Handouts and Videos
In addition to being a resource to help you with your writing in person or through our Virtual Writing Center, we have a variety of resources available on our website to help you any time. For screen reader accessible handouts, click here for a list of all our handouts in .docx file format.
Video Writing Workshops
Our online writing workshops explain some of the more complicated issues with academic writing. We currently offer workshops on Preventing Plagiarism, APA Format and Citation Style, MLA Format and Citation Style, Writing a Literature Review as well as a series of workshops on using sources in research writing.
Handouts
Need some help with specific writing issues? Here are handouts we use in the Writing Center to address issues of writing strategies, genres, and style and usage.
Elements of Writing
Conclusions
Introductions
Logos, Ethos, Pathos, and Kairos
Transitions
Thesis Statements
Genres of Writing
Abstracts
Annotated Bibliographies
Cover Letters
Curriculum Vitae
Literature Reviews
Personal Statements
Resumes
Strategies for Writing
Getting Started with Digital Assignments
Outlines
Plagiarism
Planning and Sustaining Dissertations/Theses
Planning and Sustaining Writing Projects
Revision
Using Feedback When Revising
Responding to Peers' Writing
Using Sources
Writing about Reading
Style and Usage
Active Voice and “Be” Verbs
Active and Passive Voice
Articles
Modifiers
Parallelism
Prepositions
Semicolons
That, Which, and Who
Documentation and Citation
APA
APA Title Page
Chicago- Author Date Version
Chicago- Notes and Bibliography Version
MLA 7th Edition
MLA 8th Edition (newest)