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Writing & Communication Handouts

We offer handouts on a variety of topics, ranging from citation styles to grammar and usage to creating a resume.

We also post information videos and tutorials on our AU Center for Writing Excellence YouTube channel. Check back often, since we’re always adding more resources. In addition to our in-house handouts below, check out the online resources listed below for more handouts and tutorials on a wide range of writing-related topics.

If you would like a handout on a particular topic but don't see it, you can request that we design a new handout by emailing the Center for Writing Excellence.

Writing Guides

The Basics

      • Overcoming Writer's Block
      • UWM Reverse Outlining
      • The Paramedic Method: Tips for Writing Concisely
      • Tips for Expanding Vocabulary
      • How to Email Professors
      • Gender Neutral Language
      • Writing Strong Conclusions
      • Creating Cohesion: The Known-New Contract
      • Commonly Confused Words

Grammar

  • Identifying Parts of Speech
  • Building & Using Complex Sentences
  • Semicolons, Colons, and Em Dashes
  • Subject Verb Agreement
  • Verb Tenses

Writing in Genres & Disciplines

    • Critiquing Scholarly Articles
    • Swales CARS Model for Academic Introductions
    • Creating a Research Space in Your Writing: CARS Model
    • Writing Academic Abstracts
    • Pre-Writing Tool for Writing Article Critiques
    • How to Synthesize Research
    • Personal Narratives: Dos and Don'ts
    • Humanities: Writing a Thesis for Argumentative Essays
    • Humanities and Social Sciences: Writing Conclusions
    • Integrating Sources
    • How to Write a Literature Review for Nursing
    • Literature Reviews in Social and Behavioral Sciences
    • Writing a Personal Statement for Dental and Medical School
    • Creative Writing: Writing Compelling Dialogue
    • Creative Writing: Using Sensory Details
    • Creative Writing: Using Imagery
    • Creative Writing: Guide to Poetry
    • Creative Writing: Story Anatomy
    • Writing Academic Abstracts
    • Introduction to Scientific Style
    • Reverse Outlining for STEM Writers
    • IMRD Revision Checklist
    • Pre-Writing the Personal Statement: Social Sciences
    • Brainstorming Prompts: Dental and Medical School
    • Structuring Your Personal Statement: Medical and Dental School
    • Genre Analysis: A Writer's Guide

Documentation Guides

Getting Started

  • How to Learn a New Citation Style

APA Style, 7th Edition (2020)

  • Major Changes in the 7th Edition
  • Fast Facts
  • Citation Guide
  • Sample Student Paper
  • Sample Professional Paper
  • Interactive APA Tutorial
  • Citing Movies and Social Media

MLA Style, 9th Edition (2021)

 

  • Overview (9th Ed.)
  • Fast Facts
  • Formatting Checklist
  • Citation Guide
  • Sample Paper
  • Citing Movies and Social Media

AMA Style

 

  • AMA Style References

Chicago Style

  • Formatting Checklist
  • Notes-Bibliography Citation Guide
  • Notes-Bibliography Sample Paper

AP Style

  • Common Errors

Resources for Comprehensive Citation Practices

These resources offer ways to be more comprehensive and representative in your source selection and citation practices by providing lists of different researchers in a variety of fields and disciplines.

  • 500 Scientists: Request a Scientist in STEM
  • Highlighting Neuroscientists Systems
  • Sourcelist: Researchers in Tech
  • Ecologists and Evolutionary Biologists
  • Political Scientists Also Know Stuff
  • Cite Women

Additional Resources

  • Augusta University Center for Writing Excellence YouTube Channel
  • Augusta University Libraries Guide to APA Style
  • Augusta University Libraries
  • Augusta University Academic Success Center
  • Augusta University Math Assistance Center
  • The University Writing Center, University of Texas at Austin
  • APA Style Website
  • The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
  • The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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We assist with writing, multimodal projects, and oral presentations for any subject or discipline at any stage in the writing process.

 

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