Essentials of College Writing
- From Brainstorming to Outlining
- Organizing Ideas & Outlining
- Thesis Statements
- Topic Sentences
- Integrating Source Material—Signal Phrases and Paraphrasing, Summarizing, & Quoting
- MEAL Plan—A Guide to Body/Evidence Paragraphs
- Transitional Expressions
- Checklist for Logical Fallacy
- Research Paper Workout Checklist
- Revising & Copyediting
- Reverse Outline
Citing Sources & Avoiding Plagiarism
- APA In-text References & Sample References List
- APA Format: Running Header & Section Headings
- APA: Incorporate Research & Cite Sources
- MLA In-text References & Sample Works Cited List
- MLA: Incorporate Research & Cite Sources
- Turabian/Chicago Citations
- Guide to AMA Manual of Style
- AMA Style Sample Citations
- AMA: Incorporate Research & Cite Sources
- Citing Legal Sources
- Avoiding Plagiarism: Recognizing Common Knowledge & Integrating Source Material
- Self-Plagiarism
Some Types of Writing
- Writing a Summary
- Writing a Critique (Summary and Response)
- Writing a Literature Review
- Annotated Bibliographies with Samples
- Writing an Argument (Persuasive Paper)
- Writing a Position Paper
- Professional & Business Writing
Tips for Non-Native English Speakers
Grammar
- Dirty Dozen, Brief Descriptions with Examples (also, The DD & Handouts, Correlated)
- The Six Patterns for Simple Sentences
- Models for Joining Clauses and Phrases into Sentences
- Clauses & Complex Sentences
- Conjunctions
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Personal Pronouns, Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, & Vague or Unclear Pronoun References
- Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers
- Parallel Structure
- Verb Tenses
- Apostrophes
- Faulty Predication
- Comma Usage: A Short Guide
- That vs. Which, That vs. Who and Whom