Writing Resources: Academic Writing

Introduction

All handouts are the courtesy of various sources. Please refer to their sites for more information or additional support.

Academic Writing

Purdue OWL: Common Assignments Guide
Browse Purdue OWL for descriptions of common writing assignments and how they differ!
UNC-Chapel Hill: Specific Writing Assignments
Browse UNC-Chapel Hill's Writing Center website for an extensive list of specific writing assignments you may encounter.

English Language Dictionaries, Corpora & Other Resources

Preparation & Organization

How to Structure and Organize Your Paper | OWRC

Sample Argumentative Paper Format | OWRC

Thesis Statements, Arguments, or Claims

Writing a Strong Thesis^^

Paragraph Writing

Paragraphs in Writing^

Research & Evidence

Using Research and Evidence | Purdue OWL

Citations & Formatting

Revision

How and Why to Revise | OWRC

Free Online Education Resources about Writing

Want a general resource you can browse through? Here are some Open Education Resources (OER) about writing, including books.

OASIS Search Results for "Composition"
About Writing: A Guide (by Robin Jeffrey)
Write Here, Right Now
By Aaron Tucker and Paul Chafe, Ryerson University (Toronto, Ont.)
English Comp I
Lumen Learning, SUNY
English Comp II
Lumen Learning, SUNY
Writing in College
Open Textbook Library
Academic Phrasebank
University of Manchester (UK)
Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence
for using sources in particular “Chapter 5: Listening to Sources, Talking to Sources”
English 100 Reader
University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman comp text-book

Writing in the Disciplines

While the handouts here are great for all-purpose academic writing, sometimes disciplines have specific formats or styles they prefer. Check out the list of disciplinary writing centers on campus in the right column of our "Individual Help" page.