Composition

The Write@Vice Newsletters

• A Guide to Professional and Business Writing
• A Guide to Using Good Grammar
• A Student's Guide to Writing Essays
• Creative Writing and Publishing
• Grammar Questions People Ask The Write Advice
• On-the-Job Grammar
• Writing About Literature

Handouts

Essay Formats

• Essay Format - Argumentation
• Essay Format - Multiple Paragraph
• Essay Format - Cause and Effect
• Essay Format - Classification
• Essay Format - Comparison and Contrast
• Essay Format - Definition
• Essay Format - Description
• Essay Format - Exemplification
• Essay Format - Narration
• Essay Format - Process

Essay Writing

• Composition Outline
• Conclusions
• Introductions
• Outlining
• Improving Paragraph Coherency
• Summary
• Themes - Writing
• Thesis Statements
• Topic Sentences
• Transitions

Letter Writing/Business & Professional Writing

• Business Letter Components
• Business Letters Layout
• Cover Letters
• Proposal Writing
• Resume Criteria
• Resume Example 1
• Resume Example 2
• State Abbreviations

Writing About Literature

• Critical Response Paragraphs
• Criticism
• Introductory Verbs for Quotations
• Quoting from Sources 1
• Quoting from Sources 2
• Quoting Literary Text
• Quoting Poetry

Other Genres of Academic Writing

• Essay Examination
• How to Write a History Paper
• How to Study and Take Exams
• Precis - How to Write

Mechanics

• Articles - Definite and Indefinite
• Capitalization
• Diction - The Terrible Three and the Terrible Twenty-seven
• Grammatical Terms - Glossary
• Idiomatic Usage in English
• Parts of Speech
• Passive and Active Voice
• Sentence Construction
• Sentence Variety
• Spelling - Correcting Common Errors

Mini-Lessons for Writing