Writing Menu

• Getting Started
  • Graduate vs. Undergraduate Writing
  • Interdisciplinary vs. Disciplinary Writing
  • Writing as a Process
    • Writing as Thinking on Paper
    • Understanding the Assignment
    • Choosing a Topic
    • Determining Your Audience
    • Invention Techniques
    • Arriving at a Working Thesis
    • Managing Your Research
    • Writing Groups
• Thesis and Special Project Guide
  • Thesis and Project Info
  • Working With Your Graduate Advisory Committee
  • Working With Writing Groups
  • The MALS Portfolio
• Types of Graduate Level Writing
  • Article Precis & Summary Critique
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Thesis or Project Proposal
  • Research Prospectus
  • Seminar Paper
  • Conference Presentation
  • Symposium Writing
• Turabian Style and Citation Guide
  • Style Handout
  • Tips on Formatting Pages
  • Turabian Citation Basics
  • Resources on Style and Writing
• Common Errors and Solutions
  • What is Expected at the Graduate Level
  • Most Commonly Found Errors
• Avoiding Plagiarism
  • Evaluating Sources
  • Summarizing vs. Paraphrasing
  • Plagiarism vs. Copyright
  • Resources to Help You Avoid Plagiarism
• Cultural Theory and Schools of Criticism
• Helpful Links