Re:Sources for Writing Success
When you need advice about your writing projects, your first and best resource is the WRC. Come talk to us: make an appointment online with one of our trained peer consultants.
Find answers to your immediate writing questions in the resources below. Our printable handouts also cover a wide range of writing and oral communication topics. We also offer a set of graduate student-focused resources through the Graduate Writing Resources Center.
College Writing--What's Different?
Understand the Assignment
Contexts for Writing
Get Started
Strategies for Writing Essays
Strategies for Reading
Research Essays and Info Literacy
- The Research Process
- Make a Research Appointment
- College Studies (Text and Video)
- Secondary Sources in Their Natural Habitat
- Listening to Sources, Talking to Sources
- Research Source Evaluation Tool
- Quoting and Paraphrasing
- Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources
- 10-Step Plan to Write a Research Paper
- Web Literacy for Student Fact Checkers
Cite Sources
- Research and Citation Resources
- MLA Style Center (Modern Languages Association)
- APA Style (American Psychological Association)
- Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
- Documentation Guidelines (MLA, APA, Chicago, CSE)
- ACS Style Quick Guide (American Chemical Association)
- ASA Style (American Sociological Association)
- AMA Style (American Medical Association)
- APSA (Style Manual for Political Science)
- What is Plagiarism?
Presentations and Visual Aids
Writing for Different Disciplines
- Disciplinary Writing Guides (Southwestern University)
- Disciplinary Writing Guides (Miami University of Ohio)
- Disciplinary Writing Guides (Harvard Writing Project)
- Science Writing Research Guide
- Scientific Writing Tips
- A Guide to Scientific Writing
- ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication (Science)
- Writing in History
- Writing in Philosophy
- Writing in Public Health
Types of Academic Writing
Grammar and Style Guides
Tools for English Language Learners
- Interactive Websites for Learning
- Dave's ESL Cafe
- College Writing for ESL Students
- Common Errors in English Usage
- Purdue OWL: English Grammar and Mechanics (and Other Resources)
- Academic Communication and Culture (and Other Resources)
- Merriam-Websters Learner's Dictionary
- Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
