Writing Resources
Bryan Campus Writing Center (A-118): 979-209-7591
Brenham Campus Writing Center (ACAD-9 & 14): 979-830-4699
The Writing Center has compiled a collection of resources to help students better understand writing concepts. The literature below references textbooks and includes examples for a variety of concepts, including the writing process, documentation, and special writing situations.
Handouts and Worksheets
Research Documentation
- 1301 MLA Works Cited Help
- 1302 MLA Works Cited Help
- Annotating Sources
- APA Step by Step
- Chicago Manual of Style Step-By-Step
- In-Text Citations
- MLA Formatting
- MLA Step by Step
- More MLA and In-text Citation Examples
- Purdue Online Writing Lab
- To Cite or Not to Cite
- Using Sources in Your Paper
Writing
- Anatomy of a College Paper
- Choosing Effective Words
- Essay Development
- Formal Academic Writing
- Further Developing Paragraphs and Essays
- How to Write a Thesis Statement
- Introductions and Conclusions
- Know That It Flows
- Paragraphs
- Research Papers
- Revision Tips
- Rhetorical Analysis
- Rogerian Argument
- Sentence Templates
- Signal Verbs and Phrases
- Thesis Statement Types & Models
- To Use or Not to Use
- Toulmin Argument
- Transitional Words
- Vague Words Tables
Grammar
- Articles A, An, and The
- Common Grammar Mistakes
- Infinitives and Gerunds
- Misplaced, Interrupting, and Dangling Modifiers
- Prepositions
- Reducing "Be" Verbs
Subject Specific
- Commonly Confused Words
- Drama Interpretation
- Eight Parts of Speech
- Giving Oral Presentations
- How to Fix Uneven Spacing in MS Word
- Poetry Explication
- Short Story Analysis
- Tackling Timed Writing
- Terms to Know in English 1301
- Timed Writing Practice
- Unique Footers MS Word
- Using P.I.E.
- Writing a College Application
- Writing a Job Application Letter
- Writing a Scholarship Essay
- Writing Timed Essay Exams
- Transfer Essay Tips Checklist
Practice
- Step 1: Thinking About Assignment and Audience
- Step 2: Brainstorming
- Step 3: Thinking about Your Thesis
- Step 4: Planning the Paper
- Step 5: Conducting Research
- Step 6: Revising
- Step 7: Editing
- Step 8: Documentation
- Step 9: Understanding Graded Paper Comments
