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Resources

The UWC has developed a number of resources on a variety of topics. All UT students and faculty are welcome to view and download these resources from this page. Additional information and our policies can be found below.

About Resources

The Presentations team manages all resources the UWC offers, and we are constantly working to keep all our resources up-to-date and inclusive. In the spring of 2020, we initiated a major revision project of our handouts in the interest of making them more inclusive. This work is ongoing, and we invite you to contact us with any suggestions or concerns about any of our posted materials.

The list of resources below includes handouts, presentations, and videos. Each item is marked to tell which kind of resource it is.

Specific Resources for You and Additional Support

Looking for resources specifically for undergraduate students, graduate students, and instructors? Head over to our How We Help page and click on the group you’re looking for. At the bottom of each page, there is a list of resources specifically for that audience. You can also find out about all the services available to you at the UWC on this page.

Resources Policies

You are welcome to use our resources as teaching materials. Please be sure to properly attribute us if you use our resources.

Available Resources

Additional Resources

  1. ChatGPT & LLMs_2023
  2. Code-Switching and Code-Meshing
  3. College Writing Myths
  4. Crafting Your Research Story (video)
  5. Developing Writing Partnerships (40-50min)
  6. Entrepreneurship Resources
  7. Hire an Editor
  8. How to Conduct Peer Review (interactive workshop)
  9. Metadiscourse (video)
  10. Optimizing Zoom for Student Writing Conferences (video)
  11. Peer Review (45-50min)
  12. Peer Review (45-50min) Presenter Template
  13. Psychology CVs
  14. RHE 306 Recommended Presentations Schedule
  15. Resources for Multilingual Writers
  16. Résumé-Writing Resources
  17. Song Starter Outline
  18. Starting a Writing Group
  19. Starting a Writing Group (video)
  20. Using Zoom Breakout Rooms to Support Writing Instruction (video)
  21. Writing Groups (45-50min)

Documentation & Style Guides

  1. APA Documentation
  2. Chicago Style: Formatting Author-Date
  3. Chicago Style: Formatting Footnotes and Bibliography
  4. Chicago Style: Formatting Your Paper with Notes and Bibliography
  5. MLA 7th Edition: Examples
  6. MLA 7th Edition: Format
  7. MLA 8th Edition: Examples
  8. MLA 8th Edition: In-Text Citations
  9. MLA 8th Edition: Works Cited

Grammar, Usage, & Punctuation

  1. Apostrophes
  2. Capitalization
  3. Clarity
  4. Commas
  5. Definite and Indefinite Articles Flow Chart
  6. Direct Quotes and Paraphrase (video)
  7. Eliminating Wordiness
  8. Focusing on Transitions
  9. Formatting Numbers
  10. Fragment and Run-on Sentences
  11. Passive Voice and Passive Agency
  12. Prepositions: A Rough Guide
  13. Resisting Clichés
  14. Semicolons, Colons, and Em Dashes
  15. Subject-Verb Agreement
  16. Verb Choice
  17. Verb Tense and Aspect
  18. Verbs of Attribution

Instructor Trainings

  1. Improving Responses to Student Writing (45-50min)

Research Papers and Lab Reports

  1. Data Presentation
  2. Editing Lab Reports
  3. Lab Reports
  4. Paraphrasing
  5. Primary and Secondary Sources
  6. Revising Lab Reports (45-50 min.)
  7. Steps for Writing a Research Paper
  8. Tips for Writing Lab Reports
  9. Using and Framing Direct Quotations
  10. Writing Lab Reports (45-50min)
  11. Writing Research Introductions
  12. Writing Research Papers (30-40min)

The Basics

  1. Audience (video)
  2. Avoiding Plagiarism (25-35 min)
  3. Avoiding Plagiarism (25-35 min) Activity
  4. Brainstorming
  5. Conclusions
  6. Final Revisions Checklist
  7. Graduate Services at the UWC (15-20 min)
  8. Grammarly Presentation (30-35 min)
  9. How to Edit Your Own Writing
  10. Introduction to Graduate Student Services (video)
  11. Introduction to the UWC (10-15 min)
  12. Introductions
  13. Paragraphing
  14. Revising Organization: Reverse Outlining
  15. Thesis Statements
  16. Writing in Process (15-30min)

Writing Guides

  1. Analyzing Poetry
  2. Art and Art History Papers: Formal Analysis and Comparative Analysis
  3. Close Reading Literature
  4. Cover Letters
  5. Definitions of Poetic Devices
  6. How to Construct and Format a Resume
  7. Journalistic Writing and AP Style
  8. Making the Transition from High School to College Writing
  9. Personal Statements
  10. Personal Statements: Models for Generating Content
  11. Revising Essays and Research Papers (45-50min)
  12. Rhetorical Analysis
  13. Rhetorical Fallacies
  14. Sentence Clarity (45-50min)
  15. Stasis Theory: How Can It Help Generate Ideas?
  16. Transitioning from College Writing to Graduate Writing (30-40 min)
  17. Transitioning from High School to University-Level Writing (45-50min)
  18. Writing About People Respectfully
  19. Writing Abstracts (45-50min)
  20. Writing Effective Internal Transfer Essays ( 35-45 min. )
  21. Writing Literature Reviews (25-35min)
  22. Writing Personal Statements (35-45min)
  23. Writing Resumes, CVs, and Cover Letters (45-50min)