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The Writing Process

Preparing to Write
Understanding the Assignment (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Pre-writing Strategies (Kansas University)
Writing Process Animation (Youtube)

Outlining & Organizing
Outlines Demo (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Outlining (Harvard)

Research
How to Know If a Source Is Reliable (Shmoop video)
Evaluating Sources
Anna Maria College Library
Purdue OWL Research Guides (Purdue OWL)

Drafting & Revising
Drafting strategies (Loyola Marymount University)
Revising the Draft (Harvard College)
Reverse Outlining (Amherst College)

Elements of Effective Writing

Thesis
Argument (UNC – Chapel Hill)
How to Write a Killer Thesis Statement (Shmoop video)

Introduction & Conclusion
Introductions (UNC – Chapel Hill)
Conclusions (UNC – Chapel Hill)

Structure, Paragraphs, and Transitions
Paragraph Structure (American Journal Experts)
Paragraph Unity, Coherence, and Development (Wheaton College)
Transitions in Writing (University of Wisconsin Colleges)
Transitions (UNC – Chapel Hill)

Style and Clarity
How to Make Sentences Clear and Concise (University of Richmond)
Improving Sentence Clarity (Purdue OWL)
Style (UNC – Chapel Hill)

How to Use and Cite Sources

Research Styles (MLA, APA, Chicago)
Research and Citation Resources (Purdue Owl)
MLA (Modern Language Association)
APA (American Psychological Association)
Chicago (The Chicago Manual of Style)

Using Sources
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing (Purdue OWL)
The Harvard Guide to Using Sources (Harvard)
Integrating Sources Into Paragraphs (Youtube)

Grammar, Punctuation, & Usage

General Resources
Purdue OWL
GrammarBook.com
Grammarly

Commas
Commas (GrammarBook.com)
When to Use a Comma (Shmoop video)

Run-on Sentences and Sentence Fragments
Run-on Sentences and Sentence Fragments (Walden University)
Run-On Sentences (Shmoop video)

Subject/verb agreement
Subject-Verb Agreement (GrammarBook.com)
Subject-Verb Agreement (Shmoop Video)

Parallelism
Parallel Structure (Purdue OWL)
Parallel Structure (Youtube video)

Semicolons, colons, and dashes
Semicolons, colons, and dashes (UNC – Chapel Hill)
Semicolons (Shmoop video)

Commonly misused words & phrases
Homophones (Grammarist.com)
Their/There/They’re, etc. (LawlessEnglish.com)

Vocabulary
Vocabulary (WordHippo.com)
Vocabulary (Dictionary.com)

Presentations

Suggestions
Some Guidelines
11 Ways to Use Images Poorly in Slides (blog, Presentation Zen)

Samples
“Thirst”
“Smoke: The Convenient Truth”

Audio Library

It IS A Process

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0:52 min

The Blank Page

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1:18 min

Plan The House Before You Build It

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1:09 min

Why Can’t I Just Google It

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1:11 min

They Don’t Call It A Rough Draft For Nothing

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1:11 min

It Sounds Important Because It Is

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1:24 min

Catch And Release

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1:24 min

Staying On One Side Of The Road

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0:58 min

Flow

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1:01 min

There Can (Not) Be Only One

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2:51 min

Avoid Plagiarism Like The Plague

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1:18 min

You Are What You Write

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1:40 min

Presentations Shouldn’t Be Painful

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1:28 min

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