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Student Handouts

UT Writing Center Handouts

(thanks to Teri Green for her assistance with these handouts)

Pre-Writing Handouts: Invention Techniques

Strategies:  How to Write a Conclusion, Writing a Strong Thesis, Active Reading, Argumentation

Writing in Different Genres:  Writing Annotations, Annotations--Definitions, Writing a Book or Film Review, Writing a Proposal, Writing a Personal Statement, Writing an Abstract,

Research Related Handouts:  Integrating Sources, Primary Sources

Revision Handouts:  Revision and Editing Worksheet               

Grammar Handouts:  Commas, Sentence Patterns, Articles,  Writing Coherent Paragraphs, Avoiding Run-ons and Sentence Fragments,

Plagiarism Handouts:  WPA Statement,

MLA Documentation Resources:  Works Cited, Electronic and Print Sources, In-Text and Parenthetical Citation, Header Page

APA Documentation Resources:  References, Electronic and Print Sources, In-Text Citation

Helpful External Links

Writing the Graduate School Application: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/tasks/graduate.html

Writing for a Job or Professional Audience, i.e. Resumes, Cover Letters, etc.: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/tasks/job.html

Writing Scientific Abstracts (Link to PowerPoint Presentation): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/706/01/

Writing Engineering Reports (Link to PowerPoint Presentation):

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/647/01/

Toward a Taxonomy of “Small” Genres and Writing Techniques for Use in WAC (Full Online Text and a Link to a Downloadable PDF File): http://wac.colostate.edu/young/

For help with APA citation:  http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=apa_exposed

The following websites will help you when writing personal statement:

• Graduate School Essays at Rensselaer University
• Writing the Personal Statement at Purdue University
• The Personal Statement at UC-Berkeley
• Writing a Personal Statement at George Mason University

Information on Pharm D:  http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/admissions/essay.html

Our thanks to Natalie Lauber, who designed the UT Writing Center logo used in the above handouts.