This section of our site is designed to be the one-stop resource center for current students enrolled in writing courses at UCSB. Look at what is available by scrolling down the page or using the links on the left to jump around.
Style Sheets and References
Dr. Kryder's Memo and Letter Format
Discusses Block, Semi-Block, and Modified Semi-Block letter formats,
as well as her specific memo criteria
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Resume Cover Letters
Two examples of proper information organization for professional letters
procededing a resume
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Resumes
4 student examples of resumes, each differing in layout, design, and
structure
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Books/Workbooks
- Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works With Words by Bruce Ross-Larson
- A Students Grammar of English by Randolph Quirk and Sidney Greenbaum
- The Business Writer's Handbook by Alred G. Brusaw
- Business Communication: Process & Product by Mary Ellen Guffey (2006.)
- How to Take the Fog Out of Business Writing by Robert Gunning and Richard A. Kallan
- Guide to Science and Engineering Communication by James G. Paradis and Muriel Zimmerman
Handbooks
- Style Guide: For Business and Technical Communication by Franklin Covey
- A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White
- Write Right! A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style by Jan Venolia
- The Gregg Reference Manual by William A. Sabin
- The Bedford Handbook by Diana Hacker
- The Scott, Foresman Handbook for Writers by Maxine Hairston & John J. Ruszkiewicz
