Doyle Online Writing Lab
Writing Resources for Students
- Citation and Style Guides
- English as a Second Language Resources
- Graduate School & Scholarship Applications
- Grammar Help
- Learning Disabilities
- Making and Analyzing Arguments
- Meet the Tutors
- Meet the Writing Improvement Committee
- Other O.W.L.s
- Paper Types & Strategies
- Procrastination
- Reading & Lecture Strategies
- Scientific Writing
- Thesis & Research Papers
- Tools and References for Writing Well
- Writer's Block
- Writing About Literature
- Writing in Hum 110
- Writing in Particular Disciplines
Graduate School & Scholarship Applications
- Reed Fellowships & Awards
- Writing Essays for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships
- Writing the Personal Statement (Purdue OWL)
- Writing Personal Statements (U. of Central Florida)
Grammar help
- Ambiguous Pronouns
- Colons
- Commas
- Diana Hacker (Style and Grammar Guides, requires username/password, free to sign up)
- Elements of Style (William Strunk)
- Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Purdue OWL)
- It's or Its?
- Passive Voice
- Semicolons
- Transitions
- Word Economy (Guide to concise writing)
- Zipper Comments (Guide to common writing errors)
Making and Analyzing Arguments
- Making Academic Arguments (Adapted from a handout by Joseph Williams)
- More Interesting Introductions and Conclusions
- Topic Sentences
Analyzing Arguments
- Analyzing a Rhetorical Argument (Hum 110)
- Cause and Effect (Hum110)
- Persuasion (Hum110)
- Syllogisms & Inductive Reasoning (Hum 110)
Other OWLS
- LEO: Literacy Education Online (St. Cloud State U.)
- Online Writing Centers (U. of Maine at Orono)
- Online Writing Lab (Purdue)
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
- Princeton Writing Resources (Princeton - Many definitions of literary and rhetorical devices)
- Writer's Complex (Empire State College)
- Writer's Guide (U. of Victoria)
- Writer's Web (U. of Richmond - "exploring topics by stages of the writing process")
- Writing Center (Colorado State U. - Comprehensive writing resources)
- Writing Guide (U. of Kansas)
- Writing Center (Harvard University - Help structuring a successful argument/essay; how to read an assignment; how to close read)
- Writing Program (Dartmouth - Writing in particular disciplines)
- Writing Tutorial Services (Indiana University Bloomington)
Paper Types & Strategies
- Analysis of an Argument
- Close Reading Assignments
- Compare and Contrast
- Definition Essays
- Laboratory Report Instructions
Senior Thesis & Research Papers
- Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue OWL)
- Citation Formats
- Problem of the Problem (PDF, Joseph Williams, University of Chicago)
- Research Paper Links (Purdue OWL)
- Thesis and Your Senior Year (CUS, Reed)
- Thesis Templates (CUS, Reed)
- Writing a Thesis (Dartmouth U.)
- Writing a Senior Thesis in Anthropology (Reed)
- Writing a Senior Thesis in Chemistry (Reed)
- Writing a Senior Thesis in Psychology (Reed)
- Writing a Senior Thesis in Sociology (Reed)
- Writing Research Papers (USCD)
Writing About Literature
- Norton's "Writing About Literature"
- Metaphor
- Writing About Poetry (Hamilton College)
- Critical Article Synopsis ("Précis") (Reed English Department)