ARC Study Guides
The Academic Resource Center offers student-directed services whenever possible. The following documents were developed by peer tutors to help other students improve their writing skills and style in the University setting. In addition, these documents are fully downloadable and in print-ready form.
Documenting sources
- 2010 APA Guide (PDF)
- CSE Citation Handout (PDF)
- MLA Citation Handout (PDF)
- Chicago Manual of Style Handout (DOCX)
Grammar and mechanics
- Articles and Determiners (PDF)
- Colon and Semicolon Exercises (DOCX)
- Commonly Confused Words (DOCX)
- Contraction Exercises (DOCX)
- Direct and Indirect Objects (DOCX)
- Homophones (DOCX)
- Homophone Exercises (DOCX)
- Misused Verb Forms (PDF)
- Parallelism (DOCX)
- Parts of Irregular Verbs (DOC)
- Commas (PDF)
Rhetoric and composition
- Sentence Composition (PDF)
- Signal Words (DOCX)
- Using Quotations (PDF)
- Using Specific Details (DOCX)
- Writing Effective Sentences (PDF)
- Writing with Consistency: Point of View (DOCX)
Writing beyond the classroom
- Graduate School Personal Statements (PDF)
- Résumé and Cover Letter Handout (PDF)
- Public Speaking Tips (DOCX)
Writing in the disciplines
Biology
- Writing Lab Reports (DOC)
Business
History
- Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students (Created by Bowdoin College)
Literature
- Analyzing Literature (DOCX)
- Understanding Poetry (DOCX)
- Writing About Literature (PDF)