Resources

Brainstorming and Revision

• Brainstorming Techniques

• Effective Note Taking

• Planning Your Paper

• Planning  Your Paper - APU

• Reverse Outlining

• Revise, Edit, and Proofread

Documentation

• APA 6th Edition Documentation and Style Guidelines - APU 

• APA 7th Edition Documentation and Style Guidelines - APU

• Sample 7th Edition Student APA Paper

• APA Style Center

• Associated Press Documentation

• Chicago Documentation

• Chicago Documentation - APU

• Chicago Manual Style for Musicians

• Turabian Style Citation Quick Guide

• Citing the Bible

• MLA Style Center

• APU Libraries Citation Guides

• APU Honors College Style Guide

Formatting

• Numbering with Roman and Arabic Numerals

Organization and Sentence Structure

• Academic Audience

• Active and Passive Voice

• Basic Punctuation Rules

• Commonly Confused Words

• Common Sentence Errors

• Introductions

• Transitions and Topic Sentences 

• Sentence Structure

Punctuation

• Basic Punctuation Rules

• Commas

Resumes, CVs, and Cover Letters

• For guidance on résumés, CVs, and cover letters, visit the Career Center.

Specific Genres

• Abstracts

• Annotated Bibliographies

• Chemistry Lab Report Guidelines

• Social Science / Psychology Experimental Report Writing

• Exegesis / Bible

• Lab Reports

• Literature Review

• Program Notes

Support and Research

• Emailing a Professor 

• Paraphrasing and Quoting - APU

• Writing an Argument

Word Choice and Standard Usage

• Count/Non-Count Nouns

• Eliminating Wordiness

• Gerunds and Infinitives

• Prepositions

• Prepositions - APU

Test Prep

• Studying: Where to Start?

• Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, Review (PQ4R)

• Come Study With Us: Overview of an Average Appointment

• Mindful Studying Techniques and Tricks