Student Resources

Writing Process 

• Prewriting Strategies
• Brainstorming 
• Understanding the writing prompt
• Outlining 
• Thesis Statements 
• Introductions & Conclusions 
• Topic Sentences 
• Tips for Organizing your Essay
• Revising Strategies

Research/Citations 

• How to Write a Research Question
• Using Quotations 
• Quotations and Punctuation
• Citing Long Quotes and Sections of Poetry 
• Literature Reviews
• Writing Annotated Bibliographies
• The Big Three: Citation Differences 
  • Chicago 
  • MLA 9th 
  • APA 
• Eight Strategies for Using Sources
• Citing AI-Generated Sources

Revising 

• Formatting Guidelines 
• Strong Sentence Checklist 
• Twelve Ways to Improve Your Style in Academic Writing 
• What Professors Look For 
• Reverse Outlines 
• 23 Ways to Improve Your Draft 
• Editing? Proofreading? 2 Separate Stages 
• Strategies for Variation in Sentence Structure 

Style & Grammar 

• Twelve Ways to Improve Your Style in Academic Writing 
• How To Be A Better Writer: 6 Tips from Harvard’s Steven Pinker 
• Use the Active Voice 
• Fragments and Run-ons 

Punctuation 

• Quick Guide: Punctuation 
• Quotations & Punctuation 
• 10 Ways to Use Commas 

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