Toward Better Writing - Yes, you can!
>Writer's Handbook from UW-Madison. Refer to this often and frequently when you have a writing task! Some particularly noteworthy areas follow:
- Planning and Writing a Research Paper
- Twelve Common Errors; an Editing Checklist
- How to Proof Read
- Improving Your Writing Style
>Paraphrasing, Quoting, Self-Plagerism
- Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources from UW-Madison
- How to Quote, Change Quotes, Paraphrase, and Summarize from BYU-I
- Paraphrase and Summary from the University of Toronto
>Assignments Calculator This ingeneous tool, for planning out a research paper, was developed by the University of Minnesota. Limitations include no exact subject match and links to the UofMN library. However you will find the advantages far outweigh delimitors.
APA Style Manual
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (known as the APA Style Manual) is the accepted style manual for UW-Stout graduate programs. Sources of particular note:
APA Formatting and Style Guide (6th edition) From Purdue's Online Writing Lab. Includes:
- General research paper guidelines
- Main paper sections
- Abstract writing
- Intext citations
- References - print and electronic
Purchasing Your Own Copy
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association , 6th edition is available at the University Bookstore, $28+
Order The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association , 6th edition (~ $30) from: the APA website http://www.apastyle.org/manual/index.aspx or from Amazon http://www.amazon.com
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