Here are some useful links to help you with academic writing:
- MLA Style Guide (How to include In-text Citations and format the Works Cited page) – MLA 7
- APA Style Guide (How to include In-text Citations and format the References page)
- Plagiarism Beware! (What is Plagiarism and How Can We Avoid It?)
- Writing Good Introductions and Conclusions (for Humanities students)
- Writing Good Introductions and Conclusions (for Science students)
- Quick Guides to Various Writing Types of Writing
To be good writers, we need to be good readers. Here are some useful guides on how to read closely and critically:
- Purdue University Online Writing Lab: Contains pages on how to use MLA documentation and write research papers — annotated bibliographies, quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing, developing outlines, etc.
- IPL Teenspace A+ Research and Writing: A step-by-step guide to researching and writing a paper with links to other useful sites
- Taking Notes: A guide to taking good notes
- How to Evaluate Critical Sources: A good resource from Cornell University Library showing how to find and evaluate critical sources for credibility
- Critical Reading: A Guide (by a Canadian English professor): http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.php
- Steps for Close Reading (by an English professor from San Jose State University): http://theliterarylink.com/closereading.html
- How to Write an Essay (from the same site as above): http://theliterarylink.com/essay.html
- How to Incorporate Quotations in an Essay (by an English professor at California State University, Bakersfield): http://www.csub.edu/~mwoodman/how%20to%20use%20quotes.htm