Writing Studio

Writing Help and Handouts

Academic Writing 

• Introductions
• Conclusions
• Thesis Statements
• Visual Guide to an Academic Essay 

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 Professional Writing 

• Résumé Writing
• Cover Letters
• Personal Statements: Getting Started
• Personal Statements: Revising and Editing
• Requesting Letter of Recommendation
• Rhetorically Reading a Job Ad

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 Revision & Editing 

• Transitions
• Revision vs. Editing
• Tone: Academic vs. Colloquial

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 Writing Styles 

• APA Format (7th Edition)
• MLA Format and In-Text Citations
• MLA vs. APA
• Chicago (Chicago Manual of Style)

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Citations 

• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Source Integration
• Summarizing, Quoting, and Paraphrasing

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 Style & Usage 

• Commas
• Semicolons and Colons
• Passive vs. Active Voice
• Article Usage Flow Chart
• Article Usage: A, An, and The
• A Visual Guide to Prepositions
• Concision (How to Avoid Wordiness)