Advice

See individual pages for specific topics.

• Process Writing – organizing how we use our time can help make the process smooth

• Academic Voice – academic writing generally avoids words like I or you

• Exciting Titles – catch the reader's eye before they start reading

• Key Sentences – thesis statements and topic sentences

• Evaluating Sources – don't believe everything that you read

• Academic Integrity – when in doubt, review the rules

Websites

The following sites might useful for students looking for detailed information that they haven't found here.

1. The Elements of Style by William Strunk, 1918. This book has been a staple of proper American writing for a century. It's dry, but the information is good.

2. How to Write With Style by Kurt Vonnegut, 1981. This short article contains eight rules for elegant writing.

3. Purdue Online Writing Lab. This website is targeted at university students, but high school students can learn from it, too. Don't mind the sections on job searching and graduate writing.

4. Excelsior Online Writing Lab. Similar to the above.