Writing Center Handouts

Elements of an Essay

Introductions

Thesis and Forecasting Statements

Thesis Machine

Guide to Thesis Statements

AXES Method of Paragraph Development

Inserting a Quote: The Basic Quote Sandwich

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

QPE Chart

How To Write a Conclusion

Guide To Proofreading

Cause and Effect

Rhetorical Form: Writing an Extended Definition

Introduction to Rhetoric

Essay Development

Formatting Your Essay (MLA)

Checklist for MLA

MLA Practice Template Example

MLA Sample Paper

Annotated Bibliography

Checklist for APA

APA Scientific Paper

APA Sample Paper

Formatting Your Essay (Chicago)

Chicago Quicktips Template

Chicago Sample Essay

Narrowing a Research Topic

Editing

The Cornell Note Taking Method

Using the Library to Research 

The Do’s and Do Not’s of Writing an Essay

Timed writing

The Writing Process

What Are Evidence Charts?

Evidence Chart

Speaking Outline

Preparation Outline

Rhetorical Form Compare and Contrast

Fallacies of Argumentation

Sentence Types

Subject/Verb Agreement (All and None Rules)

Verbs in a Sentence

Auxiliary/Helping Verbs

Sensory Words

Avoiding Wordiness

Overused Words

Commonly Confused Words

Commonly Used Words in an Essay Writing

First Person vs. Second Person vs. Third Person

Types of Subjects

Prepositions

Four Semicolon Rules

Commas

Six Colon Rules

The Apostrophe

Rules for Capitals

Dangling Modifiers

Shorthand/Abbreviations

Playing with Tone