Doyle Online Writing Lab

Paper Help

Arguments
Citation and Style Guides
Generalities
Grammar and Punctuation
Paper Types and Strategies
Writing About Literature
Writing Graduate School and Scholarship Applications
Thesis Students and Research Papers

Arguments

Persuasion
Reasoning
Narrowing a Topic from Subject to Thesis (Temple U.)
Problem Posing in Academic Writing (Temple U.)
Developing a Thesis Statement
(U of Illinois Urbana Champaign)

Generalities

How to Make Your Writing Center Session Fit Your Needs
Introductions and Conclusions
More Tips on Introductions
More Tips on Conclusions
Revision Checklist (Troy State U.)

Grammar and Punctuation

Ambiguous Pronouns
Colons
Commas
It's or Its?
Passive Voice
Semicolons
Transitions
Word Economy
Zipper Comments: David Silverman's Guide to Common Writing Errors
Strunk, William - Elements of Style
Diana Hacker Official Website
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Purdue OWL)

Paper Types and Strategies

Close Reading
Compare and Contrast
Analysis of an Argument
How to Prepare a Lab Report

Writing About Literature

Norton's "Writing About Literature"
Metaphor
Writing About Poetry (Hamilton U.)
Quotations and Citations for English (Hamilton U.)

Writing Graduate School and Scholarship Applications

Reed Fellowships & Awards page
Writing Essays for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships
Writing Personal Statements (U. of Illinois)
Writing the Personal Statement (Purdue OWL)
Writing Personal Statements (U. of Central Florida)

Thesis Students and Research Papers

Research Paper Help
Thesis and Your Senior Year (CUS)
Citation Formats
Thesis Formatting
Research and Documentations Online (dianahacker.com)
Thesis Do's and Don'ts (geared towards history majors, but fairly general)
Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue OWL)
Writing a Thesis (Dartmouth U.)
Writing Research Papers (USCD)
Research Paper Links (Purdue OWL)