Writing Resources

Guidelines for Academic Writing

Preparing an Annotated Bibliography (Cornell)

Write an Annotated Bibliography (UCSC)

Annotated Bibliographies (Purdue OWL)

Writing an Annotated Bibliography (Skidmore)

Brainstorming (UNC)

Brainstorming: Writer's Web (Richmond)

Mind Mapping

Brainstorm for the Essay (Purdue OWL)

Collaborative Brainstorming

Writer's Block (Purdue)

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)

Writing Clear, Concise Sentences (Wisconsin)

Action and Clarity to Writing (Richmond)

Conciseness (Purdue OWL)

Conclusions (UNC)

Strategies for Writing a Conclusion (SCSU)

Writing Effective Conclusions (Richmond)

Ending the Essay (Harvard)

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)

Preparing to Write an Intro (Richmond)

Developing an Introduction (SCSU)

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

Literature Reviews (UNC)

Organizing an Essay (Toronto)

Effective Outlines (Purdue OWL)

Avoiding Plagiarism (Wisconsin)

Paraphrase and Summary (Toronto)

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)

Transitional Words and Phrases (Wisconsin)

Examples of Transitions (Richmond)