Resources

Here is a compilation of resources covering topics from brainstorming to research to writing across different genres! 

 

Brainstorming

“Brainstorming” by The Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill

“Prewriting (Invention) General Questions” by the Purdue OWL

“More Prewriting (Invention) General Questions” by the Purdue OWL

Concept Mapping

“How to Create a Mind Map” by RMIT Library

“Concept Maps” by UNC Chapel Hill Learning Center

Editing & Proofreading

“Editing and Proofreading” by The Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill

“Proofreading for Errors” by the Purdue OWL

Grammar Guides

Duke Grammar and Reference Guides

“Grammar Index” by the Purdue OWL

Young, Vershawn Ashanti. “Should Writers Use They Own English?” Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, 2010, pp. 110-118.

“Recognizing Fragments” by Khan Academy

“Sentence Fragments” by the Purdue OWL

Linguistic Diversity

Connections on PBS with Dr. Vershawn A. Young

Greenfield, Laura. “The ‘Standard English’ Fairytale,” In Writing Centers and the New Racism by Laura Greenfield and Karen Rowan, eds. Utah State UP, 2011, pp. 33-60.

TED: “3 Ways to Speak English” by Jamila Lysicott

Procrastination

“Time Management” by Penn State Learning

“Psychologists Explain Why You Procrastinate–And How to Stop” by Jamie Ducharme from Time Magazine Online

Reading Strategies

“Active Reading Strategies: Remember and Analyze What You Read” by the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning at Princeton University

Research/Citation Resources

University Libraries

Purdue OWL

NCSU Citation Builder

JSTOR Link (from PSU Libraries)

Google Scholar

Time Management

“Time Management” by Penn State Learning

“Time Management Tips for New College Students” by Ross Rosenberg and Greta Nielson on HuffPost

Topic Sentences

“Topic Sentence” by Wikipedia

Tutoring ESL Writers

Duke ESL Resources

UNC Tips for Tutoring ESL Writers

Word Choice

One Look Dictionary 

One Look Thesaurus 

Writing Across Disciplines 

“Writing for Specific Disciplines” by Duke

“Genres of Writing” by Duke

“Professional, Technical Writing” by Pursue OWL

“Sciences” by UNC Chapel Hill Writing Center

“Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students” by Penn State