Writing Center Resources

Top 10 Most Commonly Used Handouts

• Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
• Commas Three Simple Rules
• Dominant Impression
• MLA Citations - Sample Sources, 8th Edition
• Pathos, Logos & Ethos
• Second Person Point of View
• Sentence Fragment
• The Thesis Statement
• Transition Words
• The Quote Sandwich

Citation Style Guides

• APA Style Guide-7th Edition
• Chicago Style-FAQ
• Chicago Style Guide -16th Edition
• MLA - Avoiding Plagiarism
• MLA Citations - Sample Sources, 8th Edition
• MLA Guidelines for Documentation, 8th Edition

Grammar: Punctuation

• Apostrophes
• Basic Comma Usage
• Commas Three Simple Rules
• Punctuating Compound Complex Sentences
• Quotation Marks in Research
• Quotations Marks in Dialogue
• Semicolons
• Special Punctuation Marks

Grammar: Sentence Structure

• Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
• Complex Sentences
• Compound Sentences
• Compound-Complex Sentences
• Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
• Parts of a Sentence
• Sentence Combining Master Class
• Sentence Fragment
• Simple Sentences
• Subordination in Complex Sentences
• Subordination vs. Coordination

Grammar: Verbs

• Active and Passive Voice
• Active vs. Linking Verbs
• Replacing "To be" Verbs
• Subject Verb Agreement
• Verb Conjugation - Verb Tenses

Grammar: Pronouns/Nouns

• Choosing the Right Pronoun and Who or Whom
• Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement
• Pronoun Consistency
• Subject Verb Pronoun Agreement

Grammar: Miscellaneous

• Commonly Confused Words
• Induction vs. Deduction
• Italics vs. Quotation Marks in Titles
• Parallelism
• Parts of Speech
• Prepositional Phrases
• Reported Speech

Academic Essay Strategies

• Conclusions
• Hooking Your Reader
• Logical Fallacies
• Point of View in Academic Writing
• Second Person Point of View
• The Thesis Statement
• Topic Sentence/Paragraph
• Transition Words

Types of Essays

• Admission, Transfer, or Scholarship Essay
• Annotated Bibliography
• Dominant Impression
• Five-paragraph Essay
• Pathos, Logos & Ethos
• Research Paper
• Rhetorical Analysis Sample Essay
• Writing About Literature

Brainstorming/Outlining Tools

• Narrative Essay Topic Checklist
• Outlines
• Rhetorical Analysis Graphic Organizer
• Topic Ideas
• Writer's Block

Using Quotations

• Introducing Sources
• Summarizing
• The Quote Sandwich
• Three Steps to Summarize
• Using Quotations Effectively

Editing/Revision

• Proofreading
• Vague Word Matrix
• Wordiness