Handouts
The following handouts are also available at the Writing Centre. Students always get relevant handouts when they come for an appointment. Students and faculty alike are also welcome to browse through our resource library of books on writing and discipline-specific guides.
Self-evaluation:
1. Self-evaluation
2. Inexperienced Writers vs Experienced Writers
Academic Writing:
3. Essential Features of Academic Writing
4. Academic Writing- What Is It?
The Writing Process:
5. The Writing Process
6. Prewriting: How To Get Started
7. Prewriting Techniques
8. How To Construct An Argument
Argumentation and Research:
10. How to Write a Strong Thesis Statement
11. How to Write an Effective Conclusion12 . The Book Review
13. The Critical Review14. Essential Features of Business Writing
15. The Purpose of the Research Paper
Documentation:
16. Why We Cite Sources in Academic Papers: MLA
17. How to use Sources and Avoid Plagiarism: MLA Examples
18a. Why We Cite Sources in Academic Papers: APA
18.b How to use Sources and Avoid Plagiarism: APA Examples
19. MLA and APA documentation styles
20. Chicago/Turabian Documentation Style
Paragraph Writing:
Sentence Writing:
23. Academic Writing and Subordination
24. Sentence Types and Punctuation
25. Sentence Revision for a Mature Compact Style
Grammar:
26. The Parts of Speech and their Function
27. All You Need to Know about Verbs and Verb Look-alikes
Copyright:
The handouts on this website are copyrighted and are under no circumstances to be used without permission. Copyright © Emmy Misser, Manager, Writing Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3C5. Please contact Emmy Misser at emisser@wlu.ca or (519) 884-0710 ext. 3339.
