The University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Communication Across the Curriculum

Tips and Terms for Teaching Writing

Terms to Know (PDF)		Sentence Fragments (PDF)
Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences (PDF)		The Comma (PDF)
The Colon (PDF)		The Semicolon (PDF)
Apostrophes (PDF)		Subject-Verb Agreement (PDF)
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (PDF)		Appositives (PDF)
Parallelism (PDF)		Passive and Active Voice (PDF)
Weak vs. Strong Verbs (PDF)		Commonly Confused Words (PDF)
Subject-Verb Agreement (PDF)		Meal Plan and Steps for Revision (PDF)
Thesis Statements (PDF)		Using APA 6th Edition for Intext Citations (PDF)
Using MLA 7th Edition for Intext Citations (PDF)		APA Reference List Handout from the Library (PDF)
MLA Works Cited Handout from the Library (PDF)		Revision Self Help Questions (PDF)
Peer Review Revision Prompts (PDF)		How to Teach Peer Review (PDF)

Please note: some items require the Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader, which can be downloaded from the Adobe web site.

The following on-line writing centers have an abundance of useful information and handouts on writing that you can read and/or download.

Purdue University
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Start by browsing "Handouts and Materials."

UNC-Chapel Hill
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb
See "Handouts and Links."