Archived CSB|SJU Writing Center Resources

General Writing Resources

• Outline for a Short Paper
• Outline for a Long Paper
• Writing an Analysis
• Condensed Revision and Editing Checklist
• Long Revision and Editing Checklist

FYS Resources

• Acceptable Evidence in Various Disciplines
• Pre-Writing Game Plan
• Evaluating Web Sources
• Evaluating All Sources
• Guidelines for Writing a Summary
• Guidelines for Writing an Analysis
• Determining if a Source is Scholarly
• Anticipating and Countering Objections

Education Resources

• Run-ons & Comma Splices (20)
• Sentence Fragments (19 a, b)
• Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers (12b)
• Parallelism (9)
• Tense Shifts (13b)
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Use of Formal & Informal Language (17e)
• Writing Concise Sentences (16a, c)
• Semicolons (341, b, 20b)
• Word Confusions (789-803)
• Capitalization (45a)

Grammar Help

Colons

• Examples
• What to use

Semicolons

• when to use semicolons: table
• when to use the semicolon: sentence

Subject Verb Agreement

• Step-by-step guide: fixing and understanding subject/verb agreements
• A helpful handout

Sentences

• An in-depth look at parallel structure
• Huge list of transitional devices

Pronoun Reference

• An in-depth look

Paragraphs

• Basics
• A helpful handout

Prepositions

• Types of prepositions
• General information

Dangling Modifiers

• An in-depth look
• How to fix them, and lots of examples

Citation Guides

APA

• APA Style
• APA Style: Examples for Nursing Students (Librarian Peggy Roske's)
• Basics of APA (tutorial)

Chicago and APSA

• Chicago/Turabian Style
• Guide to APSA Basics
• Chicago Manual of Style
• Western Libraries: Chicago Manual Style

MLA

• MLA Guidelines

Other/General Links

• CSB/SJU Library Citation Styles
• CBE Number System
• CSB/SJU Plagiarism Policy
• Quotes and Paraphrasing
• Caution: Poetry at Work – CSB/SJU