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Handouts

Getting Started

• Introduction to College Writing [view] [ download as PDF]
• Reading to Write [view] [download as PDF]
• Understanding the Assignment [view] [ download as PDF]
• Brainstorming [view] [download as PDF]
• Developing an Argument [view] [ download as PDF]

Grammar and Punctuation

• Prepositions [view] [download as PDF]
• Punctuations of the Sentence [view] [ download as PDF]
• Twenty Common Usage and Punctuation Errors [view] [download as PDF]

Writing an Essay

• Organization of the Essay [view] [download as PDF]
• Words for Introductions and Quotations [view] [ download as PDF]
• The Thesis Statement [view] [ download as PDF]
• Titles [view] [download as PDF]
• Editing [view] [download as PDF]
• Revision [view] [download as PDF]
• The Essay Test [view] [download as PDF]
• Documenting Sources [view] [download as PDF]

Research Papers and Citations

• Beginning a Research Paper [view] [ download as PDF]
• FAQ About Research Papers [view] [download as PDF]
• APA Citations [view] [download as PDF]
• Chicago Style Citations [view] [ download as PDF]
• MLA Citations [view] [download as PDF]

Other Writing Tasks

• Writing a Summary [view] [download as PDF]
• Writing About Fiction [view] [download as PDF]
• Writing About Poetry [view] [download as PDF]