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Writing Resources

Below is a collection of writing resources that the Writing Center has generated for writers and for teachers who want to support their students in writing. These handouts cover a range of topics, from large-scale writing concerns, such as revising one’s work, to smaller-scale concerns, such as using commas. Feel free to visit the Writing Center for more information or for clarification on any of the topics addressed here.

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Preparing Annotated Bibliographies
Comma Exercises
A Very Brief Guide to MLA
A Brief Guide to Chicago Manual Style
A Brief Guide to APA Style
Summary of Verb Tenses
Quoting and Paraphrasing
How to Take an Essay Exam
Five Rules for Writing Dialogue
Descriptive Writing
Colon and Semicolon Rules
Writing for an Academic Audience
Active and Passive Verbs
Transitions
The Hyphen and the Dash
Hotspotting

Writing Links

The Writing Center recommends the following links for further resources on writing issues:

International Writing Centers Association

• http://www.writingcenters.org

Midwest Writing Centers Association

• http://pages.usiouxfalls.edu/mwca/

Online Writing Labs (OWLS)

• Purdue University

Creative Writing

• The Nebraska Center for Writers
• Poets and Writers Online

Online References for Writing

• Research and Documentation Online
  by Diana Hacker includes MLA, APA, Chicago and CBE styles.
• Oxford English Dictionary Online
• Roget's Thesaurus
• The Bedford Handbook Online
  by Diana Hacker includes a number of exercises you can use to address issues of grammar and style. It also has a really interesting site dedicated to debates about language use.
• The World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server