Online Writing Lab
This page includes guidelines and resources to help students write and format a research paper.
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Writing a Research Paper
These resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources.
MLA Format
These resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the Works Cited page, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster
Other Online Resources:
- MLA Guide - a comprehensive guide to the MLA 8th Edition from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.
- MLA Poster- a handy poster of the MLA 8th Edition Overview also from Purdue's Online Writing Lab.
- Presentations- MLA 8th Edition Overview from Purdue's Online Writing Lab (also at right):
APA Format
These resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.
Other Online Resources:
- APA Guide - a comprehensive guide to the APA format from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.
- APA Poster- a handy poster of the APA Overview also from Purdue's Online Writing Lab.
- Presentations - APA Overview from Purdue's Online Writing Lab (also at right):
Chicago Manual of Style
This section contains information on the Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citation. These resources follow the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, which was issued in 2017. The complete manual is available for free at the CMOS web site:
Other Online Resources:
- CMOS Guide - a comprehensive guide to the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.
- CMOS Poster- a handy poster of the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition Overview also from Purdue's Online Writing Lab.
- Presentations - Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition Overview from Purdue's Online Writing Lab (also at right):
Grammar and Style Resources
These resources may be used to improve your skills as a writer.
- The Elements of Style- The Writer's Guide still used by most professionals and universities.
- Academic Writing - An indexed guide to writing resources from Purdue's Online Writing Lab. The OWL resources range from rhetorical approaches for writing, to document organization, to sentence level work, such as clarity.
- Grammar Course online course from Khan Academy
- Grammerly free writing app to make their messages, documents, and posts clear, mistake-free, and effective.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar