Writing Resources for Students Citation and Style Guides English as a Second Language Resources Graduate School & Scholarship Applications Grammar Help Learning Disabilities Making 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 Center Workshops Writing in Hum 110 Writing in Particular Disciplines

Grammar help

Ambiguous Pronouns
Colons
Commas
Diana Hacker
Elements of Style (William Strunk)
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Purdue OWL)
It's or Its?
Passive Voice
Semicolons
Transitions
Word Economy
Zipper Comments (Guide to common writing errors)

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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)
Please note that the Writing Center often offers workshops on writing personal statements in the Fall. See our workshop schedule for more information.

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Making Arguments

Making Academic Arguments (Adapted from a handout by Joseph Williams)
The Thesis Sentence (Charles Darling's Guide to Grammar & Writing)
Thesis Sentence Exercises (Diana Hacker)
More Interesting Introductions and Conclusions
Topic Sentences
Topic Sentence Exercises (Diana Hacker)

Analyzing Arguments

Analyzing a Rhetorical Argument (Hum 110)
Cause and Effect (Hum110)
Persuasion (Hum110)
Syllogisms & Inductive Reasoning (Hum 110)

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Other OWLS

LEO: Literacy Education Online (St. Cloud State U.)
Little Red Schoolhouse (U. of Chicago)
Networked Writing & Research ( Northern Illinois U.)
Online Writing Centers (U. of Maine at Orono)
Online Writing Lab (Purdue)
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Princeton Writing Resources (Princeton)
Writer's Complex (Empire State College)
Writer's Guide (U. of Victoria)
Writer's Web (U. of Richmond)
Writing Center (Colorado State U.)
Writing Guide (U. of Kansas)
Writing Center (Colorado State U.)
Writing Center (Harvard University)
Writing Program (Dartmouth)
Writing Program (Syracuse)
Writing Tutorial Services (Indiana University Bloomington)

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Paper Types & Strategies

Analysis of an Argument
Close Reading Assignments
Compare and Contrast
Definition Essays
Laboratory Report Instructions

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Senior Thesis & Research Papers

Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue OWL)
Citation Formats
Problem of the Problem (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)

Please note that the Writing Center will have workshops for thesis students throughout the year. Check out workshop schedule for details.

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Writing About Literature

Norton's "Writing About Literature"
Metaphor
Writing About Poetry (Hamilton U.)
Critical Article Synopsis ("Précis")

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