Materials for Students

WRITING THE ACADEMIC PAPER

• What is an academic paper?
• Coming up with your topic
• Researching your topic
• Developing your thesis
• Writing: considering structure & organization
• Revision: cultivating a critical eye
• Logic and argument
• Attending to grammar
• Attending to style
• Students' Advice for Students

WRITING IN THE HUMANITIES

• General advice for non-majors
• Helpful search tools and links
• Writing the Art History paper
• Writing the English paper
• Writing about Film
• Writing the Music paper
• Writing the Religion paper
• Writing the Philosophy paper

WRITING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

• General advice for non-majors
• Helpful search tools and links
• Writing the History paper
• Writing the Sociology paper

WRITING IN THE SCIENCES

• General advice for non-majors
• Helpful search tools and links
• Writing the Biology paper
• Writing the Chemistry paper

WRITING A THESIS

USING SOURCES

RESOURCES FOR MULTILINGUAL WRITERS

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS WITH IMPAIRMENTS

SPECIAL WRITING TASKS

• Writing for a job or professional audience
• Writing the graduate school application