Writing & Citation Guide

This media file contains a PDF with a comprehensive side-by-side comparison of APA, MLA, and CMS styles. Chart created by Justin King Rademaekers.

Penn State guide for APA references with examples. This is the most common style used in the social sciences.

Completely searchable and easy to use, The Chicago Manual of Style Online provides recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices for the digital age. Now offering the full contents of the 16th and 15th editions, it is the must-have reference for everyone who works with words.

This Handbook explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence elements, and common problems of usage.

Great resource in how to critically think about what your assignment means and how to decide what your topic should be.

Understanding how to write academically can make or break a paper. This guideline by Dartmouth will help a student learn to transition to scholarly writing and research.

Thesis Statement Guide Development Tool. Plus in your ideas and get some suggestions on thesis structures.