Writing Center Resources

Top 10 Most Commonly Used Handouts

• Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences
• Commas Three Simple Rules
• Dominant Impression
• MLA Sample Sources, 9th Edition
• Pathos, Logos & Ethos
• Second Person Point of View
• Sentence Fragment
• The Thesis Statement
• Transition Words
• The Quote Sandwich

Citation Style Guides

• APA In-text Citations and Sample Essay-7th Edition
• APA Sample Sources, 7th Edition
• Chicago Style Guide -17th Edition
• MLA - Avoiding Plagiarism
• MLA In-text Citations and Sample Essay, 9th Edition
• MLA Sample Sources, 9th Edition

Academic Essay Strategies

• Conclusions
• Hooking Your Reader
• Introductions
• 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