Resources for Writers

Online Writing Resources

Citations

MLA - https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html

Chicago - https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

APA - https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

COWS Handouts

A collection of resources for writers! Moo.

• COWS handout: 6 Basic Writing Errors
• COWS handout: Wordiness
• COWS handout: Thesis Statements
• COWS handout: Outlining
• COWS handout: Commas
• COWS handout: Literature Reviews
• COWS handout: Essay Vocabulary
• COWS handout: Transitions
• COWS handout: Revision
• COWS handout: Semicolons
• COWS handout: Lay versus Lie
• COWS handout: Be Verbs
• COWS handout: Colons

Other Sources

• Gordon Harvey's "Elements of the Academic Essay": Brief descriptions of all components in an academic essay
• How to Avoid Plagiarism: A very silly video and quiz show to understand what plagiarism is all about
• Grammar handouts for English Language Learners
• The Purdue OWL on Grammar: Straight forward lessons on all things grammar
• The Oxford English Dictionary Online: Respected definitions for 600,000 English words. To access: If you're currently on the Whitman WiFi network, simply click the link. If not, go to the Penrose Library site, click on "Finding Resources" → "Articles & Databases" → "English" → "Find Reference Works" → "Oxford English Dictionary"
• Penrose Library e-Resources: A catalog of research databases, organized according to discipline
• The COWS blog: Whitman’s online wealth of writing tips and resources, compiled from students and student-tutors since 2013