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.
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
• From Inquiry to Academic Writing Steps
Handouts
• Revising & Editing Checklist
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
Topic Sentences
• Harvard Writing Center Topic Sentences
• U of Toronto Topic Sentences
Paragraphs
• UNC Writing Center Paragraphs
Integrating Sources
REVISING
Strategies
• UNC Writing Center Revising Drafts
Reverse Outlines
Coherence
• U of Arkansas Focus & Coherence
Syntax
Word Choice / Diction
• UNC Writing Center Word Choice
EDITING & PROOFREADING
Strategies
• UNC Writing Center Editing & Proofreading
Grammar
Punctuation
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.
• U of Illinois Grammar Handbook
• Dartmouth Materials for First-Year Writers
• U of Wisconsin Writer's Handbook