
Writing Center Handouts
The Writing Center has developed and adapted a series of references for scholarly writing. Please reference the links below to find documents that are relevant to your assignments. If there is a particular writing concern you would like addressed in a handout, please contact us with comments and recommendations. The following handouts should only be used as general guidelines.
Most Popular
- One
Way to Organize an Academic Paper [PDF]
- Another
Way to Organize an Academic Paper [PDF]
- Thesis
Statement and Organizing Paragraphs, Writing
a [PDF]
- Transitions [PDF]
- APA Model Paper [PDF]
Academic Writing
- Analysis
and Synthesis, How to Write [PDF]
- Annotated
Bibliography, Guidelines for an [PDF]
- Argument,
Writing an [PDF]
- Audience
Analysis [PDF]
- In-Class
Essay Exams, Guide to Writing [PDF]
- Organize
an Academic Paper, One Way to [PDF]
- Organize
an Academic Paper, Another Way to [PDF]
- Review
of Literature, Writing a [PDF]
- Revision:
Five Key Strategies for Effective Revision [PDF]
- Strategy
Terms: Analyzing Your Assignment [PDF]
- Summaries,
How to Write [PDF]
- Thesis Statement and Organizing Paragraphs, Writing a [PDF]
Sources and Citation
- Annotating
a Text [PDF]
- APA
In-Text Examples [PDF]
- APA
Sample References [PDF]
- APA
Model Paper [PDF]
- MLA
In-Text Examples [PDF]
- MLA Sample Works Cited [PDF]
- Signal
Verbs and Phrases, Integrating Sources
in Text with [PDF]
Grammar and Usage
- Colons,
Semicolons, and Dashes [PDF]
- Combining
Sentences [PDF]
- Commas [PDF]
- Margins
and Headers, How to Set [PDF]
- Transitions [PDF]
Links
- Purdue’s
OWL [Online Writing Lab]
- Helmke
Library IIFE [Information Literacy
Toolkits]
- Web
Page Evaluation Checklist [PDF]
- Judging
Sources: Is your Web site credible?
- Recommended Subject Directories
- Judging
Sources: Is Your Journal Scholarly? [PDF]
- Grammar
Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better
Writing
- MLA
Style Guide FAQ
- APA
Style.org
- International Writing Centers Association
- East Central Writing Centers Association
