Genre (Kind of Writing)

Writing in the Disciplines: Selected Resources
links to resources for writing lab reports, psychology or sociology papers, art history papers, and other discipline-specific kinds of writing
The Reflective PDP Essay
Paradigm Writing Assistant
defines informal essays, thesis/support essays, exploratory essays, and argumentative essays
Purdue OWL
offers handouts on argumentative writing, writing about literature, writing definitions, and writing descriptions
Professional Writing
another great resource from Purdue's OWL
Writing Abstracts
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
How to Write an Abstract
from George Mason University
Definitional Techniques
another good handout from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Taking Essay Exams
from George Mason University
Application Essays
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Writing a Personal Statement
Business Letters
both of the above from George Mason

Planning, Drafting, & Organizing

Understanding Verbs in Writing Assignments
definitions to help you identify the task that an assignment asks you to perform in your writing
Prewriting and Planning Pointers
suggestions for getting started or restarting when you're blocked
Considering Audience
suggestions for determining what to include in your paper based on an estimation of your intended reader's knowledge
Assessing Your Writing Purpose
identifying the purpose for which you are writing in order to consider the content you should include
Writing Conclusions
alternatives to the summary

Using Sources

Ethics in Academic Work
BC plagiarism policy, adopted by faculty vote August 2005--includes guidelines for knowing what to cite
Quoting Tips
A BCWC handout on incorporating quotations
Paraphrasing Tips
A BCWC handout on paraphrasing, with handbook examples
Summarizing Tips
A BCWC handout on summarizing information from sources
Documentation FAQ
An introduction to choosing and using a documentation format, with links to formatting guidelines, examples, and exercises

Revising & Proofreading

Combining Sentences to Avoid Sentence Boundary Errors
from writing101.net by msmcguire.com
Run-ons, Comma Splices, Fused Sentences
a Purdue OWL handout
Sentence Fragments
a Purdue OWL handout
Focusing Sentences Through Parallelism
a University of Richmond Writing Center handout
Correcting Faulty Parallelism
an explanation from Towson University
Verb Tense Chart
from Purdue's OWL
Verb Tense Consistency
also from Purdue
Consistency in Point of View: Pronouns
from Capital Community College's (Hartford, CT) online writing manual
Pronoun Reference and Antecedent Agreement
an explanation from the University of West Florida's Writing Lab
Active and Passive Voice
a great introduction from Purdue's OWL
A Punctuation Primer
A BCWC overview of apostrophe and comma use
Making Use of Peer Groups
Proofreading Strategies