Writing Center Resources

Getting Started

• About Brainstorming
  • Brainstorming Handout
  • Outlines
  • Argument
  • Introductions and Thesis Statements
    • Thesis Statements Handout
    • Introductions and Conclusions Handout

Research

• Research Papers
• Steps in the Research Process
• Finding Information: Academic journals vs popular magazines
• Finding Information: Links to other resources
• Finding Scholarly Sources
• UMC Library Databases

Citation

• Citing Sources and Plagiarism
• Most Common APA References
• APA In-Text Citations Handout
• Paraphrasing Handout
• Direct Quotations Handout
• Citing Common Knowledge

Sentences

• Coordinating Conjunctions
• Dangling Modifiers
• Fragments and Run-Ons