Getting Started Handouts

>Understanding the Assignment 
(Assignment Analysis)

>Looking at the Assignment in Detail: Key Terms

>The Writing Process

>YOUR Writing Process

> Pre-Writing Strategies

>Developing a Thesis Statement

> Preparing for In-Class Writing

>Strategies for Dealing With Writing Anxiety & Writer's Block

> See also: Getting Started Workshop materials

Writing and Revising Handouts

>Writing An Introduction

>Writing Body Paragraphs

> Writing Your Conclusion

> Going Over Your Paper (Self-Editing Strategies)

>Basic Sentence Structure

> Building Complex Sentences
(Coordination and Subordination)

> Using Transitions

>Using Punctuation Effectively

> Correct Comma Use

>How to Reduce Errors in Your Writing / Twenty Most Common Errors Found in Student Papers

> See also: Self-Editing Workshop materials

English Language Resources

> Checklist for Common Error Types for English Language Learners  
(short version)

> Basic Article Usage

> Using Prepositions

> A Short Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs

>Understanding English Idioms

>Common Error Types: Sentences for Practice

>Grammar Workshop: Word Form

Essay Structure & Organization

> Essay Structure & Organization

> Structure of a Personal Narrative Essay

> Writing a Compare and Contrast Essay

>Essay Structure (House Diagram)

 >Checking Your Paper's Structure

>A Brief Guide to MLA Format

Research & Citation

 > Steps for Writing a Research Paper

>How to Use Quotations

> Introducing Quotes and Sources (templates)

>Making Claims about Quotes and Sources (templates)

>Checklist for Evaluating Sources

>Gathering Citation Information

>Two Parts of MLA Citation

> Using MLA Citation

>Two Parts of APA Citation

> Using APA Citation

>Comparing MLA and APA Citation

> See also:MLA and APA Workshop materials

Workshop Materials

>  Getting Started:
 

> Writing Anxiety:

> Self-Editing Strategies

Essentials of Research

>Introduction to Citation

> MLA Citation

  > APA Citation

Tutorial Session Forms

>Pre-Tutoring Directed Learning Activity

> Session Record 

>Session Reflection

Additional Resources

> Grammar for Writers - Interactive grammar lessons developed by SBCC professors Lou Spaventa & Sheila Wiley.

> Tips for Writing the College Admission Essay - A helpful handbook from the SBCC Transfer Center.

>Writing DLAs

Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)

> Writing Across the Curriculum Guidebook: A collaborative SBCC faculty effort coordinated by English instructor David Starkey.