Writing Resources for Students

Listed below are links to authoritative websites on the mechanics and process of writing at a graduate school level. Please scroll below to explore these resources, which include APA style guides, help centers for students learning English as a second language, and tips on thesis development.

Comprehensive Sites

• Excelsior’s Online Writing Lab - Resources on writing, style, grammar, a variety of style manual formats, and a writing game!
• San Jose State’s Writing Center - Handouts and video tutorials on a variety of topics.
• San Jose State’s Grad Writer Toolbox – Resources for writing research papers, making presentations, citing sources, managing time, and more. 
• Yale University’s Center for Teaching and Learning – A wide range of excellent tutorials.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Writing Center – Another set of excellent of tutorials.

Writing Skills

• Caroline and Pearson Brown’s English Grammar Lessons – Clear and concise explanations of English grammar. Each lesson ends with interactive quizzes.
• English Page Grammar Tutorials and Lessons – Tutorials and quizzes.

APA

• King Library’s “Citing and Writing” Guide
• Excelsior OWL APA Style (7th edition)
• San José State University’s School of Information APA page

Essay Writing

• Yale’s What Good Writers Know
• Harvard’s Strategies for Essay Writing