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Writer's Studio

Writing Resources

In this section, we hope to give you some tools to help you when you are "stuck" on a part of a paper or project. If you are frustrated, this may be the pat on the back that you need.

Quick Writing Tips

These are quick references to some of the most common writing questions. These are the same handouts that are given to students in the Writers' Studio.

Quick References

Handout Description
Commas How to use commas properly.
Thesis Statements Tips for forming your thesis statement.
Reading Responses Responding to reading: overnight writes, journals, reading-response notebooks.
Revision Tips for revising your papers.
Punctuation Examples of sentence punctuation.
Editing Steps for editing your paper.
Essay Tests Tips on how to prepare for and take essay tests.

The Writing Process

This comprehensive manual contains many sections about the writing process. It discusses brainstorming, interpreting assignments, forming a thesis, and tips for writing an effective resume.

Writing Process Manual

Section Description
Brainstorming This section discusses how to get started, the brainstorming stage or the meat of the paper.
Assignments This section gives pointers on how to interpret assignments.
Thesis This section will help you form your paper's concept (thesis).
Process This section challenges the notion that writing is a step-by-step process.
Resume This section provides tips for writing resumes.