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Melissa Mellon

Contact Information

Email: mmellon
Assistant Instructional Professor

University Writing Program
2215 Turlington Hall
PO Box 112020
Gainesville, FL 32611-2020

mmellon@ufl.edu

Courses Taught

  • ENC 3246: Writing in Law
  • ENC 3254: Writing in the Disciplines (Writing for Non-Profits)
  • ENC 1101 online
  • ENC 1102 online

Pedagogical Interests

Service learning, public-facing writing

Best Writing Advice

When you are writing, don’t start with an introduction. Typically, we are best able to articulate the focus and scope of a paper after we have finished writing it. Save the writing of an introduction until last.