| QWC HANDOUTS (PDF) | | |
| 1 | Thesis Statements and Essay Maps | Building 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. |
| 2 | Transitions | This handout discusses various ways to effectively transition between ideas (sentence-to-sentence, paragraph to paragraph). |
| 4 | Integrating Quotations - Guidelines and MLA style | This handout talks about how to effectively integrate quoted information into the flow of your ideas. |
| 5 | Paraphrasing and Summarizing | Confused about what paraphrase and summary are? Check out this handout. |
| 6 | Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions | This handout is all about overall structure and philosophy where the basic parts of the essay are concerned.. |
| 7 | Some Steps Toward Concise Writing | Got 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. |
| 16 | Body Paragraphs | This handout describes the essentials of writing good body paragraphs. |
| 19 | Verb Tenses - Correcting Shifts | This handout will help you to understand when to use the variety of English tenses. |
| 20 | Passive Voice | Have you been criticized for the use of passive voice? Try this handout. |