Resources for Writing

The following links providy handy references for college writing.

Clarity and Style

• Active - Passive Voice
• Conciseness
• Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
• Transitional Words and Phrases

Conducting Research and Types of Sources

• Database Sources- finding and using
• Primary and Secondary Sources
• Reliable and Unreliable Sources
• Research Paper

Grammar (refer also to Sentence Parts and Patterns)

• Adjectives and Adverbs
• Articles (the, a, an)
• Comma Splice
• Parts of Speech
• Pronoun - Antecedent Agreement
• Pronouns in first, second, third person
• Pronouns type, case, and possessive
• Subject and Verb Agreement
• That versus Which and Who
• Who and Whom
• Verb Tense
• Verbs- Regular and Irregular

Mechanics of Citing

• Citing Sources
• Paraphrasing and Summarizing
• Plagiarism and Citing Sources
• Quoting Sources, Basic Rules
• Signal Phrases

Mechanics of Writing

• Abbreviations and Formal Titles
• Capitalization
• Italics
• Numerals
• Slang Expressions and Colloquial Language
• Titles

Punctuation

• Apostrophe
• Colon
• Comma
• Hyphen
• Semi-colon
• Quotation Marks

Sentence Parts and Patterns

• Combining Sentences
• Fragments and Run-on Sentences
• Parallelism in Sentence Structure
• Parallel Verbs
• Phrase vs Clause
• Subject and Predicate
• Sentence Forms

Styles of Formatting Papers

     ASA

• ASA Style, 4th Edition

     APA

• Abstract
• APA Formatting Running Head
• APA Style
• APA Style Example Paper
• APA Style Intermediate Example Paper

     Chicago

• Chicago Style
• Chicago and Turabian Style Formatting
• Chicago Style Bibliography Sample Page
• Chicago Style Endnotes
• Chicago Style Paper Example

     MLA

• MLA Style
• MLA Style 7th Ed. - Creating the Header
• MLA Style - Example Essay
• MLA Style - Example Works Cited Page

     Turabian

• Chicago and Turabian Style Formatting
• Turabian Style Quick Reference Guide
• Turabian Title Page Instructions
• Turabian Sample Paper

Types of Essays and Assignments

• Analytical Essay Guidelines
• Annotated Bibliography
• Argumentative (Persuasive) Essay
• Book Review Essay
• Cause & Effective Essay
• Close Reading and How to Write
• Compare And Contrast Essay
• Definition Essay
• Descriptive Essay
• Division Classification Essay
• Exemplification Essay
• Literary Analysis vs Plot Summary vs Plot Interpretation
• Literature Essays - Writing Guidelines
• Movie Review
• Narrative Essay
• Persuasive (Argumentative) Essay
• Play Review
• Poetry Explications
• Position Paper
• Preparing a Speech
• Process Analysis Essay
• Research Paper

The Writing Process (includes essay parts)

• Conclusion or Summary Paragraph
• Essay, Parts of an Essay or Research Paper
• Introductory or Opening Paragraphs
• Outlining
• Proofreading and Editing
• The Thesis Statement
• Titles- How to Write
• Topic Sentences
• Transition Sentences

Microsoft

• Clearing the Tracked Changes
• Creating PowerPoint Slides in Microsoft 2010
• Microsoft Publisher - Instructions
• Word 2003 and 2007 Help