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Writing in Your Major2


Writing in Biology
http://writing2.richmond.edu/training/project/biology/biology.html
How to write up lab reports with a Works Cited.

Writing in Business, Science, and Engineering
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/
Follow the link to Types of Writing.

Exercises for writing in the sciences and engineering
http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/exercises/index.html

Writing in English Courses
http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginEnglishCourses.shtml#assign
Useful advice for writing papers about literature.

Writing about Literature
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/literature.htm
Some general principles, including a sample student paper with a professor’s embedded comments.

Writing in History
http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/
This site from Bowdoin College includes advice on writing history papers and “predatory reading.”
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/westernciv/writing/links/links.html
Writing in history from George Mason University

Writing in Political Science
http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginPoliticalScienceCourses.shtml
Writing political science papers, with advice from professors.

Writing in Sociology
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/sociology.html

Other Majors
http://wac.gmu.edu/guides/national%20guides.html
Check for your major in this list of links.

Department-by-Department Writing Guide
http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/DepartmentalReferenceGuide.shtml

Sample Student Papers (with annotations)
http://bedfordstmartins.com/modeldocs/
Writing for different college courses requires different formats and documentation styles. The documents in this collection show how to format writing for a variety of academic disciplines, including using MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.

Why Makes Writing So Important?
http://www.marquette.edu/wac/WhatMakesWritingSoImportant.shtml
Why is English a requirement?

 


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