Handouts Designed for English Center Users
The links on this page will take you to PDF versions of the handouts available in the English Center.
Reading and annotating
SQ3R: Introduces a technique used to improve reading comprehension.
Annotation Guidelines: Suggests ways for annotating your reading material.
Critical Thinking Tools: Provides tips for critical readings of different texts.
Guide to Understanding World Literature: Defines major terms and concepts for world literature texts.
Brainstorming for Ideas
Brainstorming and Topic Development: Gives helpful hints for brainstorming and topic development.
Developing a Thesis: Provides tips to help you develop a thesis for your paper.
Developing Topic Sentences: Covers a method for developing and revising topic sentences.
Organizing
Mapping: Shows a useful way to visually organize information.
Tips for Organizing Your Paper: Gives tips for organizing your writing.
Revising
Checklist to Revising ENGL 1100 and 1120 Papers: Provides a guide for effective revisions of 1100 and 1120 papers.
Checklist to Revising World Literature Papers: Provides a guide for effective revisions of World Literature papers.
Using Sources
MLA Citation for Works of Literature
MLA Guidelines: Provides a documentation guide for the most common MLA citations.
MLA Documentation for Electronic Publications of Print Sources and Electronic Sources: Provides a guide for documenting electronic publications (for print and electronic sources).
Checklist for Writing From Sources: Provides a guide for ensuring that sources are correctly and effectively used.
Grammar and Mechanics
Reference Guide to Punctuation: This guide is a quick reference to the most common uses of certain punctuation in expository writing.
Sentence Punctuation Patterns: Describes a variety of sentence patterns and how to punctuate them.
Sentence Patterns: Describes common clauses, phrases, and connectors.
Parallelism: This guide provides examples of how to create parallel sentences and how to use parallel structure in writing.
Commonly Confused Words: Provides a list of words that are commonly confused in meaning and spelling.
Transitions: This guide describes the types of transitions and transitional expressions that can be used to better organize a paper.
Notetaking
Cornell Note-Taking System: Describes a system for taking organized notes during a class lecture.