Writing Tips by Subject
- For wordiness/passive voice: “Techniques for Reducing Wordiness”
- This short resource is great for helping you identify wordiness in your own writing, and gives you specific hints about how to make your writing more concise!
- For passive voice: Purdue Online Writing Lab
- Has a professor ever warned you to avoid passive voice? If the difference between passive and active voice seems fuzzy, check out this great site: it will guide you through useful examples and show you how to use both passive and active voice effectively!
- For plagiarism: Plagiarism Resource Site
- We all know it should be avoided, but it sometimes seems unclear what is and isn’t plagiarism. This helpful link will define the different kinds of plagiarism, and really clarifies the subject.
- For paragraph development: Body Paragraphs
- This is a great resource for information from topic sentences to transitions. It will guide you through constructing an effective paragraph from start to finish!
- For proofreading: Where do I begin?
- For verbs:
- For review:
