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Writing CenterWelcome to the Writing Center's online resource list. We have compiled this list from many valuable websites.

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Research Writing Skills:
 

Evaluating Internet Sources (Marquette University)

http://www.marquette.edu/library/search/evaluatingweb.html
(This source includes how to evaluate online health web pages among other valuable tools for learning what online is credible or not).
 
Evaluating Sources (Purdue)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/553/01/
 

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing (Purdue)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/
 
 

Style Guides and Reference Sources:

 

APA  Social Sciences Documentation Format  (University of Iowa)

 
Frequently Asked Questions about APA-Style Documentation (APA)
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx
 
APA Style Tips (APA)
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx
 
APA Style Guide (Purdue) 
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
 
APA Style Guide (Rensselaer)
http://www.ccp.rpi.edu/apa.html
 
APA Style Electronic References (APA)
http://www.apastyle.org/apa-style-help.aspx
 

MLA  Humanities Documentation Format (University of Iowa)

 
Frequently Asked Questions about MLA-Style Documentation (MLA)
http://www.mla.org/style_faq
 
MLA Style Guide (Purdue)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
 
MLA Style Guide (Rensselaer)
http://www.ccp.rpi.edu/mla.html
 

**ALWAYS CHECK WITH YOUR INSTRUCTOR ON WHAT FORMAT YOU ARE TO USE.**

 
APA Tutorial
(valuable audio/visual tutorial… about 25 minutes  long, but you can skip parts you wish by using the slides listed on the page). EXCELLENT SOURCE APA.org  
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm
 
UNC citation builder
(This citation builder allows the user to enter information about the source, and it displays a citation in APA, MLA and other documentation formats).  (UNC-Chapel Hill University)

http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/citationbuilder/index.html

 
 

Writing Tips and Common Writing Assignments

 
Common Types of Writing Assignments
(This site links to handouts and tips on writing for different types of commonly assigned writing). (University of Wisconsin).
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Assignments.html
 
Writing Arguments from UNC
(This website helps students understand what an argument is and the steps in writing a good argument). (UNC-Chapel Hill University). 
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/argument.html
 
Writing About Controversies
(This Website will help students understand what an argument is and contains valuable resources and pointers). (University of Iowa).
http://www.uiowa.edu/~writingc/writers/controversies/controversies.shtml
 
Tips on Different Types of Writing
(This website gives tips on forming thesis statements, creative writing, literary criticisms, resume and business writing). (University of Iowa).
http://www.uiowa.edu/~writingc/writers/links/tips.shtml
 
Grammar, Punctuation and Proofreading Skills
(offers some proofreading tips and help with common grammar and punctuation errors).  (University of Wisconsin).
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/GramPunct.html
 
Grammar Girl Podcast 
(All you podcasters, get this podcast for all the grammar and punctuation you ever wanted to know)! 
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspx
 
 
The Kitchen Sink
 
UNC Writing Resources
(This source has it all). (UNC-Chapel Hill University)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/index.html
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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