Writing Papers and Presentations
Congratulations! You've chosen a topic, planned your research, found and evaluated resources--you're ready to get writing! Check out this website by the University of Toronto on Academic Writing: Advice on Academic Writing
Writing a Paragraph?
- OWL at Purdue: On Paragraphs
- LEO: Paraphrasing and Summarizing in Paragraphs
- LEO: Using Quotations in Paragraphs
- LEO: Using Introductory Tags
Writing an Essay or Taking an Essay Exam?
- SOS: Listening and Taking Class Notes
- SOS: Effective Textbook Studying
- SOS: Effective Test Preparation
- SOS: What to do During an Essay Exam
- OWL at Purdue: Tips During an Essay Exam
- OWL at Purdue: Writing an Essay
Writing a Multi-Page Paper?
- OWL at Purdue: Writing Thesis Statements
- OWL at Purdue: On Paragraphs
- OWL at Purdue: Academic Writing
Still need help? The following resources will help you with writing and citation as well as information on grammer, subjected specifid writing and more:
Harvard University's Student Writing Guides
The University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill Writing Center Handouts
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Handbook
Research and Documentation Online
Doing a presentation? Check out these resources for helpful tips, do's and dont's, and more:
Presentation Helper from Presentation Magazine
Grammar Help
Writing your Thesis Statement
A thesis statement clearly defines the purpose of your research paper. This is a declarative sentence that asserts the position a paper will be taking. This statement should be both specific ad arguable. Generally, the thesis statement will be placed at the end of the first paragraph of your paper. The remainder of your paper will support this thesis.
Citation Style Guides
- APA Style (American Psychological Association)Use this guide from Purdue University to cite books, articles and electronic resources.
- Chicago/Turabian StyleUse the University of Wisconsin-Madison's guide to cite your books, articles and electronic resources.
- MLA Style - (Modern Language Association)Use this guide from Purdue University to cite your books, aricles, and electronic resources.
- CSE (Council of Science Editors) Citation GuideCouncil of Science Editors (CSE) Style guide from University of Wisconsin-Madison
- ACS Style (American Chemical Society)American Chemical Society Style Guide by Williams College.
Writing the Annotated Bibliography
You Quote It, You Note It!
Want to learn the basics of avoiding plagiarism and learn why, when, and how to cite? Check out this tutorial!
