are many different tools you can use to make your handout, which you may also find referred to as a brochure. A simple Google search for "handout maker" or "handout template" will bring up many results. Microsoft Word is the most common. Word has over a dozen brochure templates you can use to get you started:https://templates.office.com/en-us/Brochures

Use Microsoft's Support Site for help creating a brochure in Word, Publisher, or Powerpoint.

You may also find it helpful to work with a tutor inTutor Match. For the topic, selectWriting/Researchand for the subject, selectWriting Assistance.

*Don't forget - If you are using research in your brochure, you need to use APA to cite your resources. Visit theAPA Guideor ourFAQ on Citing Brochures寻求帮助。

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Newsletters

Brochures

Paper Review (Brainfuse Writing Lab)

The Writing Lab Rubric

Use this rubric as afirst step to self-assess your assignment. After determining whichcolumn you think best describes your work, use theresources to the right to improve your work. Refer back to it each time you feel you are near completion of the assignment to help you stay on track. This is also the same rubric that the Writing Lab staff will use to provide feedback and resources suggestions.

Video:How to use the Rubric

Submit to the Writing Lab (in Brainfuse)

写作是一个过程。它帮助反馈from others as you go through that process. You can submit your work for review to the Writing Lab. Just make sure you have time before your submission deadline (it takes 24-48 hours). Here's the process:

After using the rubricto self-assess where you're at in terms of your assignment and you've made changes using the resources provided, you can opt to submit your assignment to the Writing Lab in Brainfuse for feedback and suggestions. Once you're logged into Brainfuse, click on theWriting Lab.How to use the Writing Lab.

Using the Writing Lab

  1. Select yourcitation format(Typically APA 7th Edition).
  2. Add yourassignment instructionsfor the reviewer.
  3. Select up to3 areasfrom the provided list where you would like the writing tutor to focus his/her analysis. If no selection is made, then a general review will be completed.
  4. Add any additional comments, uploadyour assignment and clickSubmit.
  5. In 24-48 hours, go back into theMessage Center in Brainfuseand find your reviewed paper. You may find suggestedspecific resourcesfor you, one of which may be a tutor appointment.How to make an appointment with a tutor
  6. Revise your paperusing the resources suggested. If you have any questions, make an appointment with the tutor using Tutor MatchHow to make an appointment with a tutor
  7. After you have made your revisions,use the rubric againto self-assess. At that point, you may feel your assignment is ready to submit to your instructor. If that is the case, do so. If you think yourassignment needs more work, you mayresubmit your assignmentto theHow do I use the Writing Lab?
  8. When you feel your assignment isready for submission to your instructor, submit it using theassignment drop box within your course