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Research Guides

Writing Tools and Services: Academic Writing

Introduction

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

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.

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

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.