Writing Center
IWU Writing Center
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Do It Yourself Tip Guides
Writing Advice
The Composing Process
- Editing: Writing Concisely
- Glossing/ Annotating
- Writer's Block
- Writing Process: Drafting, Writing, and Revision
- Getting Started: Tabling Ideas
- Invention, Drafting, and Editing
- Writing Anxiety: Overcoming It
Outlining & Thesis Statements
Writing for Specific Disciplines
- Creative Writing: Brainstorming
- Creative Writing: Developing Characters
- Education: Perfect Paragraphs
- English: Writing a Paper
- English: Literary Analysis Topoi
- Nursing: Writing a Paper
- PoliSci: Legal Terms
Critical Thinking & Argument
Strategies for Critical Thinking
Constructing Argument
Logic & Fallacies
Research
Using Sources
- The Basics of Incorporating Sources
- Types of Sources and How to Use Them
- IWU's Statement on Plagiarism
Planning a Writing Assignment
Sentences: Clarity, Style, & Structure
- Coordination and Subordination
- Fragments, Run-Ons, and More
- Sentence Variety
- Word Choice
- Overused Phrases
Transitions
Topic Sentences
Paragraphs
Grammar
- Adjectives & Adverbs
- Be verbs
- Comma splices
- Demonstrative Pronouns
- Mixed Constructions
- Modifiers
- Pronouns
- Subject-Verb Agreement
Punctuation
Genres of Writing
- Writing a Research Paper: The Basics
- Writing a Personal Narrative
- General Personal Statement Advice
- General Personal Statement Outline
- Health Professions Personal Statements
- Law School Personal Statements
- Resumés, Cover Letters, and Application Essays
- Writing a Cover Letter
- Sending an Email (email etiquette)
Inclusive Writing
- Avoiding Sexist, Ableist, and Racist Language
- Gender Inclusivity in Writing
- The Conscious Style Guide
Billie Jarvis-Freeman - Associate Professor of Humanities
Department - Writing Center