Writing Processes
- How to Read a Prompt
- Thesis Statements
- Introductions
- Body Paragraphs
- Conclusions
- Revising
- Editing & Proofreading
- Reverse Outlines
- Writer’s Block
- Titles
Prewriting Strategies
Organization Strategies
Rhetorical Concepts
- Audience
- Context
- Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
- Genre
- The Rhetorical Situation
- What is Multimodal?
- What is Rhetoric?
Grammar, Mechanics, & Style
Grammar
Mechanics
- Acronyms, Initialisms, & Capitalization
- Apostrophes
- Colons
- Commas
- Dashes & Parentheses
- Prepositions
- Semicolons
Style
- Passive & Active Voice
- Sentence Patterns
- Signal Verbs
- Style Strategies
- Transition Words
- Writing Clear & Concise Sentences
Research Methods
- Academic Integrity Policy Quick Fact Sheet
- Annotated Bibliographies
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Block Quotes
- The Evidence Cycle
- How to Review a Journal Article
- Literature Review
- Paraphrasing Effectively
- Quotation Marks
- Summary vs. Analysis
- Synthesizing Research
Citation Styles
APA Style (7th edition)
APA Style (6th edition)
Chicago (Turabian) Style
MLA Style (8th edition)
Note: MLA 9th is the most recent version, and we are working on updating our materials. In the meantime, we wanted to flag that the 8th edition handouts are still mostly appropriate and correct, as the 9th edition makes minimal changes to the citation style, with more substantial changes to their guidelines for writing style choices.
- MLA Style (8th Edition)
- MLA Style Cheat Sheet (8th Edition)
- Annotated MLA Style (8th Edition) Formatted Sample Paper