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We also have a list of handouts organized by category and a list of our interactive practice exercises. If you would like printer-friendly versions of these handouts, please visit our printer-friendly handouts index.
If you are a teacher, we also have an entire section on using our Writing Lab and our OWL in various courses.
Planning/Starting to Write
Effective Writing
- Adding Emphasis
- Argument/Persuasion: Logic in Argumentative Writing
- Coherence
- Conciseness: Methods of Eliminating Wordiness: exercise and solutions
- Coping with Writing Anxiety
- Developing an Outline
- Sample Outline
- Non-Sexist Language
- Overcoming Writer’s Block
- The Paragraph
- Paragraphing
- Sentence Variety
- Strategies for Improving Sentence Clarity
- Transitional Devices (Connecting Words)
- Using Metaphors in Creative Writing
- Writing A Thesis Statement
- Writing with Computers
Revising/Editing/Proofreading
- Editing and Proofreading Strategies for Revision
- Higher Order Concerns (HOCs) and Lower Order Concerns (LOCs)
- Proofreading for Commas
- Proofreading Strategies
- Proofreading Your Paper
- Steps in Editing Your Papers
Types/Genres of Writing
- Annotated Bibliographies
- Argument/Persuasion: Logic in Argumentative Writing
- Literary Terms
- Image in Poetry
- Pattern and Variation in Poetry
- Sound and Meter in Poetry
- Using Metaphors in Creative Writing
- Writing A Thesis Statement
- Writing about Fiction
- Writing about Poetry
- Writing Definitions
- Writing Description
- Writing Essay Exams
- Writing about Literature: Some Helpful Things To Know
Writing Research Papers
Sentence PunctuationApostrophes
- The Apostrophe: exercise and answer key
Commas
- Commas after Introductions: exercise and answer key
- Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences : exercise and answer key
- Commas with Non-essential Elements: 3 exercises and answer keys
- Proofreading for Commas
- Using Commas:5 exercises and answer keys
Hyphens
Other punctuation
- Brief Overview of Punctuation: Semicolons, Colons, Parentheses, Dash, Quotation Marks, and Italics: exercise and answer key
Quotation Marks
- Quotation Marks:exercise and answer key
Sentence Parts, Patterns, and Variety
- Appositives : exercise and answer key
- Independent and Dependent Clauses (definitions)
- Some Strategies for Improving Sentence Clarity
Sentence Errors
- Run-ons, Comma splices, and Fused Sentences
- Sentence fragments: 3 exercise and answer keys
- Making Subjects and Verbs Agree: 2 exercises and answer keys
Sentence Punctuation
Clauses and Phrases
Dangling Modifiers
Parallel Structure
Active and Passive Voice in Verbs
Nouns
- Count and NonCount Nouns (with Plurals, Articles, and Quantity Words): 2 exercises and answer keys
- Count and NonCount Nouns (with Articles and Adjectives): exercise and answer key
Pronouns
Verbs
- Active and Passive Voice
- Irregular Verbs
- Sequence of Tenses
- Verb Tense Consistency
- Two-Part (Phrasal) Verbs- (Idioms)
- Verb Tenses
- Verbs with Helpers
- Verbals: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
- Verbs: Voice and Mood
Adjectives and adverbs
- A or An? : exercise and answer key
- Adjective or Adverb?: 2 exercises and answer keys
- Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- The Use and Non-use of Articles: 2 exercises and answer keys
Prepositions
- Prepositions of Direction: To, On(to), In(to) exercise and answer key
- Prepositions of Location: At, In, On exercise and answer key
- Prepositions of Time, of Place, and to Introduce Objects
- Spatial Relationships of Prepositions
Job search
Resume
General resume advice
- Resume Design
- Resume Workshop
- Sample Resume
- Scannable Resumes
- Some Action Words to Describe Skills in Resumes
- Management Resumes
- Your Resume
Specific sections of the resume
Employment Letters and Documents
- Cover letter workshop
- Application Letters: How to Sell Yourself
- The Basic Business Letter
- Cover Letter Seeking Academic Position (and Sample Letter)
- Cover Letter Model
- Letters Concerning Employment
- Reference Sheet
- Tailoring Employment Documents for a Specific Audience
Academic Applications
- Cover Letter Seeking Academic Position-Sample Letter
- Writing the Curriculum Vitae
- Writing the Personal Statement
General Business Writing Issues
- Adding Emphasis
- The Basic Business Letter
- Email Etiquette
- Higher Order and Lower Order Concerns in Business Writing
- Parallel Structure in Professional Writing
- Revision in Business Writing
- Tailoring Employment Documents for a Specific Audience
- Terms & Tips for the International Student’s Job Search
- Tone in Business Writing
- Writing for a North American Business Audience
Letters, Memos, and Reports
- The Basic Business Letter
- Business Letters: Subordinating Negatives in Good News and Neutral Messages
- Sales Letters: Four Point Action Closing
- Memo Writing
- Writing Report Abstracts
Samples and Models
- Acceptance Letter Model
- Academic Cover Letters: Sample Letter
- Cover Letter Model
- Follow-up to an Interview Letter Model
- Model for Writing an Inquiry about a Cover Letter and Resume
- Model for Writing a Rejection of a Job Offer
- Model for Writing a Reference Request Letter
- Request for Further Negotiations Letter
- Reply to When You Receive a Rejection Model Letter
- Sample Resume
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