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COLLEGE WRITING WRITING PROCESS USING SOURCES GRAMMAR ESSENTIAL SUPPORT

Argument and Persuasion

Assignments and Essays

Audience

Clear Writing

Formal and Informal Style

Graduate Research

Research Writing

Rhetoric

Tone and Voice SEE ALL

Discussions

Editing

Getting Started

Intros and Conclusions

Peer Review and Feedback

Presentations

Revision

Thesis Statements

Writing Process SEE ALL

APA Citation

Bluebook

Evaluating Sources

Finding Sources Online

Formatting

Paraphrasing

Plagiarism Prevention

Quoting

Top 10 Mistakes SEE ALL

Capitalization

Commas

Pronouns

Quotation Marks

Semicolons

Sentence Structure

Spelling

Subject-Verb Agreement

Verb Tense SEE ALL

NEW SEARCH ASK A TUTOR SUGGEST AN IDEA GIVE FEEDBACK OR PRAISE

English Language Learning

ELL Outreach

Faculty Resources

Fundamentals Outreach

Reading and Study Skills

Technology and Writing

Time Management

Webinars

Writing Center Tutoring SEE ALL

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College Writing, Assignment and Essay Types, Composition and Rhetoric NEW SEARCH

AUDIENCE, VOICE, AND FORMALITY Active vs. Passive Voice

Appropriate Word Choice and Voice

Audience

Audience and Purpose

Being Specific

Clear Writing, First-Term Resource

Clear Writing

College Level Writing, Chapter 1

College Writing

Descriptive Writing: Show and Tell

Effective Writing

Figurative Language

Formal vs. Informal Writing

Formal Writing Samples

Informal Writing Samples

Point of View

Standard American English

Standard American English

Style and Voice, Chap. 15

Tone and Voice in Writing

“You” in Academic Writing

Word Choice, Honing

ASSIGNMENT TYPES AND SAMPLES

APA Research Paper Sample

Autobiographical Essay

Business Letters

Business or Marketing Plans

Case Study Analysis

Cause and Effect Analysis, Chapter 26

Compare-Contrast, Chapter 23

Comparing and Contrasting

Creative Writing Tips

Critical Essays

Descriptive Essays, Chapter 25

Emails

Employment Cover Letters

Evaluative Essays, Chap. 24

Explaining a Process

Expository Essays, Chapter 21

Flyers and Brochures

Informative Essay

Legal Memo

Memos

Modes of Writing

Public Service Announcements

Reflective Essay

Resumes

GRADUADE RESEARCH AND RESEARCH WRITING Abstract

Annotated Bibliography

Appendix

Grant Writing

IRB Materials

Literature Review

Master’s Thesis

Prospectus

Teaching Philosophy

Writing a Research Paper

ARGUMENT, PERSUASION, AND RHETORIC Argument and Logical Fallacies

Argumentative Writing

Cause-Effect Essay Sample

Persuasive Essay

Persuasive Essays, Chap. 22

Three Appeals of Argument

Toulmin Model of Argument

Facts, Examples, and Definitions

Hasty Generalizations and Other Fallacies

Logical Fallacy Practice Using Statistics

Visual Rhetoric: Analyzing Images

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The Writing Process, Essay Development, Feedback, and Presentations NEW SEARCH

WRITING PROCESS Critical Thinking and the Writing Process

The Writing Process

Writing Process, First-Term Resource

Writing Process Chapter 6,

Writing Process

Writing Process

PREWRITING Cubing

Getting Started: Cures for Writer´s Block

Getting Started, First-Term Resource

Graphic Organizers for Invention

Make Your Writing Shine

Outlines

Prewriting

Prewriting

DRAFTING

Drafting

Essay Development, Chapter 14

Topic to Research Question to Thesis

Writing an Essay in English

ESSAY PARTS AND ORGANIZATION Body Paragraphs

Body Paragraphs, First-Term Resource

Conclusions, "Endings"

Introductions and Conclusions

Introduction Techniques

Introduction, Writing a Good

Paragraph Development

PIE Method

Strong Paragraphs

Thesis Statements

Thesis Statements, First-Term Resource

Thesis Statements

Topic Sentence and Paragraph Organization

PEER REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Email Etiquette, Chapter 4

Getting Feedback, First-Term Resource

Grading, Chapter 18

Peer Groups

Peer Reviews, Chapter 16

Professional Communication

DISCUSSIONS Discussion Boards

Discussion Boards, First-Term

Discussion Boards, Chap. 3

REVISING AND EDITING

Easy Revision

Editing

Editing and Revising

Editing Checklist

Editing Practice

Post Draft Outline

Proofreading, First-Term

Spellcheckers

PRESENTATIONS

PowerPoint Presentations

Speaking Effectively

Revision

Revision Checklist

Revision Practice

Writing Powerful Sentences

PROOFREADING Proofreading the Final Paper

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Citation and Formatting, Using and Evaluating Sources, Plagiarism Prevention NEW SEARCH

RESEARCHING: FINDING SOURCES Conducting Research

Focus, Narrowing for Research

E-Books in the Kaplan Library

KU Online Library

KU Online Library Welcome

Peer Reviewed Journals

Personal Interviews

Research, Chapter 11

Top 10 Mistakes in Academic Research

Web Research Guidelines

Web Research, First-Term Resource

PLAGIARISM PREVENTION

Internet Research: Prevent Plagiarism

ANALYZING AND EVALUATING SOURCES Academic Research Sources

Academic Sources

Analytical Reading

E-Books Made Easy: Adobe X

Electronic Texts

Evaluating Sources

Internet-Only Sources

Online Research Sources

Online Sources, First-Term Resource

Scholarly Research Articles

USING AND CITING SOURCES Basic Citation Guidelines

CITATION AND FORMATTING GUIDELINES

APA Citation Basics

APA Demystified

APA Demystified, First-Term Resource

APA Common Citation Formats

APA Formatting Titles

APA Graphics and Visuals (Tables and Figures)

APA Headings and Subheadings

APA Headers and Title Page

APA in PowerPoint

APA Reference Page

APA References Capitalization

APA Reference Page Checklist

APA Title, Body, and Reference Page Samples

Bluebook Legal Citation

Citation, Understanding

CJ Fire Science Writing Guide 1

DOI and Citation

IEEE Standards

MLA Formatting 7th Edition

MLA Works Cited, 7th Edition

Citation Basics: Using Sources

Plagiarism Self-Assessment

KU Policy on Plagiarism

Self-Citation Resource

KU Student Reuse Policy Resource

Self-Plagiarism

Turnitin, An Introduction to Students

What is Plagiarism

80/20 Principle

In-Text Citations

Paraphrasing

Self-Citation

Self-Citation Policy

Signal Phrases

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Grammar, Punctuation, and Mechanics NEW SEARCH

GRAMMAR Adjectives

Adverbs

Articles: A, An, and The

Comparatives and Superlatives

Conjunctions

ELL Grammar Glossary Videos

English Word Order

Grammar, Chapter 17

Nouns

Plural Nouns

Possessive Nouns

Prepositions

Pronouns

Independent and Dependent Clauses

Sentence Structure

Subject-Verb Agreement

Sentence Combining

Verb Tense

Verb Types, Tenses, and Phrases

Word Order of Adjectives and Adverbs

PUNCTUATION Apostrophes

Colons

Commas and Semicolons

Comma Practice

Comma Use Rules

Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-Ons

Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses

Periods and Other End Marks

Quotation Marks

Run-Ons and Comma Splices

Run-Ons and Comma Splices Practice

MECHANICS AND SPELLING Abbreviations

Acronyms

Capitalization

Commonly Confused Words

It's or Its

Mechanics and Spelling, Chapter 17

Modifiers, Misplaced and Dangling

Numbers

Parallelism

Participles, Gerunds, and Infinitives

Time Expression

Titles

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Reading and Study Skills, Tutoring, Outreach, Faculty Resources, Writing Center NEW SEARCH

READING AND STUDY ESSENTIALS

Be a Better Reader

Procrastination

Reading Strategies

Reading Strategies, Chapter 10

Time Management for College Success

Tips for Taking Tests

WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY

Computer System Requirements

Microsoft Word: Technology Tips for Students

LANGUAGE LEARNING GUIDES

ELL Resource Library

Improving Fluency in English

Language Development Stages

WRITING CENTER OUTREACH

Accessing and Using the Writing Center

Hello KU! Writing Center Welcome

FACULTY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT ASC Faculty Blog

ELL Outreach Referral Form

ELL Outreach and Teaching Strategies

First-Term Student Resources

Fundamentals Writers Outreach Referral Form

Red Ink and Correction Marks

Textual Indicators of ELL Writers

PLAGIARISM INFORMATION FOR FACULTY

Frequently Asked Questions for Plagiarism

Plagiarism, Faculty Guide

Turnitin Reports, Understanding

Turnitin, How to Use

WRITING CENTER TUTORING Paper Review

Q and A

Tutoring

WEBINARS Calendar

Recent Writing Workshop Recordings

WRITING REFERENCE LIBRARY INDEX PAGES Effective Writing Podcasts

Faculty Resources

Graduate Student Writing

Information Literacy

Kaplan Guide to Successful Writing

Research, Citation and Plagiarism

Writing Fundamentals

Writing Mechanics

Writing Process

Writing Types and Tools

Writing Center’s Library Website