Academic Writing

Writing assistance in the LEC is designed to help you build and foster the skills necessary to grow and develop as an academic writer. LEC tutors are available daily during the Fall and Spring semesters to work with you at any stage of the writing process for any course. Find out more about writing assistance in the LEC.

In addition to working with LEC tutors, there are number of online resources available to you below, depending on your needs.

ENG 111 & 112 Resources

The Writing Process

General Writing Resources

Research, Reference, & Citations

 

 

LEC Writing Assistance handout

 

Need writing assistance?
Check the LEC Writing Tutoring schedule.

Don't know where to start?
Try the Revising & Editing Checklist.

ENG 111 & 112 Resources

Textbook Resources

• They Say / I Say Excerpt

• They Say / I Say Templates

• From Inquiry to Academic Writing Steps

Handouts

• ENG 111 / 112 Rubric

• Revising & Editing Checklist

• BCCC Common Writing Terms

• Rhetorical Analysis Outline

 

 

 

Examples

• Annotated Bibliography Examples

• Summary Example

• Rhetorical Analysis Example 1

• Rhetorical Analysis Example 2

• Argumentative Essay Example

 

 

The Writing Process

PREWRITING

Brainstorming

• UNC Writing Center Brainstorming

• Texas A&M Writing Center Brainstorming

Outlining

• Harvard Writing Center Outlining

• Richmond Writer's Web Outlines

DRAFTING

Thesis Statements

• Purdue OWL Thesis Statements

• WSU Thesis Statements

• Columbia Inverted Triangle

Topic Sentences

• Indiana Topic Sentences

• Harvard Writing Center Topic Sentences

• U of Toronto Topic Sentences

Paragraphs

• UNC Writing Center Paragraphs

• Purdue OWL Paragraphs

Integrating Sources

• UNC Writing Center Quotations

• LEC Paraphrasing

• LEC Signal Phrases

 

REVISING

Strategies

• UNC Writing Center Revising Drafts

Reverse Outlines

• Purdue Owl Reverse Outlines

Coherence

• Kennesaw Coherence

• U of Arkansas Focus, Coherence, Development

Syntax

• Purdue Owl Readability

• CCP Revising Prose

• Purdue OWL Paramedic Method

• LEC Mastering Syntax

Word Choice / Diction

• UNC Writing Center Word Choice

• UNC Writing Center Style

EDITING & PROOFREADING

Strategies

• UNC Writing Center Editing & Proofreading

Grammar

• Purdue OWL Grammar

Punctuation

• Hamilton Punctuation Patterns

• Hamilton Comma Rules

General Writing Resources

These links offer a starting point for additional study in a number of areas. If none of the targeted resources listed above addresses your specific need, spend a few minutes exploring some of these deep resources.

• Purdue OWL

• UNC Writing Center Handouts

• U of Illinois Grammar Handbook

• Dartmouth Materials for First-Year Writers

• U of Wisconsin Writer's Handbook

• Colorado State Writer's Guides

• Roane State Literary Terms