Writing Resources

• Writing as a Process• Multilingual/ESL Resources
• Genres of Writing• Resources for Writers with Learning Differences
• Writing for Specific Disciplines• Handouts for High-School Students
• Working with Sources• Freelance Editing and Help for Hire
• Grammar and Reference Guides 

 

Writing as a Process

PrewritingAudience (UNC)
How to Read an AssignmentWriting Anxiety (UNC)
Reading to WriteWriting Process Demos (UNC)
  
Developing an ArgumentRevising
Argument EssayClarity and Conciseness
Developing a Central ClaimCohesion and Coherence
Research QuestionsFinding your Flow with Connective Organization
 Getting Feedback (UNC)
Paragraphs and TransitionsImproving Your Writing Style (UNC)
Closing ParagraphsOrganization (UNC)
Creating Effective TitlesProviding Feedback
Introductions (UNC)Reverse Outlining
Paragraphing: The MEAL PlanRevision Strategies: HOCs and LOCs
The Paragraph (Purdue)Roadmaps
Topic SentencesUsing "I" in Academic Writing
Writing Effective Transitions (UNC) 
  
  
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Genres of Writing

Abstract (UNC)Op-ed
Academic EmailOral Presentations
Annotated BibliographyPerformance Review
Argument EssayPersonal Statement: Humanities
Autobiographical ReflectionPersonal Statement: Professional School/Scholarship
Blogs (Introduction)
Blogs (Academic)Poetry Explication
Book ReviewPolicy Memo
Business Letter (Purdue)Presentation: Convert your Paper into a Talk
Close ReadingProgram II Duke Application Tips
Compare/Contrast (Relating Multiple Texts)Relating Multiple Texts
Concert ReviewResearch and Grant Proposals
Cover LetterResponse/Reaction Paper
Creative Non-fictionResume, Non-academic
Creative Writing- Useful list of action verbs (Boston College)
Curriculum VitaeScience Writing:
Essay Exams (Purdue)- Scientific Article Review
Ethnography- Scientific Jargon
Film Review- Scientific Writing for a Popular Audience
Grant Proposals (UNC)- Scientific Writing for Scientists (quick tips)
Group Essays- Scientific Writing for Scientists: Improving Clarity
Letters to the EditorSummary
Literature ReviewTimed Essays/Essay Exams
Mission StatementVisual Analysis
  
  
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Writing in Specific Disciplines

Economics (Duke)Visual Studies:
History (Duke)- Overview: Visual Rhetoric/Visual Literacy
Music (Duke)- Creating Scientific Poster Presentations
Political Science (Duke)- Using PowerPoint and Keynote Effectively
Scientific Writing for Scientists (Duke)- Using Visual Rhetoric in Academic Writing
Scientific Writing Resource (Duke)- Writing about Comics and Graphic Novels
Writing with Statistics (Purdue OWL)- Writing about Film
 - Writing about Paintings
 - Writing about Photography
 - Writing with Maps
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Working with Sources

Evaluating SourcesAvoiding Plagiarism
Evaluating Sources of Information (Purdue)Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Evaluating Digital Sources (Purdue) 
 Citation Guides
Incorporating SourcesAPA Documentation
How to Read a Primary Source (Bowdoin)Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date System
Paraphrase: Write It in Your Own Words (Purdue)Chicago Manual of Style Notes System
QuotationsCiting Sources
Using Statistics (Purdue)MLA Documentation
  
Citation Managers 
EndNote 
RefWorks 
Zotero 

 

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Grammar

Count and Non-count Nouns 
Passive and Active Voice 
Pronouns 
Rules for Comma Usage 
Sentence Fragments and Run-Ons 
  
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Multilingual/ESL Resources

DukeWrites Enrichment SuiteDictionaries
ESL Common Errors WorkbookDictionary of Contemporary English Online
Listening and Conversational SkillsDictionary of English Idioms
The Academic Word ListDictionary of English Phrasal Verbs
Using the Academic Phrasebank ResourceLongman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Using the COCA Resource for a Word SearchOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Using YouGlish Resource 
  
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Resources for Writers with Learning Differences

This site, created by former Embedded Writing Consultant Logan Beyer, provides suggestions to empower undergraduates with LDs to develop a writing process that draws upon their unique strengths and learning styles. The site also contains links to Duke-specific resources for students with learning differences.
  
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Handouts for High-School Students

Approaches to Research 
College Application Essays and Personal Statements 
Cornell Note-taking Method 
Developing a Thesis Statement 
MEAL Plan for Paragraphing 
Providing Feedback on Writing 
  
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Freelance Editing and Help for Hire

Here you will find a handout including helpful information about freelance editors and the contact information of freelance editors that have worked with grad students in the past.
If you are looking for an editor, proofreader, typist, or tutor for your child, you may want to search UNC's Help for Hire webpage to see a list of local people who are interested in doing this work for a fee.
  
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