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Abstract: Landscape Architecture

This resource provides a guide to writing a propositional abstract in Landscape Architecture.

Writing structures | Abstracts | Proposition | Design

Choose your words carefully

The words you use send strong signals about the tone of your message. These examples will help you to identify and use the right tone in your email messages

Professional writing | Writing structures | Sample writing | Email

Email greetings

Emails are an important form of written communication in the workplace. This resource covers how to write a professional email greeting.

Professional writing | Writing structures | Sample writing | Email

Email layout

Emails are an important form of written communication in the workplace. This resource covers how to layout a professional email.

Professional writing | Writing structures | Sample writing | Email

Important information first

As emails are short pieces of communication, there is a set structure you should use. This learning activity will help you identify which information is most important.

Professional writing | Writing structures | Sample writing | Email

In this resource, eight RMIT students share some of their experiences in adapting to study in Australia. The resource will introduce four areas that international students often find new and a little...

New students | Referencing | Critical thinking | Writing structures

Introduction

This section outlines how to write the introduction for your critical writing assignment

Introduction | Critical writing | Writing structures | Design

Introduction

An introduction to oral presentation basics covering preparation, research, planning and organisation, writing and practicing your presentation.

Presentations | Planning | Researching | Writing structures

Language focus

Modal and conditional language is important in legal argument as it allows arguments to be contructed in terms of possiblity, probability and conditions.

Law | English language skills | Legal | Writing structures

Paragraph structure

The TEEL strategy for well structured paragraphs

Paragraphs | Sample writing | Writing structures

Paragraphs activity

Test your skills! Try this short quiz to see if you can identify the most appropriate topic sentence for the paragraph.

Writing structures | Paragraphs | Learning activities

Patterns 1 & 2

Common spelling patterns for English word structures

Writing structures | Spelling | English language skills

Patterns 3 & 4

Common spelling patterns for English word structures. Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelt differently. It is essential to learn these words to avoid using the wrong spelling when...

Writing structures | Spelling | English language skills

Plurals

These spelling examples demonstrate the English rules for making words plural.

Writing structures | Spelling

Prefixes & suffixes

Prefixes are letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word, suffixes are letters added to the end of a word to make a new word. It is helpful to know the meanings of prefixes and...

English language skills | Spelling | Vocabulary | Writing structures

Quick tips

Quick tips for writing professional emails.

Professional writing | Writing structures | Sample writing | Email

Requests

when writing professional emails, you may need to make requests or respond to requests. The language you use to do this is very important. this page shows you examples of polite responses.

Professional writing | Writing structures | Sample writing | Email