Doyle Online Writing Lab
Writing Resources for Students
- Citation and Style Guides
- English as a Second Language Resources
- Graduate School & Scholarship Applications
- Grammar Help
- Learning Disabilities
- Making and Analyzing Arguments
- Meet the Tutors
- Meet the Writing Improvement Committee
- Other O.W.L.s
- Paper Types & Strategies
- Procrastination
- Reading & Lecture Strategies
- Scientific Writing
- Thesis & Research Papers
- Tools and References for Writing Well
- Writer's Block
- Writing About Literature
- Writing in Hum 110
- Writing in Particular Disciplines
Graduate School & Scholarship Applications
- Reed Fellowships & Awards
- Writing Essays for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships
- Writing the Personal Statement (Purdue OWL)
- Writing Personal Statements (U. of Central Florida)
Grammar help
- Ambiguous Pronouns
- Colons
- Commas
- Diana Hacker (Style and Grammar Guides, requires username/password, free to sign up)
- Elements of Style (William Strunk)
- Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Purdue OWL)
- LearningExpress (Grammar resources, practice tests, and more)
- It's or Its?
- Passive Voice
- Semicolons
- Transitions
- Word Economy (Guide to concise writing)
- Zipper Comments (Guide to common writing errors)
Making and Analyzing Arguments
- Making Academic Arguments (Adapted from a handout by Joseph Williams)
- More Interesting Introductions and Conclusions
- Topic Sentences
- Sample prompts and writing diagnostics
Analyzing Arguments
- Analyzing a Rhetorical Argument (Hum 110)
- Cause and Effect (Hum110)
- Persuasion (Hum110)
- Syllogisms & Inductive Reasoning (Hum 110)
Other OWLS
- LEO: Literacy Education Online (St. Cloud State U.)
- Online Writing Centers (U. of Maine at Orono)
- Online Writing Lab (Purdue)
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
- Princeton Writing Resources (Princeton - Many definitions of literary and rhetorical devices)
- Writer's Complex (Empire State College)
- Writer's Guide (U. of Victoria)
- Writer's Web (U. of Richmond - "exploring topics by stages of the writing process")
- Writing Center (Colorado State U. - Comprehensive writing resources)
- Writing Guide (U. of Kansas)
- Writing Center (Harvard University - Help structuring a successful argument/essay; how to read an assignment; how to close read)
- Writing Program (Dartmouth - Writing in particular disciplines)
- Writing Tutorial Services (Indiana University Bloomington)
Paper Types & Strategies
- Analysis of an Argument
- Close Reading Assignments
- Compare and Contrast
- Definition Essays
- Laboratory Report Instructions
Senior Thesis & Research Papers
- Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue OWL)
- Problem of the Problem (PDF, Joseph Williams, University of Chicago)
- Research Paper Links (Purdue OWL)
- Writing a Thesis (Dartmouth U.)
- Writing Research Papers (USCD)
- Writing a Senior Thesis at Reed in:
- Anthropology
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- English
- German
- Math
- Political Science (PDF Thesis Handbook available on page)
- Psychology
- Sociology (Library) & (Soc Dept)
- Theatre (PDF Handbook available on page)
- Departments with a List of Recent Thesis Titles
- Other Helpful Reed Thesis Links
- Thesis and Your Senior Year (CUS)
- Thesis Templates (CUS)
- Citation Formats (OWL)
- Division of Literature & Languages - Suggestions for Thesis Students
Includes American Studies, Chinese, Classics, English, Creative Writing, French, General Literature, German, Russian & Spanish - International and Comparative Policy Studies (ICPS)
- General Info on Interdisciplinary Study and Dual Degrees
- Reed Library Thesis Page
- Senior Handbook (PDF linked on page)
- Formatting Your Thesis
- List of Librarian Liasions by Academic Dept
Writing About Literature
- Norton's "Writing About Literature"
- Metaphor
- Writing About Poetry (Hamilton College)
- Critical Article Synopsis ("Précis") (Reed English Department)