Writing Resources
UNC Chapel Hill Thesis Statements
Revising Your Rough Draft, Sanger Learning Center, UT Austin
“From Topics to Questions.” Excerpt from Wayne C. Booth, et al., The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.
“The Problem of the Problem.” Excerpt from Wayne C. Booth, et al., The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.
“Quick Tip: Titles.” Excerpt from Wayne C. Booth, et al., The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.
Bloom’s Taxonomy, Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University
Duke Thompson Writing Program/TWP Writing Studio
” The TWP Writing Studio is dedicated to working with writers both within Duke and the broader Durham community. We facilitate writers’ critical and creative thought through collaborative, non-evaluative consultations, workshops, writing groups, and events. In all of our work, we actively seek to support diverse, inclusive writing communities.”
“Our highly educated consultants help at any stage of the writing process – from brainstorming and researching to drafting, revising, and fine-tuning a final draft.”
Duke University Thompson Writing Program: DukeWrites Enrichment Suite
“Whether you are an incoming or returning international, intercultural, or otherwise interested student, the modules and tutorials on this site can help you develop strategies to write, learn, and participate more fully in courses at Duke.”
Writing Resources, Harvard College Writing Center
See especially: Strategies for Essay Writing and Brief Guides to Writing in the Disciplines: History
Purdue OWL/Online Writing Lab: The Writing Process
“These OWL resources will help you with the writing process: pre-writing (invention), developing research questions and outlines, composing thesis statements, and proofreading. While the writing process may be different for each person and for each particular assignment, the resources contained in this section follow the general work flow of pre-writing, organizing, and revising.”
Purdue OWL/Online Writing Lab: Visual Rhetoric
” This section of the OWL discusses the use of rhetorical theory and rhetoric as it relates to visuals and design. “Visual rhetoric” has been used to mean anything from the use of images as argument, to the arrangement of elements on a page for rhetorical effect, to the use of typography (fonts), and more.”
Research Resources
Finding Journal Articles – United States History
Includes links to America: History and Life, JSTOR, Project MUSE, and others.
