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Citation
- APA Style GuideThis American Psychological Association style guide contains instructions and examples to help you format and cite papers. Disciplines that use APA style include psychology, nursing, and many sciences.
- APA Overview Video
This video explains what APA style is and how to create a document using an APA template - Frequently Asked Questions about APA StyleUse these instructions and examples of how to handle some common issues when writing an assignment in APA style
- MLA Style GuideThis Modern Language Association style guide contains instructions and examples to help you format and cite written work for humanities classes like English.
- Turabian Style GuideUse this Turabian style guide, containing instructions and examples, to help you format and cite papers for history classes.
Reading and Study Help
- Summary NotesUse this note taking system for dense reading material, like textbook chapters.
- How to Read and Study with SQ3R MethodUse this method to help grasp, absorb, and retain the content of textbook chapters and
other long, dense reading passages. - OrbitNote Demo Video
How to use OrbitNote with PDF-format texts for screen-reading, highlighting, color-ordering, annotating, and storing all your marked-up documents!
Outlines and Organizers
- Grid for Comparison EssayUse this table to plan points of comparison between two things.
- Literary Analysis PlannerThis outline will help you plan an essay about literature for classes like ENGL 1020.
- Paragraph Rough OutlineUse this outline to build body paragraphs for your essay.
- Simple OutlineUse this traditional structure to plan an essay for any class.
- Standard OutlineUse this traditional structure to plan an essay for any class.
- Writing an OutlineDo none of these outlines fit your assignment perfectly? Here are instructions for creating your own outline.
Grammar, Punctuation, and Sentence Help
- Active VerbsUse these lists for word variation when writing a research-based, analytical, or argumentative paper.
- Transition WordsUse this list of transition words to help the reader follow along smoothly with your thoughts. Transitions create coherent writing by linking topics, sentences, and paragraphs.
- Fragments: Dependent-WordUse this for help recognizing and repairing dependent-word fragments. A dependent-word fragment begins with a dependent word and offers what feels like a complete thought, but it isn’t complete because dependent-word fragments need to connect to an independent sentence.
- Fragments: Added-DetailUse this for help recognizing and repairing added-detail fragments. An added-detail fragment happens when a writer wants to make an additional point or offer an example to clarify an idea. They fall into three main types: -ing, to, and examples. All three
can leave out a subject, verb, or both. - Fragments: Missing Subject or VerbUse this for help recognizing and repairing fragments that are missing a subject (who?) or verb (does what?).
- Quick Guide to Fixing FragmentsUse this worksheet to practice repairing all types of fragments.
- Editing Comma Splices and Run-OnsUse this to help recognize and repair comma splices, which result when two or more independent clauses are linked by a comma. They are spliced together as if they are one sentence.
- Quick Guide to Using CommasNot sure when to use a comma? This sheet explains seven occasions to use them.
- Parts of SpeechDid you ever wonder what a preposition is? Use this to brush up on the parts of sentences.
- Combining Sentences for Variety and FlowUsing different sentence structures is more interesting for readers. Here are five different ways to write a complex sentence.
- Misused HomophonesA homophone is a word pronounced the same as another but is different in meaning and spelling
(sometimes called a “homonym”). This sheet explains a few commons ones.
Parts of an Essay
- Elements of an Essay Video
This video explains the different parts of an essay (introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion) as well as ways to approach writing them. - Introduction and ThesisUse this for help writing an introduction paragraph to any essay.
- Body ParagraphsUse this to help write body paragraphs for any essay.
- Body Paragraph Video
This video explains what body paragraphs are and how to write them for various types of essays. - Integrating Sources Video
This video shares ways to incorporate quotations in your writing as support for your ideas. - ConclusionsUse this to help write a conclusion paragraph for any essay.
Writing About Literature
- Poetry TermsLiterary devices to consider when analyzing poetry
- Glossary of Literary TermsConsider these elements and devices when analyzing literature.
Writing for Science Courses
- Duke University on Writing Scientific Article ReviewsUse this guide for help writing literature reviews for science courses
- Purdue University's Chemistry Lab ResourcesAll sorts of tips to help write chemistry lab reports, including instruction on using passive voice and how to create graphs
Word Processing & Computer Tips
- How to Create Hanging Indents Video
This video shows how to create hanging indents in Microsoft Word and Google Docs.
Research Help
- Library Home PageFollow this link to the library's home page, which provides research help.