Helpful Handouts
All of the handouts listed below are available in hard copy at Writing Support. We have provided links below to key handouts for on-line users.
Generating Ideas
Free-Writing
Clustering
Getting Started
Top 10 Writing Tips
Organization
Focusing with a Thesis
Going from Gathering Ideas to Organizing an Essay
Essay Structure
Opening and Closing Paragraphs
Transitions
Proofreading Priorities
Argument
Writing with Sources
Paraphrasing
Working with Sources
Incorporating Sources in your Writing
Plagiarism
Summary
Commentary
Verbs for Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Sentence Level Concerns
Revising vs. Editing
Avoiding Run-Ons
Sentence Variety
Avoiding Fragments
Parallel Structure
Punctuation and Grammar
When to use an Apostrophe
6 Basic Comma Rules
Active vs. Passive Voice
Semicolons
Who vs. Whom
Eight Parts of Speech
Comma Splices
That and Which
Research
Abstract
Choosing Sources
Annotated Bibliography
APA Documentation Style
MLA Documentation Style
Citing from the Internet
Citation Machine
Disciplines
Philosophy
American Chemical Society Works Cited
Psychology
Formal Chemistry Lab reports
Formal Biology Lab reports
Journalism
Education (Writing learning goals & objectives)
Writing Industry Style Lab Reports
ESL
The American Academic Essay
Verb Tense
Basic sentence patterns
Basic sentence elements
Miscellaneous