• Essays
• The Writing Process
• Prewriting Strategies
• Abstract
• Research Papers
• Revising Content
• Revising Organization
• Editing and Proofreading

Thesis Statements

Related Links

• Writing Classification/Division Essays »
  Mt. San Antonio College
• Writing Tips: Essay Builder »
  actden (Digital Education Network)
• Writing a Basic Essay »
  Kathy Livingston
• Rhetoric and Composition »
• Argumentative Essays »
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Academic Integrity
• Responsible Conduct of Research
• Paraphrase and Summary
• Incorporating References

Related Links

• Plagiarism Resource Site »
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Resource Site
• How to Recognize Plagiarism »
  Indiana University Bloomington
• Plagiarisma »
• Advanced Plagiarism Checker »
• The Plagiarism Checker »
• Plagiarism Checker »

• Why are There Different Citation Styles?
• Quick Guide: Citation Chart
• Incorporating References
• Annotated Bibliographies

MLA (Modern Language Association)

Important Notice: The MLA released the 8th edition of its handbook, thus we will update this page with the new guidelines soon. Meanwhile, you may go to Purdue Owl or the MLA Style Center to check the 8th edition new guidelines. Thank you.

• MLA Format Works Cited Page
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide »
• MLA 8th Edition Web-based Resource

APA (American Psychological Association)

• APA Format References Page
• Using APA Format »
• APA Style Blog: help online »
• APA Style: It's the Little Things... »
• Citing a website in APA
• Citing a website with missing elements in APA
• APA Overview Power Point  (ppt)

Chicago/Turabian Style

• Chicago Manual of Style References Page
• Chicago Manual of Style Citation Online »
• Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition

Other Citation Styles

• AAA Citation Style »
  AAA - American Anthropological Association
• ACS Citation Style »
  ACS - American Chemical Society
• AIP Citation Style »
  AIP - American Institute of Physics
• AMA Citation Style »
  AMA - American Medical Association
• APS Citation Style »
  APS - American Physical Society
• APSA Citation Style »
  APSA - American Political Science Association
• ASA Citation Style »
  ASA - American Sociological Association
• CSE Citation Style »
  CSE - Council of Science Editors
• CBE Citation Style »
  CSE - Council of Biology Editors
• CBE Citation Style »
  CSE - Council of Biology Editors
• I-EEE Citation Style Manual »
  I-EEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• I-EEE Complete Citation Style Guide »
  I-EEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• LSA Style »
  Linguistic Society of America
• Medicine (Vancouver) Citation Style »
  Vancouver Style

Helpful Guides

• Ultimate Guide to Citation Style »
  Buisness Training Schools
• List of Style Manuals »
  Bedford St.Martins

• Endnote »
  available to download from KU, and KU also holds workshops on how to use it
• Zotero »
  useful research tool to quickly save online data into your personal library, also able to obtain reference information (for citations) from some webpages
• Evernote webclipper »
  easily save webpages in various formats, but unlike Zotero, it cannot generate reference information

Related Links

• The Annotated Bibliography »
  Cornell University
• How to Read a Primary Source »
  Bowdoin College
• Taking Notes from Lectures »
  University of Minnesota, Duluth
• The Learning Toolbox: Notetaking »
  James Madison University Special Education Program
• Dictionary and Reverse Dictionary »
  Could be used as a Dictionary or to help with finding a word you are looking for.
• Improving College Reading Comprehension Skills

KU Writing Center Resources

• What Do Theses and Dissertations Look Like?

Related Links

• How To Write A Dissertation »
  Purdue University
• Thoughts on Dissertation Proposal Writing »
• The Holy Grail: In Pursuit of the Dissertation Proposal
• Sample Dissertation Proposals »
• Demystifying the Dissertation Proposal »
• Writing Your Dissertation »
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Dissertation Calculator »
  University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Writing A Thesis or Dissertation
  Yale
• Choosing a dissertation topic »
  Academic Coaching & Writing
• Dissertation Research Blog from the Regents Center Library at KU Edwards »
• The Thesis Whisperer (with tips for students working on theses or dissertations) »

Suggested Resources

Oxford's Learner's Dictionary allows you to type any word and learn about its definition, the different parts of speech in which it can be used, and how it is commonly used in speech and writing. It also shows idioms, and includes a list of synonyms.

Dave's ESL Cafe has a variety of resources both for ESL learners and teachers. There are links to grammar help and practice quizzes, language instruction jobs, places to upload a resume, teacher and student forums, a bookstore, and even podcasts.

How to Learn English Effectively is a website that offers advice and encouragement as well as methods for mastering English through everything from dictionaries to pronunciation. The site includes links to discussion forums and articles and resources. Language learners can also read Tom's Blog, which answers questions about English language learning and other languages.

Academic Writing in English covers various aspects of paper writing including cohesion, grammar, punctuation, and style. Each link includes links to other elements of paper writing such as topic sentences or contrastive connectors. The site opens up with a discussion of the definition of academic writing.

Suggested Resources

This guide will help you answer grammar questions you have. It is well ogranized by topics for easier search.

This handbook offers guidance for comma use, thesis statements, resumes, abstracts, and more.

The Writer's Handbook helps in getting started with assignments like research papers, reviews, and literary analysis papers. There is also information about writing style, citations, grammar, and punctuation.

This page provides a list of websites and other resources for writers, most resources are annotated.

Grammar Bytes offers definitions of grammar terms, practice exercises, presentations, and quick grammar tips. This site is helpful for teachers and students.

This Handbook explains basic grammatical rules on parts of speech, clauses, sentences, and other common usage questions.

This Guide answers common writing questions at many stages of writing. There are essay examples to complement discussions on thesis statements, tone, and conclusions.

This Guide will help you with punctuation rules.

Related Links

• Literature Review »
• Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students »
• The Literature Review »
• Tips on Writing a Literature Review »
• The Annotated Bibliography »
• Writing a Review Of Literature »
• The Literature Review: A Few Tips On Conducting It »

KU Writing Center Resources

• The Writing Process
• Prewriting Strategies
• Outlines
• Essays
• Revising Content
• Revising Organization
• Editing and Proofreading
• Paraphrase and Summary
• Setting Writing Goals

Related Links

• Mohiomap »
  visualizes what's in your Evernote and Dropbox, can create dynamic maps that visualize the connections between documents in your Dropbox and in your Evernote
• FreeMind »
  a highly customizable, free mind mapping software
• Coggle »
  online mind mapping tool, free to use, can collaborate with others in creating mind map, can track changes, supports Markdown input
• XMind »
  mind mapping software, a free version and a pro version
• Mindjet »
  said to be the best mind mapping tool, but not free

• FocusWriter »
  Free open source writer app, goes into full screen when writing, can customize background and typing sounds, etc.
• ZenWriter »
  similar function, not free
• Ommwriter »
  similar function, supports Markdown input, not free
• Writer »
  online focus writing tool, cloud saving, texts can be exported into different document formats
• StayFocusd »
  Google Chrome app, limits time you spend on time-wasting sites like Twitter

This video demonstrates how to do a reverse outline.

This list includes brief examples and explanations for common editing problems.

This resource provides a list of proofreading tips.

KU Writing Center Resources

• What Do Theses and Dissertations Look Like?

Related Links

• Dartmouth »
• Columbia »
• Yale
• How to Organize your Thesis »
• History Thesis
• Computer Science Thesis »
• How to Write a Term Paper or Thesis
• Writing a Thesis Proposal: A Systems Approach

Academic Job Search Materials

Conference Presentations

Funding Applications

Journal Publications

Résumés & CVs

Scholarship & Admissions Essays

Related Links

• Business Writing Revision »
  Purdue University OWL
• Scientific Reports »
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• How to Write a Project Proposal »

  This guide offers a detailed outline for a project proposal, as well as explanations for each step in the process.

• Tips for Writing History Papers »
  Boston College
• Reading, Writing, and Researching for History »
  Bowdoin College
• Writing the History Paper »
  Dartmouth Writing Program
• Writing a good history paper »
  Hamilton College
• Writing a history paper »
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Sciences »
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students »
  Virginia Tech
• Writing Technical Articles »
  Colombia University
• Scientific Posters »
  Eastern Kentucky University
• Creating Effective Poster Presentations »
  North Carolina State University
• History: Writing about History »
  University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
• History Writing Guide »
  Boston University
• Scientific Reports »
  University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Psychology with Style »
  University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
• KU Medical Center »
  KUMC

• Abstract
• Annotated Bibliographies
• Original Research
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Research Papers
• Incorporating References

• DropBox »
  synch, upload and share your documents easily
• Google Drive »
  similar to Dropbox, can edit documents in google drive (only the Google document formats)
• Penflip »
  a very simple web service to write group projects, easy to track changes of each document
• Evernote »
  note taking software, can create notebooks and collaborate with other authors
• Trello »
  organize projects into boards, members can collaborate, assign tasks, track progress via different functions provided by Trello
• Kona »
  file sharing, online scheduling, task management in one space
• Zoho projects »
  powerful online project management service