Writing According to Academic Discipline

Every academic discipline has its own expectations for written work; the resources below will provide guidance for writing in your specific discipline. Please consult a Writing Center Tutor for additional questions regarding successful and effective communication that meets the expectations of your academic program. 

Resources for Science Papers

How to Keep a Chem Lab Notebook from Dartmouth: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chemlab/info/notebooks/how_to.html

A Sample Notebook Write Up from Dartmouth: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chemlab/info/notebooks/sample.html

Resources for Humanities Papers

Writing about Poetry: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/615/01/

Writing about Fiction: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/616/01/

Writing about Literature: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/618/01/

Writing Definitions: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/622/01/

Resources for Social Sciences Papers

Consumer Products and Gender Performances: http://wac.colostate.edu/teaching/fullitem.cfm?itemID=35

Writing in Psychology: Experimental Report Writing: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/670/01/

Resources for Special Writers and Other Tasks

Resources for Journalism and Journalistic Writing: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/01/

Resources for Medical Writing: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/732/01/

Resources for Writing Process, Prewriting, and Revision

Resources for Prewriting (Invention): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/673/01/

Suggestions for Coping with Writer’s Block/Writer’s Anxiety: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/567/01/

Getting Started: Creating a Thesis Statement: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/

A Fish Thinking about Water (Looking at Paradigms in Various Disciplines): http://wac.colostate.edu/teaching/fullitem.cfm?itemID=14