The Writing Center

Resources for Students

The Writing Center has a lot to offer both in-person and online. Check out our handouts and services or make an appointment with one of our tutors! Chances are one of our tutors has taken the class you are in now or at least had a class with your professor and can talk about what your professor looks for in an assignment.

Stages of Writing

Prewriting - Reading Strategies, Idea Clustering, Deconstructing a Prompt

Discovery Draft - Freewriting, Outlining

Rough Draft - Introduction, Thesis, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion

Revision - Questions for Revision

Final Draft - Integrating Quotes, Grammar/Polish

Citations

MLA - In-text Citations, Footnotes and Endnotes

APA - Formatting and Style, Citations and References, Tables and Figures, Footnotes and Endnotes

Other - Paraphrasing vs Quoting, Harvard, Chicago/Turabian, American Medical Association, Formatting for Nature Journal submissions, Formatting for Science Journal submissions

Science Writing

General - The Lab Report, General Guidelines

Discipline Conventions - Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Economics/Business, Physics, Psychology, Sociology

Common Academic Writing Genres

Close Reading, Literature Review, Comparative Essay, Abstract, Poetry Analysis, Grant Proposals, Book and Film Reviews, Response Paper, Annotated Bibliography, Critical Analysis, Reflective Writing, Case Studies

Plagiarism

CC Honor Code, Writing Across Borders

Career Writing

Analyzing Job Descriptions, Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Resume, CC Career Center

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