Writing Center Handouts

writing center blackboard Our handouts aim to provide concise, direct guidance on various aspects of writing. See our extensive lists of topics below. We currently have over 60 titles and are always adding to our collection.

These handouts are valuable and popular resources, so we update them frequently and are always looking for new ideas. If you have a concern or a topic in mind not covered here, email us at writingcenter@agnesscott.edu. We'd love to hear your ideas.

#001 Writing Effective Conclusions
#002 Research Papers
#003 Evaluating Internet Resources
#004 Revising Your Draft
#005 Sentence Variety: Part One
#006 Sentence Variety: Part Two
#007 Topic Development
#008 The Annotated Bibliography
#009 Writing Timed Essays
#010 The Pyramid Model for Effective Introductions
#011 Organizing Your Paper
#012 Creating an Outline
#013 Summary vs. Analysis
#014 Biology Lab Reports
#015 Journal Writing
#016 Effective Quoting in the Humanities
#017 The Semicolon
#018 The Colon
#019 Avoiding Plagiarism
#020 Seven Days to a Good Paper
#021 A Guide to Creative Writing
#022 Writing About Poetry
#023 Revising Prose
#024 Writing a Chemistry Lab Report
#025 What is a Thesis Statement?
#026 How to Write a Thesis Statement
#027 How to Write a Literature Review
#028 Using Commas (1)
#029 Using Commas (2)
#030 Writing Visual and Performing Arts Reviews
#031 Writing in Philosophy
#032 Writer's Block
#033 Writing Compare/Contrast Papers
#034 Writing in Math
#035 Think Pieces, Reflection Papers, and Reaction Papers
#036 Writing About Film
#037 Writing the Application Essay
#038 Netiquetta: Writing Emails
#039 Position Papers
#040 Clarity Clarified
#041 Subject-Verb Agreement (1)
#042 Subject-Verb Agreement (2)
#043 Citing Online Sources
#044 Peer Editing 101
#045 Make the Most of Your Tutoring Session
#046 Writing Feature Stories
#047 Writing News Stories
#048 Writing Editorials
#049 Writing Interviews
#050 Verb Tenses
#051 Writing a Formal Art Analysis
#052 Close Readings Across the Disciplines
#053 Historiographical Essays
#054 So You Want to Be a Tutor?
#055 Writing for Sociology and Anthropology
#056 Developing Your Ideas
#057 International Students
#058 Woodruff Scholars
#059 Graduate School Application Essay
#060 The Academic Statement of Purpose (ASP)
#061 Writing in Economics
#062 Letters of Recommendation