writing tools

Purdue Online Writing Lab:
2016 MLA Formatting and Style Guide


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The Writing Center: MLA Quick Guide

MLA format citation guide from the Writing Center of George Mason University

​OUHSD Student Writer's Handbook
Describes essay format and writing domains, style and grammar tips, and academic citation.
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Writing Center Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism

A guide to paraphrasing and quotation from the Writing Center at George Mason University.

Grammar & Reference Guide:
Thompson Writing Program - Duke University:
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Grammar guides, specific grammar issues explained, links to online reference sources including style guide, thesaurus, dictionary, book of quotations and more.

research & writing guides

Writing Center Quick Guides
George Mason University

Writing Center Quick Guides provide concise instruction on a range of writing skills, including thesis development, research-based writing, business writing, grammar, and citation.

Thompson Writing Program
Duke University

Handy handouts with tips for college application essays, research approach and developing a thesis statement, and more. From the Thompson Writing Program at Duke University.

Writing Center Tips and Tools
Auburn University

Tips and tools for writing the academic paper, with handouts on such aspects as argument, fallacies, citation, style and grammar.

Study & Success Strategies
​UC Berkeley

Includes strategies for time and stress management, effective note-taking and test-taking strategies, from the experts at UC Berkeley.