Writing Resources

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Academic Writing

Guidelines for Academic Writing
Annotated Bibliographies

Preparing an Annotated Bibliography (Cornell)

Write an Annotated Bibliography (UCSC)

Annotated Bibliographies (Purdue OWL)

Writing an Annotated Bibliography (Skidmore)
Brainstorming

Brainstorming (UNC)

Brainstorming: Writer's Web (Richmond)

Mind Mapping

Brainstorm for the Essay (Purdue OWL)

Collaborative Brainstorming

Writer's Block (Purdue)
Citation Guidelines (AMA, APA, Chicago, CSE, MLA, Turabian)

For video tutorials on APA and MLA, please visit our YouTube Videos section.

American Medical Association Format (NYMC)

AMA Citation Style 10th Ed. (UIUC)

American Psychological Association (APA)

APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue OWL)

Chicago Style (Wisconsin)

Council of Science Editors (Colorado)

MLA Formatting Style Guide (Purdue OWL)

Turabian 8th Edition (UChicago)
Clarity and Concision

Writing Clear, Concise Sentences (Wisconsin)

Action and Clarity to Writing (Richmond)

Conciseness (Purdue OWL)
Conclusions

Conclusions (UNC)

Writing Effective Conclusions (Richmond)

Ending the Essay (Harvard)
Grammar and Punctuation

For a video tutorial on Common Grammar Mistakes, please visit our YouTube Channel.

Grammar (SCSU)

Twelve Common Errors (Wisconsin)

Guide to Grammar and Writing (CCC)
Introductions

Preparing to Write an Intro (Richmond)
Literature Reviews

For video tutorials on Literature Reviews, please visit our YouTube videos section.

Literature Reviews (UNC)
Outlines/Organization

Organizing an Essay (Toronto)

Effective Outlines (Purdue OWL)
Paraphrasing

Avoiding Plagiarism (Wisconsin)
Paraphrase and Summary (Toronto)
Thesis Statements

For video tutorials on Thesis Statements, please visit our YouTube Videos section.

Thesis Statements (SCSU)

How to Write a Thesis Statement (IU)

Thesis Statements (UNC)
Transitions

Transitional Words and Phrases (Wisconsin)
Examples of Transitions (Richmond)

Academic News

All Academic News

Endicott College students presented a year-long project titled “Living with Water, Sustainability and Resiliency in Lawrence, MA,” which won Best Overall and the Case Study Award.

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Endicott Students Win Hydropower Collegiate Competition in D.C.

A group of engineering students won the annual Colin and Erika Angle Center for Entrepreneurship Spark Tank competition for a common fishing tool with uncommon properties.

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Netting a Win at Spark Tank

Endicott Student delivering thesis

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Endicott College Adds New STEM-Designated Master’s Programs