Writing Resources You Need This Semester
Among the top skills online students need to be successful are strong written communication skills.
Regardless of what your schedule looks like this semester, anticipate a fair amount of writing. If you need help, there are several places to look before you even begin your assignments.
Spelling and grammar
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Mechanics and citation
From that other 青涩直播, Purdue University's offers general writing help (mechanics, grammar, punctuation, process, academic writing, etc.), research and citation guides (, , and styles among others), and even subject-specific writing information.
The has a mission to support students as they embrace college-level writing with dozens of content areas to practice and improve different areas of writing, research, grammar and more. There鈥檚 even a section dedicated to .
Avoiding Plagiarism
Once again, Purdue University鈥檚 Online Writing Lab is a great place to start if you鈥檙e struggling to navigate , including examples and exercises.
into how to avoid this costly pitfall. How costly? Review the .
One-on-one support
If you're enrolled in one of the University of Louisiana at 青涩直播 online degree programs or UL 青涩直播 online courses, you can also submit your papers to the for review. The UL Online Writing Center is accessible through Moodle by self enrolling in the course.
Citation deep dive
If you want to take your citation knowledge to the next level, you can keep up with APA Style by following the . But you鈥檒l have to refer back to the to find how to cite Instagram.
If you want to know more than you ever needed about MLA, visit for MLA documentation style quick guides, practice templates, and more. There鈥檚 even a newsletter.
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