List of all the QWC's Handouts


1Thesis Statements and Essay MapsBuilding a thesis and essay map can be a major pain, and unclear thesis statements and essay maps can lead to disorganization within the essay. This handout will help.
2TransitionsThis handout discusses various ways to effectively transition between ideas (sentence-to-sentence, paragraph to paragraph).
3Plagiarism and Academic HonestyIf you're worried that you've possibly plagiarized, check out this handout.
4Integrating Quotations - Guidelines and MLA styleThis handout talks about how to effectively integrate quoted information into the flow of your ideas.
5Paraphrasing and SummarizingConfused about what paraphrase and summary are? Check out this handout.
6Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and ConclusionsThis handout is all about overall structure and philosophy where the basic parts of the essay are concerned..
7Some Steps Toward Concise WritingGot wordiness problems? Do you write those kinds of sentences that really, in fact, do seem to take a long time to get a very good and useful point of contention across to the reader who is reading your essay assignment? Check out this handout.
8Checklist for Revising Your WorkIf it's just a reminder of the basic essay elements you need to address during the revision process, then check out this handout.
9Tips for Revising an Essay (with example)This handout is a useful supplement to our Revision Workshop. Check it out if you're having a hard time thinking through the revision of an essay.
10Creating and Using OutlinesOutlining is a fundamental part of the essay-writing process. Check out this handout to learn how to effectively do it.
11Taking Essay ExaminationsIf you feel like you don't do well on exams and tests that involve writing an essay, check out this handout.
12Basic English Usage ReviewThis one-handout wonder addresses a variety of mechanical issues.
13Troubleshooting VerbsThis handout helps solve four common categories of verb errors.
14APA Guidelines with 2009 UpdatesThis handout is a resource for basic APA document style.
15MLA GuidelinesThis handout is a resource for basic MLA style.
16Body ParagraphsThis handout describes the essentials of writing good body paragraphs.
17Chicago Manual of Style Documentation - Concise GuideThis handout gives the basics for Chicago documentation style.
18ParallelismThe purpose of this handout is to define parallelism in writing, to identify the many forms of parallelism, and to demonstrate techniques for recognizing and correcting faulty parallelism.
19Verb Tenses - Correcting ShiftsThis handout will help you to understand when to use the variety of English tenses.
20Passive VoiceHave you been criticized for the use of passive voice? Try this handout.
21Independent Clause ErrorsThis handout helps out on using commas with dependent and independent clauses.
22Pronoun PointersThis handout helps with some basic pronoun problems.
23How to Write an Argumentative SynthesisThis handout on the argumentative synthesis essay type may help in preparing you for your essay exam.
24Practice Test #1 for the Advanced Composition Exemption ExaminationThis is an example exemption exam.
25Practice Test #2 for the Advanced Composition Exemption ExaminationThis is another example exemption exam.
26Advanced Comp Exemption Sample Exam and EssayThis handout combines an Advanced Comp Exemption Exam sample exam with a sample essay based on the exam. The exam has been commented on extensively by graders familiar with ACEE grading. The comments should give you an idea of what the graders often look for.
27Getting over Writer's BlockCan't start? Read this handout.
28Short Fiction - General Questions for Analysis and EvaluationThis handout contains a set of general questions that will help you develop your literary analysis.
29Literature: Reviewing, Writing, and RevisingThis handout is a general introduction to writing about literature.
30Job - Applications LettersThis handout helps with job application materials and application letters.
31"Statement of Purpose" for Graduate School ApplicantsNeed to write a Statement of Purpose for graduate school? Check out this handout.
32ArticlesIf English is your second language, and you're not sure when to use "a" or "the" or "an", then check out this handout.
33Commas: Almost Everything You Need to KnowAlmost Everything You Need to Know About Commas
34Developing an Effective ResumeThis handout helps with developing an effective resume.
35Tips for Writing a Rhetorical AnalysisThis handout covers the basic elements of the rhetorical analysis.
36Explanatory SynthesisThis handout helps explain the explanatory synthesis, especially within the context of the Composition I course.
37Annotation and Critical ReadingThis handout explains the useful practices of annotation and critical reading.
38History ReviewsThis handout is all about how to write a history review.
39Writing In GroupsGroup writing projects can be stressful. Take some off the stress out of the project by reading this handout.
40Writing an Abstract of a Research ProjectThis handout helps with writing an abstract of a Research Project.
41Creating an Annotated BibliographyNeed to write an annotated bibliography? This handout will help.
43Poetry ExplicationThis handout will help you understand the process of explicating a literary work.
44Prepositions (ESL)This handout is useful for ESL students new to English prepositions.
45Semicolons and ColonsThis handout helps with understanding semicolon and colon usage.