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Handouts and Style-Guide Information

For Student Writers

Arguments Applying to Graduate School - Statement of Purpose Be Successful in English 110, 111, 112 Colons Computer Checks Combining Sentences Commas: Part I Commas: Part II Counterarguments Difference between two/too; then/than; they're/there/their; and its/it's Documenting Non-Library Sources Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. Essay Organization Evaluating Online Sources Grammar Links Introductions Introducing Sources (MLA) MLA Documentation Sheet Opening Paragraphs Paragraphing				Paraphrasing Links Personal Statements Plagiarism Punctuation Patterns in Sentences Quotations Resume Source Identification Summary Revising and Editing Synthesis (to be used as a guide, not a formula) Transitions Thesis Statements Thesis Sentences(ppt) Tips for the Critique Essay (ENG 112) Tips for Timed Tests (Multiple Choice) Understanding Assignments Verbs of Attribution Writers Block Additional Handouts from Indiana University IU's Using Evidence (in essays) Brochure




For Writing Consultants
Annotated Writing Center Bibliography Reference Book Guide Strategies For Consultants The Difference Between Consultants and Editors The Metadiscourse of a Consultation				The OCIE Method Worksheet Tips for Consultations Tips for Non-evaluative Session Reports Tips for On-line Consultations



For Instructors
An Outline of the Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers MIT's Tips for Creating Writing Assignments Elements of an Effective Writing Assignment				Plagiarism Prevention Tips for Constructing Effective Assignment Sheets Teaching Synthesis



For Writers Across Disciplines and Genres
Book Review Tips BGSU Thesis and Dissertation Handbook Creative Writing Links Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online Examples of Business Writing Handbooks for WAC Writers Literature Reviews Helpful Books for Proposal Writers				How to Write a Memo Resume Writing A Sample Table of Contents A Short Guide to WAC Assignments Slides That Discuss Writing in Engineering and Science Web Page Evaluation Rubric Writing in Accounting



Publishing
Directory of the American Association of University Presses Literary Market Place				MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing Publishers' Guidelines




Style Guides
American Chemical Society APA APA Guide to Electronic References APA Tips Citation Style Guide				Chicago Manual of Style Columbia Guide to Online Style MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers Plain English Handbook