Writing and Resource Links

CU-Boulder Writing and Research Resources

University of Colorado at Boulder Writing Center (to schedule an appointment with a consultant)

University of Colorado at Boulder libraries’ “How do I...?” site

Citation information, University of Colorado at Boulder  

RefWorks, University of Colorado at Boulder’s bibliographic database software (accessible to all CU-Boulder students, staff, and faculty)

Writing

Rhetoric

Using Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion, Purdue University Online Writing Lab

A Short Handbook on Rhetorical Analysis, Dr. William P. Banks, Assistant Professor, Department of English, East Carolina University

Logical fallacies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center

Logical Fallacies, James W. Benham and Thomas J. Marlowe
(this humorous site explains several fallacies by using them in sentence definitions)

The Writing Process

Developing Your Thesis, Dartmouth College Writing Program

Writing a Thesis Statement, Purdue University Online Writing Lab

Introductions and Conclusions, Princeton University Writing Center (opens .pdf file)

Organization

Organizing an Essay, University of Toronto, University College Writing Workshop

Outlining, David Kornhaber, Harvard University Writing Center

Style

Attending to Style, Dartmouth College Writing Program

Writing in the Disciplines

Writing in the Disciplines, Dartmouth College Writing Program (see links to “Writing in the Humanities,” Writing in the Social Sciences,” and “Writing in the Sciences”) 

Research

The Research Process

Note taking, Dr. Peter Suber, Research Professor of Philosophy, Earlham College

Integrating Sources

Using Quotations, University of Toronto, University College Writing Workshop

Summary, Paraphrase, or Quote? University of Northern British Columbia Learning Skills Centre (opens a .pdf file)

Citing Sources

Citation guides to APA, MLA, and Chicago styles, University of Wisconsin at Madison Writing Center

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography, University of California, Santa Cruz library

Annotated Bibliography, Purdue University Online Writing Lab

Avoiding Plagiarism, Purdue University Online Writing Lab

Plagiarism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill