Writing Center Resources

Writing Resources

The Value of Writing

Why Writing Matters to Medicine and Life Sciences

Writing Process

Invention Activity: Listing
Invention Activity: Freewriting
Revision Activity: Paragraph Organization Shuffle
Peer Review Strategies (Good for Creative Fiction and Non-Fiction)
Collaborative Writing Strategies
Collaborative Writing Help
Higher Order Concerns Handout
Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)

Audience, Purpose, & Thesis

Thesis Development and Design
Writing Thesis Statements

Thesis & Organization

Thesis Development and Design
Social Science Research Format (Good for quantitative and primary research assignments in Nursing (NU 406), Education, Geography (GE 300), Social Work, Psychology, and Sociology)

Organization & Development

Organizing a 5-Paragraph Theme (Good for Essay Exams)
Outlining a 5-Paragraph Theme (Good for Essay Exams)
Organization & Outlining

Introductions & Conclusions

Writing Introductions & Conclusions
Help with Introductions & Conclusions
Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)

Grammar

Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
The Tongue Untied
Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing (Grammar Girl)

Mechanics

Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
The Tongue Untied
Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing (Grammar Girl)

Punctuation

Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
The Tongue Untied
Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing (Grammar Girl)

Spelling

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
The Tongue Untied
Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing (Grammar Girl)

Citation & Documentation

MLA Powerpoint Presentation
Modern Language Association
APA Powerpoint Presentation
APA Style Presentation (Tegrity)
Rules Regarding the Use of Numerals in APA and MLA styles
Developing an APA Title Page
APA Style Help
Chicago / Turabian
Chicago Style Citation and Documentation for Electronic Sources
Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)

Research Processes

Collier Library-Databases
Literature Review
Developing an Annotated Bibliography
Research Help Handout
Developing a Research Outline
Social Science Research Format (Good for quantitative and primary research assignments in Nursing (NU 406), Education, Geography (GE 300), Social Work, Psychology, and Sociology)
Writing History (A Presentation for HI 301W with Dr. T. Osborne, 03/04/2009)