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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

• Analysis or Argument Outlines
• Options for Outlining
• Reverse 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

• Critical and Sympathetic Reading

Constructing Argument

• Organization of an Argument
• They Say, I Say Handout

Logic & Fallacies

• Elements of Making a Logical Claim

Research

• Compiling an Annotated Bibliography
• Finding Credible Sources

Using Sources

• The Basics of Incorporating Sources
• Types of Sources and How to Use Them
• IWU's Statement on Plagiarism

 

Planning a Writing Assignment

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Sentences: Clarity, Style, & Structure

• Coordination and Subordination
• Fragments, Run-Ons, and More
• Sentence Variety
• Word Choice
• Overused Phrases

Transitions

• Transitional Words and Phrases
• Types of Transitions

Topic Sentences

• Topic Sentences

Paragraphs

• Paragraphing 
• MEAL Plan 
• Move Beyond 5 Paragraph Essays

Grammar

• Adjectives & Adverbs
• Be verbs
• Comma splices
• Demonstrative Pronouns
• Mixed Constructions
• Modifiers
• Pronouns
• Subject-Verb Agreement

Punctuation

• Commas, Colons, and Semicolons

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