Handouts
The following handouts were created by the LAVC ARC Tutoring Staff and are available for all educational purposes (classroom instruction, tutoring, web links, etc.) as long as source information is given. All handouts are Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance.
Note to Students: Handouts should be used as a quick guide and should never take the place of assignment guidelines or instructor directions and/or preferences.
- Active Voice Vs. Passive Voice
- Adjective and Adverbs
- Annotated Bibliography
- APA Format (Sample included)
- Apostrophes
- Articles
- ASA Format
- Capitalization
- Chicago Format 17th Edition
- Choosing a Research Topic
- Clauses I: Independent/Dependent
- Clauses II: Types of clauses
- Clauses III: Restrictive/Non Restrictive
- Comma
- Common Pitfalls Among College Students
- Cover Letter
- Denotation and Connotation of a word
- Essay Writing
- Fragments I: Simple Fragments
- Fragments II: Complex Fragments
- Gerunds and Infinitives
- Glossary of Terms
- How to Create a Gmail Account
- How to Make Outlines
- How to Use a Reference Book
- How to Write a Successful Concert Report
- Idioms
- Improving Your Vocabulary
- In-Class Essay Exams
- In-Text Citations
- Integrating Quotes
- Introductions and Conclusions
- LAVC Library MLA Resource
- Logging on to Most LAVC Campus Computers and Accessing LAVC Canvas
- MLA Format 9th Edition
- MLA Format for Mac
- Modifiers
- Paragraph Development
- Parallelism
- Parts of Speech
- Personal Statement Essays & Admission Letter
- Plagiarism
- Post Interview Thank You Letter
- PowerPoint Basics
- Prepositions
- Prewriting
- Proofreading
- Pronoun Agreement
- Punctuation
- Research Using the LAVC Library Databases
- Resume
- Run-on Sentences
- Screenplays
- Semicolon
- Sentence Patterns
- Spelling
- Study Skills and Time Management
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Taking Notes
- Test Taking Strategies
- Typing
- Thesis Statements
- Transitions
- Transitions Two: Old/New Contract
- Understanding Poetry
- Understanding Poetry and Literature: Poetic and Literary Devices
- Types of Essays
- Verb Tenses
- Verbs with -ed Ending
- Verbs The Basics
- Viewing Instructor Feedback on Desktop
- Viewing Instructor Feedback on Mobile Canvas App
- Writing A Summary
- Writing about Fiction
- Writing Process
Here are common formulas for Algerbra, Calculus, Trigonometry, and Statistics:
- Algebra Formulas
- Calculus Formulas
- Common Graphs
- Conversions
- Factoring
- Translating Words into Algebra
- Trig Cheat Sheet
- Statistics Formulas
Here are some helpful videos and study materials for Basic Algebra, Prealgebra, Elementary Algebra and Intermediate Algebra topics.
Here are some videos for different topics from one of our math professors Teresa Sutcliff:
- Basic Arithmetic Student Resources
- Prealgebra Student Resources
- Elementary Algebra Student Resources
- Intermediate Algebra Student Resources
Here are Tips for Success for our students.
Resources
The following websites offer help with punctuation, verb tenses, sentence construction, style, etc.
- Chomp Chomp website has free tutorials and quizzes to help you practice grammar and mechanics.
- Activities for ESL Students website is a wonderful resource for students who are new to English, or students who want to improve their grammar skills. The website is broken down by levels and offers a variety of puzzles, quizzes, and games to make the learning process interesting for all ages. Highly recommended.
- Many Things is another website that offers in puzzles, anagrams and word games to better grasp the inner workings of the English language.
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab website provides detailed information about all aspects of grammar.
- For AZTEC Online program, contact Calworks or email us for further details.
- Reading and Comprehension OER Free Source
- Khan Academy: Reading and Comprehension
- ESL Online Workshop-Excelsior Online Writing Lab
- Grammar Practice
- Lumen Learning Free Online Textbook
- Purdue Owl Writing Lab
- Guide to Grammar and Writing
- English Page