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Argumentative Essay

Argumentative Essay

You may have heard it said that all writing is an argument of some kind. Even if you’re writing an informative essay, you still have the job of trying to convince your audience that...

Revising & Editing Process

Revising & Editing Process

Revision and editing are both important parts of the writing process, yet many students skip revision and don’t spend enough time editing. It’s important to remember that these steps are separate and that each...

Punctuation

Punctuation

Maybe you have heard the story about how punctuation saves lives. Clearly, there is a difference between and In addition to saving lives, using punctuation properly will help your writing be clean and clear...

Chicago Style

Chicago Style

Please note: The Chicago Manual of Style released the 18th Edition in September. The OWL is currently updating its pages to reflect changes in the new edition. 18th Edition Chicago-style citations utilize two distinct...

MLA Style

MLA Style

MLA stands for the Modern Language Association, and its style guidelines have been assisting authors since 1951. In 2016, the MLA Handbook introduced a template using core elements in an effort to simplify much...

APA Style

APA Style

You will often use sources for academic writing, and it’s important to know how to responsibly cite and integrate those sources into your own writing. APA format provides guidelines and structures for citing those...

Avoiding Plagiarism When Documenting

Avoiding Plagiarism When Documenting

In addition to adding credibility to your writing when you cite your sources correctly, you also help yourself avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism occurs when writers do not give proper credit to sources for words, ideas,...

Locating Reference Information

Locating Reference Information

Having trouble locating reference information? As you’ll learn in this section of Citation & Documentation, part of writing within a particular documentation style, such as APA or MLA, is building a References or a...

Literature Reviews

Literature Reviews

The literature of a literature review is not made up of novels and short stories and poetry—but is the collection of writing and research that has been produced on a particular topic. The purpose...

Annotated Bibliographies

Annotated Bibliographies

Writers often create annotated bibliographies as a part of a research project, as a means of recording their thoughts and deciding which sources to actually use to support the purpose of their research. Some...

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