How-to Guides

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Writing an Essay

• How to Outline an Essay
• How to use Transitions
• How to use a Thesaurus

Quotation and Paraphrase

• Using Direct Quotations
• Using Quotation Marks
• Words to Introduce Quotations
• How to Paraphrase

Citation and Documentation

• Guide to Citation Styles
• APA Citation Guide
  • Sample APA Pages
  • APA Lecture/Presentation (PowerPoint)
  
• MLA Citation Guide
• Chicago Citation Guide
• About Plagiarism

Grammar and Punctuation

• How to use Basic Articles
• Comma Use Made Easy
• Comma Splices

Business and Professional Writing

• How to Write a Personal Statement
• How to Write a Business Letter
• How to Write a Cover Letter
• Creating a Curriculum Vitae (CV) (PowerPoint)
  • Creating a Curriculum Vitae (CV) (PDF)