Resources for Writers
The Writing Center has a growing collection of handouts, created by tutors, that address questions that frequently arise during tutoring sessions. Hard copies of these and other handouts are also available in the Writing Center.
Writing Center Handouts
- Analytical Essay Guide
- Annotated Bibliography and Literature Reviews
- APA Style
- ASA Style
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Brainstorming
- Business Resume Template
- Chicago Manual of Style
- The Comma
- Cover Letter Guide
- Incorporating Sources Effectively
- Journalistic Opinion vs. Academic Argumentive Writing
- MLA Cheat Sheet
- Parallel Structure
- Personal Statements
- Reading Comprehension
- Research Papers
- Resume
- Science Report Writing Guide
- Sentence Fragments
- Sentence Strength and Concise Writing
- Sentence Variety
- Successful Presentations
- Thesis Statement
Citation Workshops
Writing Center Workshops
- Academic Integrity
- Introduction to the Writing Center
- Punctuation
- Thesis Statement
- The Writing Process
- Word Choice
- Write Like a Scientist
- Writing an Argumentive Essay
Resources from OWL
Here are a few of our favorite resources from the OWL at Purdue University, a great resource that we recommend to students: