Writing Resources
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Writing Process
Getting Started
Brainstorming Techniques
- How to Brainstorm Ideas
- Creating Titles
- Benefits of an Outline
- Reverse Outlining
- Drafting a Research Question
Thesis Development
Understanding Structure
Drafting
- Introductory Paragraph
- Body Paragraph
- Argumentative Paragraph
- Conclusion Paragraph
- Abstracts vs Introduction
Sentence Structure
- Combining Sentences
- Conciseness
- Sentence Structure
- Run-on Sentences
- Subjects and Predicates
- Subject and Verb Agreement
- Parallel Structure
- Topic Sentences
- Transitional Words
- Garden Path Sentences
Paragraph Formatting
Citing Sources
Identifying and Evaluating Sources
- Primary vs Secondary Sources
- Understanding Source Material
- Evaluating References - The CRAAP Test
- Evaluating References - The RADAR Test
- Choosing Diverse Sources
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Proofreading Techniques
- Proofreading and Editing
- Incorporating Tables and Figures
- How to Reach a Word Count
- Comma Splices
- Capitalization
- Articles
Grammar and Style
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
- Gerunds
- Phrases vs. Clauses
- Prepositions (In, Of, At, To, From, & After Which)
- Progressive Tense
- Pronouns and Antecedents
- Pronouns and Cases
- That, Which, and Who
- Two-Word Verbs
- Verb Tenses
- Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance
- Italics
- Numerals
- Zeugma
Assignment Instructions
Outlines
Types of Essays and Assignments
- Active vs. Passive Voice
- Analytical Essay
- Annotated Bibliography
- Application Essay
- Book Review
- Cause and Effect
- Close Reading and Explication
- Compare and Contrast
- Definition Essay
- Descriptive Essay
- Discussion Board Posts
- Division Classification Essay
- Exemplification Essay
- In Class Essay Exams
- Literary Analysis
- Literature Essays Guidelines
- Literature Review
- Movie Review
- Pathos, Logos, and Ethos
- Personal Narrative
- Persuasive vs. Argumentative Essay
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Process Analysis Essay
- Play Review
- Proposal Writing
- Reflective Essay
- Research Paper
- Research Poster
- Scholarship Essay & Outline
Writing a Speech
Mechanics & Style
AI and Writing
Punctuation
Commonly Confused Words
- Accept and Except
- Advise and Advice
- Affect and Effect
- Allude and Elude
- Alot, Alot, and Allot
- Any body and Anybody
- Bear and Bare
- Been and Being
- Brake and Break
- Cacao, Cocoa, and Coco
- Choice, Choose, and Chose
- Cite, Sight, and Site
- Conscious and Conscience
- Council and Counsel
- Device and Devise
- Desert and Dessert
- Disc and Disk
- Discreet and Discrete
- Dose and Dose
- Elicit and Illicit
- Emigrate, Immigrate, and Migrate
- Gage and Gauge
- He's and His
- Idea and Ideal
- Illusion and Delusion
- It's and Its
- Lay, Lie, Lead, Led, and Let
- Loose and Lose
- Me and Myself
- Palette, Palate, and Pallet
- Peak, Peek, and Pique
- Quiet, Quite, and Quit
- Raise and Rise
- Reel and Real
- Seam and Seem
- Set and Sit
- Shelf and Shelve
- Sole and Soul
- Sore and Soar
- Suit and Suite
- Their, They're, and There
- Then and Than
- This and These
- Though, Thought, and Through
- To, Too, and Two
- Well, We'll, and Will
- We're, Were, and Where
- Who, Who's, Whose, and Whom
- Your and You're
- Yours and Your's
Using Microsoft Word
How to Add
Study Strategies & Support
Studying Resources
- A Guide to Studying
- Brainstorming by Dr. Deeren
- Charting a Full Movement by Dr. Deeren
- Critical Inquiry by Dr. Deeren
Time Management Strategies
Note Taking Methods
- Cornell Notes
- Boxing Notes
- Charting Notes
- Flow Notes
- Mapping Notes
- Outline Notes
- QEC (Question/Evidence/Conclusion) Notes
- REAP (Read, Encode, Annotate, Ponder) Notes
- Sentence Notes
- Split Page Notes
Medical Note-Taking Methods
Multilingual Writing Support
- Writing in a Foreign Language
- Strategies for Multilingual Writers
- Expand Your Writing Vocabulary
- Essay Topic Brainstorming
- Information Questions
Informal Language
English Variations & Historical Forms
Inclusive Writing
Citation Handouts & Guides
American Psychological Association (APA) Style
Specific Guides
- Abstract
- Appendices & Footnotes
- Abstracts vs Introductions
- APA 7th - Abbreviations
- Title Hierarchy
- APA Sample Paper
Citing Resources
Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
Citing Resources
General Overview Guide
Citing Resources
General Overview Guide
- Chicago Style - 17th edition
- Chicago 17th - Author Date Template
- Chicago 17th - Notes & Bibliography Template
- Chicago Sample Paper - Purdue Owl
Specific Guides
Citing Resources
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Style
American Chemistry Society (ACS) Style
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Style
American Medical Association (AMA) Style
Associated Press (AP) Style
American Political Science Association (APSA) Style
American Sociological Association (ASA) Style
Citing Resources
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Style
Council of Science Editors, Council of Biology Editors (CSE/CBE)
- CSE Style - 8th edition
- CSE Style - 8th Template
- CSE Style - General Formatting
- CSE Style - In-text Citations and References
Citing Resources
Geological Society of America (GSA) Style
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Style