This page contains links to resources and services on campus as well as some printable handouts we use at the Writing Centre. You can download the handouts and print them at your convenience. All handouts are in PDF format and can be viewed in the free pdf viewer from Adobe.

Annotated Bibliographies

• How to Write Annotated Bibliographies (Memorial University Libraries link)

Archaeology

• Writing Papers in Archaeology

Book Reviews

• How to Write a Book Review (Memorial University Libraries link)

Critiques

• Critiquing an Article

ESL Support 

• Articles (Santa Clara University) 
• Common Irregular Verbs (usingenglish.com)
• Non-credit workshops for graduate students
• ESL Memorial Slack Channel

Engineering

• Technical Communications Resources (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences link) 

Expressions

• Cliches and Trite Expressions

Folklore

• How to Write a Folklore Paper

Grammar

• Active/Passive Voice
• Transitional Words
• Run-On Sentences
• Sentence Fragments
• Comma Splices

Internet Sources

• How to Evaluate Web Pages (Memorial University Libraries link)
  

Literature

• Analysis of a Poem
• A Process for Reviewing and Analyzing Literature
• Writing a Critical Analysis of a Short Story (interactive resource)

Outlines

• Writing a Formal Outline

Punctuation

• Comma Rules
• Apostrophes
• Colon & Semi-colon

Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing

• Quoting versus Paraphrasing versus Summarizing (APA version)
• Using and Integrating Quotations (Note: The article, "We've Forgotten How to Play," referenced on page 3 is not included with this handout.)

Research Papers

• How to Write a Research Paper
• How to Write a Scientific Research Paper

Resumes and Cover Letters

• Resume and Cover Letter Writing Guide (Career Development - Student Life)
• Resume and Cover Letter Writing Resources (Career Development - Student Life)

Spelling

• Spelling

Style Guides (APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian)

• Citation and Style Guides - APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian (Memorial University Libraries links)
• Society for American Archaeology (SAA)

Titles

• Creating Effective Titles

External Links:

In addition to the resources above, there are many other excellent resources available online, including:

• Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) Handouts
• Dr. Cecile Badenhorst's YouTube Channel (This is an excellent resource for graduate students writing their dissertations.)
• Editors Canada - Hire an Editor