Writing Papers
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- Arguing
- Critiquing
- Writing a persuasive essay
- Comparison/contrast
- Defining
- Describing
- Reviewing
- How to write an essay
- Report writing
- Research papers
- Writing papers in a range of disciplines
- Writing for the humanities
- Writing for the social sciences
- Writing for the sciences
- Resumes
The writing process
http://www.csuohio.edu/academic/writingcenter/writproc.html- What makes for a good argumentative paper?
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/toc.shtml - Argumentation and critical thinking tutorials
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~act/HTML/tests.html - Resources on arguments and thesis statements
http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/handouts/thesisandargument/
thesisandargumentlinks.htm
- How to write a critical review
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/CriNonfiction.html#assignment
- Essentials of effective persuasive essays
http://www.hamilton.edu/writing/Effective_essays.html - Guide to persuasive writing
http://www.studenthub.org/syllabus/extras/cooper_persuasive_writing.htm - Effective academic writing: The argument
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/argument.html - Interesting approaches to structuring a persuasive presentation
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/cwic/resources/so2.html
- Guide to writing a comparison/contrast essay
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/comparcontrast.html - A brief guide to writing a comparison/contrast essay
http://www.rscc.cc.tn.us/owl&writingcenter/OWL/Com_Con.html - Compare/contrast papers
http://depts.washington.edu/pswrite/compare.html - Comparison/contrast essays
http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/student_resources/comparison.html - What is a comparison/contrast essay
http://home.earthlink.net/~lazarski/home/CChints.htm
- How to write a definition
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/622/01/ - Definition essay
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/define.htm - Essay instruction terms: define
http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/inst.htm - Definitions: Web research glossary
http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/
- Writing descriptions
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_describe.html - How to write a description
http://www.engl.niu.edu/wac/descr_how.html - Things to consider as you write your descriptive essay
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/descriptive.html
- Book review
http://www.well.com/user/ladyhawk/bookrevs.html - Book review and critique
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/book-review - How to write a book review
http://library.queensu.ca/research/guide/book-reviews - Steps for writing a good book review
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/bookrev.html - Writing book reviews
http://www.indiana.edu/%7Ewts/pamphlets/book_reviews.shtml - Writing reviews
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/835.asp - Writing book reviews
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/libguides/1-12.html
- High school writing vs. college writing
http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/handouts/collegewriting/highschoolversuscollege.htm - Writing a reaction or response essay
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/reaction.html
- Report writing for school and work
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Skills/Pack/report.html
- Internet research skills self-test
http://www.oakton.edu/resource/iss/rschsvy.htm - Writing a research paper: Comprehensive overview (handbook)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/index.html - How to begin to write a research paper
http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/courses/eas/333/#writing - Writing research papers: A step-by-step procedure
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_ressteps.html - Guide to completing a research project
http://www.rio.maricopa.edu/distance_learning/tutorials/study/research.shtml
Writing papers in a range of disciplines
- Writing for the humanities, sciences, and social science
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/toc.shtml - Writing for specific disciplines
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/wcl/16043.shtml
- Writing about art history
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/arthistory.html - Writing for communication
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/communications.html - Writing for history
- Writing a history paper
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/history.html - Writing a historical essay
http://www.iun.edu/~histjbp/some_basic_writing_tips.html - Structuring your history essay
http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/three parts.htm
- Writing a history paper
- Writing a philosophy paper
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/philosophy.html - Writing about literature
- Writing about literature: Explication and analysis
http://www.studenthub.org/resource_pages/analysis.html - Writing papers of literary analysis
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~cooneys/tchg/lit/adv/lit.papers.html
- Writing about literature: Explication and analysis
- Writing about poetry
- Writing about poems: Explication and analysis
http://www.studenthub.org/resource_pages/writing_about_poems.html - Writing poetry explications
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/poetry-explication.html - How to write about poetry
http://www.studenthub.org/resource_pages/poetry_heuristic_drft_sequ.html
- Writing about poems: Explication and analysis
Writing for the social sciences
- Writing a political science paper
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/polisci.html - Guidelines for writing political science essays and research papers
http://www.sfu.ca/politics/resources/research_guide/index.html - Writing a sociology paper
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/sociology.html
- Writing in the sciences
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/sciences.html - Writing scientific research reports
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/lab_report_complete.html - How to keep a chem lab notebook
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chemlab/info/notebooks/how_to.html - Report writing in the sciences: Sample biology lab report
http://www.hamilton.edu/writing/biolab.html - Chemistry lab report guide
http://tigger.uic.edu/~magyar/Lab_Help/Report_Writing/report_writing.html
- Writing résumés and cover letters
http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/handouts/resumes/resumesgeneral.htm - Writing chronological résumés
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/documents/resume/chronological.cfm
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