Handouts & Links
Instructional Handouts
Please download and print these handouts as needed, within the usual fair use limits.
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| Commas and Apostrophes | ||
| Evaluating Your Paper | ||
Hows and Whys of Thesis Statements |
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Preparing for the WPA |
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Quoting Texts |
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Sentence Fragments |
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Three Ways to Support an Argument |
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UDWPA Scoring Criteria |
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UNC 270--Critical Writing II |
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What Makes a Paragraph Good? |
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Wordiness 101 |
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A Writer's Checklist |
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Writing the WPA Essay |
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Links
Writing Advice on the Web
Most students have questions about grammar, mechanics, vocabulary, citation style, and document formatting that arise when The Writing Center is not open. For 24-hour access to excellent writing advice and guidelines, we encourage you to visit any of the following websites. For help with your research or literature search, your first stop should be the
The site we most frequently recommend for writing help is the Purdue University Online Writing Lab at
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Among its myriad offerings, you will find links to all the major style guides (APA, MLA, etc.) at this site.
Other sites we highly recommend include:
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www.writing.ku.edu/students/guides.shtml#2
University of Kansas Writing Guide. Concise lessons on the writing process, plagiarism and its causes, how to conduct research, and how to read critically.
- www.eslbee.com
Advanced Composition for Non-native Speakers of English. How to write for an English-speaking audience. Sample essays by ESL and native writers.
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How you document your sources in a research paper varies from discipline to discipline. To find the format your professor asks to you use, consult these websites:
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/
Dartmouth College 'Sources'. Illustrates all major style guides and provides links to more detailed sites.
- http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools.html
Chicago Manual of Style. Abbreviated version.
