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Mla Works Cited For Websites, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Mla Works Cited For Websites, Angela Gulick

MLA (Modern Language Association) Documentation

This handout provides information on how to format works cited entries for websites and social media using the Modern Language Association (MLA) style, 9th edition.


Building A Paragraph Using Sources For Support, Amber Landis Jun 2022

Building A Paragraph Using Sources For Support, Amber Landis

Paragraphs and Transitions

This handout shows how to construct a paragraph using sources for support and includes a sample paragraph.


Paragraphs: Pie, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Paragraphs: Pie, Angela Gulick

Paragraphs and Transitions

This handout outlines the Point Illustrate Explain (PIE) model for body paragraphs and provides examples to demonstrate.


Transitions, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Transitions, Angela Gulick

Paragraphs and Transitions

This handout identifies and categorizes transitional words that can be used to connect one idea to the next and provides examples.


Apostrophes, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Apostrophes, Angela Gulick

Punctuation

This instructional handout provides tips for how to determine when to use apostrophes.


Colons, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Colons, Angela Gulick

Punctuation

This handout provides examples showing appropriate use of colons.


Comma Splices, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Comma Splices, Angela Gulick

Punctuation

This handout provides examples showing appropriate use of comma splices.


Punctuation Overview, Lori Williams, Sally Wallace Jun 2022

Punctuation Overview, Lori Williams, Sally Wallace

Punctuation

This handout provides a brief overview of when to use various punctuation marks, including: periods, question marks, exclamation points, commas, semicolons, colons, hyphens, quotation marks, single quotation marks, apostrophes, ellipses, dashes, and brackets.


Quotation Marks, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Quotation Marks, Angela Gulick

Punctuation

This handout provides examples showing appropriate use of quotation marks.


Run-On Sentences, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Run-On Sentences, Angela Gulick

Punctuation

This handout provides an overview and examples of run-on sentences suggesting ways to fix them.


Semicolons And Colons, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Semicolons And Colons, Angela Gulick

Punctuation

This handout provides examples showing appropriate use of semicolons and colons.


Academic Research Papers - Helpful Hints, Lori Williams Jun 2022

Academic Research Papers - Helpful Hints, Lori Williams

Research Skills

This handout provides guidelines to help students construct an academic research paper.


Annotated Bibliographies, Brian Nudelman Jun 2022

Annotated Bibliographies, Brian Nudelman

Research Skills

This handout provides guidelines to help students construct an annotated bibliography including an MLA-formatted citation, a summary paragraph, and an evaluation for each source.


Formal Outlines: Analyzing An Argumentative Topic And Outlining An Argument, Sue Kuykendall Jun 2022

Formal Outlines: Analyzing An Argumentative Topic And Outlining An Argument, Sue Kuykendall

Research Skills

This handout provides information about analyzing and argumentative topic and provides an outline format for an academic argument.


Notes On Quotes: Special Circumstances, Sue Kuykendall Jun 2022

Notes On Quotes: Special Circumstances, Sue Kuykendall

Research Skills

This handout provides information about managing special circumstances regarding quotation.


Paraphrasing Sources, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Paraphrasing Sources, Angela Gulick

Research Skills

This handout provides step-by-step instructions on how to paraphrase information from sources.


Summaries 1, Lori Williams Jun 2022

Summaries 1, Lori Williams

Research Skills

This handout provides step-by-step instructions on how to write a summary.


Summaries 2, Sue Kuykendall Jun 2022

Summaries 2, Sue Kuykendall

Research Skills

This handout provides information on the different types of summaries and how to write them.


Synthesis Of Research, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Synthesis Of Research, Angela Gulick

Research Skills

This handout provides information about synthesizing or blending different perspectives together in research writing. It consists of tips and examples of research paragraphs using synthesis.


Comma Splices, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Comma Splices, Angela Gulick

Sentence-level Errors

This instructional handout helps identify the comma splice sentence error and identifies for ways to fix the problem.


Run-On Sentences, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Run-On Sentences, Angela Gulick

Sentence-level Errors

This instructional handout provides information about how to correct the run-on sentence error.


Sentence Fragments 1, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Sentence Fragments 1, Angela Gulick

Sentence-level Errors

This instructional handout offers advice on how to correct the sentence fragment error.


Sentence Fragments 2, Lori Williams, Sally Wallace Jun 2022

Sentence Fragments 2, Lori Williams, Sally Wallace

Sentence-level Errors

This instructional handout addresses the sentence fragment error and suggests ways to correct it.


Personal Statements For College Applications And Scholarships, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Personal Statements For College Applications And Scholarships, Angela Gulick

Personal Statements for College Applications and Scholarships

This handout, complied by the author and Writing Lab Faculty, presents suggestions on how to write a personal statement for a college application.


Sample Personal Statement #1 For College Application, Deanna Williams Jun 2022

Sample Personal Statement #1 For College Application, Deanna Williams

Personal Statements for College Applications and Scholarships

This handout provides an example of a personal statement for a college application.


Sample Personal Statement #2 For College Application, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Sample Personal Statement #2 For College Application, Angela Gulick

Personal Statements for College Applications and Scholarships

This handout provides an example of a personal statement for a college application.


Active And Passive Voice, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Active And Passive Voice, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout distinguishes the difference between active and passive voice in writing, and suggests using active voice unless instructed otherwise, most notably in scientific writing.


Agreement, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Agreement, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout covers the topics of subject, verb, and pronoun agreement and offers advice on how to correct errors.


Capitalization, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Capitalization, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout offers guidelines for knowing when to capitalize words.


Conciseness And Clarity, Angela Gulick Jun 2022

Conciseness And Clarity, Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

This instructional handout offers guidelines for writing in a more concise and clear manner.