Tip Sheets

• Writing Resources
  • Body paragraph structure
  • Essay outline template
  • Formal academic writing at university
  • How to write a compare/contrast paper
  • Integrating research in writing
  • McGill citation for various sources
  • Proper use of in-text citations and quotations in academic writing
  • Quoting. paraphrasing, and summarizing
  • The editing process
  • The revision process
  • The writing process
  • Thesis statement worksheet
  • Tips for effective proofreading
  • Using the Canadian Guide for uniform legal citation
  • Writing a critical review
  • Writing a research proposal: guidance notes
  • Writing conclusions
  • Writing introductions
  • Writing to answer an assignment
• English Language Resources
  • Basic punctuation
  • Connecting words and transition signals
  • Five useful ways to join ideas
  • Glossary of task words
  • Quick guide to the use of articles
  • Sentence structure
  • The apostrophe
  • The comma splice
  • The important joining words
  • Words that sound similar