The W-Center Handouts

General Writing Handouts

Compare/Contrast Papers

Peer-Editing Sheet

Preparing for the In-Class Essay

Essay Development

Thesis Statements

Transitional Words and Phrases

The Writing Process

 

Handouts for Research Papers

Writing a Research Paper

Research Peer-Editing Sheet

Avoiding Plagiarism

 

Citing Sources

APA Documentation

Chicago/Turabian Documentation

MLA Documentation

Graduate School Essays and Resumes

Application Letter

Graduate School Application Essays

Resume Writing

 

Writing Anxiety

Strategies for Overcoming Writing Anxiety

Punctuation Handouts

Comma Exercises

Colons and Semi-Colons 

Other Writing Sites:

The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) is additionally an excellent resource for questions. They have a hotline for grammar and mechanics specifics.

Get help with:

- documentation summary
- understanding plagiarism