Resources for Writers and Presenters:

 

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Writing and Presenting in Different Disciplines:

• Writing about Literature
• Writing in History
• Writing in History Part II: Analysis and Interpretation
• Writing in Psychology
• Writing in Sociology
• Writing in Economics 
• Writing in Criminology
• Writing in Social Work
• Writing in Environmental Studies
• Communicating in Wildlife Biology
• Writing in Theater and Dance
• Writing in Accounting and Finance
• Writing for Ways of Knowing

Speeches and Presentations

• Public Speaking Guide (for any speech/presentation)

Communications Studies, Public Speaking, Speeches

• Public Speaking Guide
• Example of a successful informative speech outline
• Example of an unsuccessful informative speech outline
• Example of a successful persuasive speech outline
• Example of an unsuccessful persuasive speech outline

Grammar

• The Style Academy - Free tutorials and exercises to develop more effective paragraph structure.
• GrammarCheck.net - Free web-based tool to check grammar, spelling, and style.

Research Abstracts

• Writing Research Abstracts
• Examples of conference and journal article research abstracts

Thesis Statements

• Thesis Statements in the humanities and the sciences

Introductions

• Writing introductions in the humanities and the sciences

Argument

• Three different ways to support an argument

Reverse Outlining

• Reverse Outlining Exercise

Editing and Proofreading

• Coma, colon, and semicolon rules
• Five basic sentence patterns

Evaluating your own writing

• Evaluating your own writing -A helpful checklist to use before you turn in an assignment

Literature Reviews

• Literature Reviews Defined
• Tracking, Organizing, and using Sources
• Organizing and Integrating Sources

Using and Citing Sources

• Three ways to use sources: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting
• UM Mansfield Library's APA guide
• UM Mansfield Library's ASA guide
• UM Mansfield Library's Chicago guide
• UM Mansfield Library's MLA guide