Graduate Writing Center Resources

Writing Guides & Tip Sheets

Tools to Draft Your Paper

• Drafting a Literature Review
• Drafting a Methods Section
• Drafting an Abstract
• Drafting an Introduction

Grammar/Language

• Audience and Academic Tone
• Thesis, Argument, and Supporting Evidence
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Non-biased Language

Source Integration/Citation

• Quotations
• Summaries

• APA In-text Citations
• APA Reference List
• APA Tables and Figures

Writing Checklists by APA Style

• Student Paper Checklist (Beginner’s Version)
• Publication Manual Checklist (Graduate Student’s Version)

Official Online Style Guides

• APA Style
• MLA Style Center
• Chicago Manual of Style Online

Recommended Print Texts

1. The Publication Manual of the American Psychology Association, Seventh Edition (2020)
   American Psychological Association
2. Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills, Third Edition (2012)
   John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak

Campus Resources

• American Language and Culture Center
• CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services)
• Disability Resource Center
• Gerald R. Sherratt Library
• Non-Traditional Student Services
• Public Speaking Center