Academic Writing Resources & Templates
English as an Additional Language (EAL) specific resources
French academic writing resources
- French: Improve Your Writing / Améliorer ses compétences de français à l’écrit pour étudiants débutants et intermédiaires
- French: Improve Your Grammar / Guide de grammaire
Plagiarism, academic integrity, and paraphrasing
- Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
- What is Plagiarism? (Video)
- Types of Plagiarism (Video)
- Note-taking and Writing Tips to Avoid Accidental Plagiarism (Video)
- From Passage to Paraphrase (Video)
- Paraphrasing and Summarizing
- 4 Paraphrasing Don’ts (Video)
- Have I accidentally plagiarized? How to Use Turnitin to Check for Plagiarism (Video)
- 4 Ways To Check Your Paper for Plagiarism (Video)
Research papers
- Four Steps to Narrow Your Research Topic (Video)
- Developing a Research Question + Worksheet
- Are You Including Enough of Your Own Words? (Video)
- Research Article Mapping Template - A mapping template and worksheets for organizing and drafting sections of a research article.
- Research Proposal Template - A fillable pdf handout for outlining sections of a research proposal.
Thesis statements
- Templates for Writing Thesis Statements
- 5 Questions to Strengthen Your Thesis Statement
- 5 Types of Thesis Statements
Types of writing assignments
- Annotated Bibliography
- Blog Post
- Book Review
- Close Reading
- Critical Review
- Critical Review of a Scientific Journal Article
- Introductions and Conclusions
- Lab Reports or Research Reports
- Literature Review
- Online Discussion
- Précis
- Scientific Research Article
- University Essay
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Writing in the disciplines
- Writing a History Paper
- Writing in the Sciences Interactive Modules
- Writing in Sociology and Anthropology