CRW Writing Links-

Here are some useful links to help you and your writing process. Be sure to find out from your professor which style of documentation he/she prefers (MLA or APA). Documenting your sources is key to avoiding plagiarism, the use of someone else's words or ideas without due credit. See also Research Links for more information about research writing.

Shortcuts: | U of H | MLA | APA | Thesis Statements | Grammar and Mechanics | Research Links |

University Departments:

RLC Department Webpage

English Department Webpage

Philosophy Department Webpage

School of Communications Webpage


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Modern Language Association (MLA) Style Links -

MLA Frequently Asked Questions - http://www.mla.org/style_faq
    - MLA documentation for web sources - http://www.mla.org/publications/style/style_faq/style_faq4
A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation - click on "Citating Sources" link to jump right to the type of source you need to cite. http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) - includes writing tips and citation information.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
Long Island University's MLA Citation Style website - great color-coded guide to works cited entries.
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm

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American Psychological Association (APA) Style Links -

APA Style Online, Frequently Asked Questions - links to format guides, style tips and a specific section for electronic references.
http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html

A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Styles Recommended by The American Psychological Association (APA) - extensive resources, includes FAQs, and documentation info (References, parenthetical citations, etc.)  http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_index.htm

The Writing Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison APA Documentation - user friendly guide to references, parenthetical citations, and format guidelines.
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html

Using Principles of APA Style to Cite and Document Sources - chapter from Online! by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger, also has links to MLA, Chicago and CBE.  http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html

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Thesis Statement Resources -

RLC Department guide to Thesis Statements -
    Drafting the thesis: http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/rlc/questiontothesis.html
    Refining the thesis: http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/rlc/refiningthesis.html

A Guide to the Thesis Statement - good explanation and breakdown of thesis writing.
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/thesis.htm

A Simple Thesis Equation - by CRW tutor and RLC instructor Kevin Lamkins.  A good starting point for writing thesis statements
http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/lamkins/thesis1.htm

Hamilton College Writing Center: The Introduction and the Thesis - great discussion of the purpose of effective intros and theses, with examples.
http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/resource/wc/Intro_Thesis.html

What is a thesis? Includes definition, attributes, more thesis "equations" and more:
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/thesis.html

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Resources for Grammar, Mechanics and more -

Guide to Grammar and Writing at Capital Community College - very extensive source for grammatical, formating, style, writing process and mechanical information.  You can even submit your own question. http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

The American Heritage Book of English Usage - searchable online guide to grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms.
http://www.bartleby.com/64/
 


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