Writing Studio: All Resources

Infographic quick guide on how to use semicolons.

A four step process for writing thesis statements.

Use this mini lesson to review the basics of organizing a formal essay. This is helpful for students who are 'stuck' early in the writing process.

A handout that helps students understand where research fits in with the rest of their essay as well as reviewing basic essay structure.

This handout includes advice about writing an effective essay conclusion.

A detailed explanation of essay structure and how to parts of an essay relate to one another.

This handout explains why an outline is beneficial, gives an example outline, and includes a template.

Use this handout to explain the dos and don'ts of parallel structure

Use this guide to help students understand both how to write a standard thesis statement and how a thesis statement connects to their essay as a whole.

This handout reviews 14 tips to help students make their writing more formal.

This detailed guide explains first and second person, and gives tips to help students convert their writing into third person.

This example shows students the proper APA 7th ed. title and References pages.

An example paper with notes that explain important elements.

This guide reviews in-text citations for APA 7th ed. and includes a flowchart.

This is a detailed guide to the most common types of entries found on an APA 7th ed. References page with both generic (blank) templates and specific examples tailored to SPC courses.

A fillable template to help students with the construction of References page entries in APA. Note: All Word docs immediately download upon being clicked.

An APA 7th ed. formatted Word document for an annotated bibliography. Note: All Word docs immediately download upon being clicked.

A printable checklist of APA 7th ed. formatting and documentation requirements.

This document demonstrates how to properly build an APA reference citation and explains the formatting rules for each element of the citation.

This document demonstrates how to properly build an APA in-text citation and explains the formatting rules for each element.

This mini lesson reviews selecting, integrating, editing, and documenting quotes in MLA style.

An MLA formatted Word document for an annotated bibliography. Note: All Word docs immediately download upon being clicked.

This printable checklist reviews MLA format, citations, and Works Cited page structure.

An MLA formatted Word document that also includes detailed information about MLA format with resources. Note: All Word docs immediately download upon being clicked.

This guide walks students through in-text citation basics in MLA, and the second page is a detailed flowchart.

A detailed guide to in-text citations.

Use this document to set your paper up in the MLA 9th edition

This is a detailed guide to the most common types of entries found on a Works Cited page with both generic (blank) templates and specific examples tailored to SPC courses.

A detailed guide to quoting and paraphrasing in MLA.

This mini lesson goes into the rules for quoting and citing both poetry and drama in MLA format.

This document demonstrates how to properly build an MLA reference (Works Cited) citation and explains the formatting rules for each element of the citation.

This document demonstrates how to properly build an MLA in-text citation and explains the formatting rules for each element.

This handout covers several ways one can add direct quotes to an essay.

Use this when students need to set hanging indents; visual guide with directions for Word, Word Online, and Google Docs.

Information about the General Knowledge (GK) Test, how it is scored, and study resources.