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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.

Note: Some of the APA/MLA links are not available while they are being revised for new updates.

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

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