ABOUT GBC
Welcome to Great Basin College!
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 3,800 students are enrolled online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California.
We are GBC!
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ADMISSION TO GBC
ACADEMICS AT GBC
For High School Students
STUDENT SERVICES
GBC ONLINE
Great Basin College is a pioneer in long-distance education and online education delivery. GBC offers a diverse array of certificate and degree programs that are completely online!
COMMUNITY
GBC is a comprehensive community college that provides educational opportunities to over 3,800 students across 86,500 square miles, in ten of Nevada's largest counties bordering five states. The main campus in Elko is home to an educational community that attracts students interested in a residential college experience. Centers are located in Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump, and Winnemucca. Satellite facilities are located in over a dozen communities across the college's service area.
FIND INFORMATION
Need to find information quick? Check out these links on topics ranging from Administration to the Great Basin College Virtual Humanities Center!
RESOURCES
English & Writing Resources
English and Writing Resource Document Links
Common Irregular Verbs (PDF File, 28 KB)Commas (PDF File, 76 KB)Abbreviations (PDF File, 15 KB)Apostrophes (PDF File, 32 KB)Articles - A An The (PDF File, 46 KB)Basic Sentence Structure (PDF File, 10 KB)Book Report vs. Book Review (PDF File, 54 KB)Capitalization (PDF File, 42 KB)Common Irregular Verbs (PDF File, 28 KB)Common Sentence Errors (PDF File, 13 KB)Commonly Confused Words (PDF File, 18 KB)Concrete and Abstract Ideas (PDF File, 15 KB)Conjunctions and Parallel Structure (PDF File, 48 KB)Details (PDF File, 25 KB)Concrete, abstract, general, and specific.Using Statistics to Develop and Idea (PDF File, 22 KB)Effective Introductions (PDF File, 25 KB)The Five W's (PDF File, 74 KB)Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. How to use the 5 W's in a paper.Journaling (PDF File, 63 KB)Organizing an Essay (PDF File, 74 KB)Paraphrasing (PDF File, 40 KB)Parts of Speech (PDF File, 24 KB)Pronouns (PDF File, 37 KB)Punctuation Patterns (PDF File, 34 KB)Quotation Marks (PDF File, 18 KB)Revising Your Writing (PDF File, 14 KB)Annotated Bibliography (PDF File, 39 KB)Sample annotated bibliography entries.SQ3R (PDF File, 33 KB)How to use the SQ3R techniques: survey, question, read, recite, review.Essay Exams (PDF File, 93 KB)Strategies for successfully completing essay questions on an exam.Taking Notes for Others (DOC File, 22 KB)How and what to write down when taking notes for another student or yourself.Thesis Statements (PDF File, 10 KB)How to create and implement an effective thesis statement in your writing.Revising Your Writing (PDF File, 17 KB)Tips for revising your writing to make it better.Transitions (PDF File, 22 KB)Creating smooth transitions in your writing.Writing a Research Paper (PDF File, 123 KB)The components of a good research paper.Writing Effective Conclusions (PDF File, 26 KB)Writing Effective Introductions (PDF File, 0 KB) |
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English and Writing Resource Web Links
For More Information Contact
Ping Wang
Academic Success Center
Great Basin College
E-mail: ping.wang@gbcnv.edu
Phone: 775-753-2144
Why Great Basin College
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada’s largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
