Resources

Find Checklist Better Writing

• Checklist: Drafting Your Document
• Checklist: Editing Your Document
• Checklist: Evaluating Sources
• Checklist: Exploring Your Topic
• Checklist: Conducting an Interview
• Checklist: Narrowing Your Topic
• Checklist: Taking Notes
• Checklist: Conducting an Observation
• Checklist: Avoiding Plagiarism
• Checklist: Revising Your Document
• Checklist: Create Your Search Plan
• Checklist: Skimming Sources
• Checklist: Integrating Source Information into Your Document
• Checklist: Conducting a Survey

Peer Editing Worksheet

• Argumentation
• Cause and Effect
• Classification and Division
• Combining the Patterns
• Comparison and Contrast
• Definition
• Description
• Exemplification
• Narration
• Process
• All worksheets

See Reliable Research Links

• Affirmative Action
• African Americans
• American History
• Asian Americans
• Brain/Mind/Perception
• Cars
• Class
• Consumerism
• Crime and Punishment
• Drugs
• Economics
• Education
• Environment and Conservation
• Ethics
• Exploration and Colonization
• Film Studies
• Food
• Freedoms of Speech
• Gender and Sexuality
• Government and Politics
• Guns and Violence
• Heroes
• Immigration
• International Relations
• Labor
• Language
• Law
• Literature
• Living Well
• Marginalized Groups
• Marriage and Family
• Media
• Mexican/Latin Americans
• Military
• Myth/Ritual/Magic
• Native Americans
• No Topic
• Philosophy
• Place
• Power
• Race and Prejudice
• Religion
• Science and Technology
• Sports
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Wars
• Women and Feminism

See Sample Documents In Design

• Flowchart Using Pictorial Symbols
• The Feminist Evidence in Susan Glaspell's Trifles
• Resume for an Entry-Level Position
• Formal Internal Proposal
• Sample Student Research Paper
• Part-by-Part Method of Comparison
• Whole-by-Whole Method of Comparison
• Art vs.Violence in A Clockwork Orange
• Department Store Memo
• Resume in ASCII Format
• Research Proposal: Tara Gupta
• Research Proposal
• Research Paper
• APA Research Paper
• MLA Research Paper
• Journal Entry
• Brochure
• Short, Unsolicited Sales Proposal
• Portfolio Self-Assessment
• Advanced Resume
• Review Paper
• Structure of Story
• Resume for Internship
• Appropriate E-mail
• Job Application Letter
• Persuasive Letter
• Progress Report
• Challenging Readers Expectations
• Application Letter
• MLA Literature Paper, with No Secondary Sources
• Resume Highlighting Credentials
• Questionnaire
• Request for Proposal
• Final Memo
• Follow-Up Thank You Letter
• Persusive Letter
• Modified Block-Style Letter
• Exploded-View Drawing

Topics for Debate

• Do Campus Speech Codes Stifle Students' Freedom of Expression?
• Does Media Violence Cause Societal Violence?
• Does the United States Still Need Affirmative Action?
• Ethnic-Themed Housing: Should We Live Together or Apart?
• Is Multicultural Education a Good Idea?
• Is the Internet Good for Society?
• Is Wal-Mart Good for America?
• Should Gay and Lesbian Couples Be Allowed to Adopt?
• Should the Draft Be Reinstated in the United States?
• Should the United States Impose Greater Limits on Immigration?
• Should U.S. Citizens Be Required to Carry National ID Cards?

Try a Tutorial

• Introduction: Acknowledging Sources
• Knowing Which Sources to Acknowledge
• Maintaining a Working Bibliography
• Taking Notes: Knowing Where Each Idea and Word Comes From
• Avoiding Plagiarism

Videos

• Getting Started: Student Writers
• Reading Critically
• Revising: Real-World Writers
• Why Proofreading Matters
• Why Writing Matters: Real-World Writers

Video Transcriptions

• Getting Started: Student Writers
• Reading Critically: Real-World Writers
• Revising: Real World Writers
• Why Proofreading Matters
• Why Writing Matters: Real World Writers