The UVic Writer's Guide


The Complete Table of Contents


[Essays] [Paragraphs] [Sentences] [Words] [Sources] [Literary Terms Alphabetically] [Literary Terms By Category] [Summaries] [Logic] [Grammar] [Marking Symbols]

Planning, Organizing, and Presenting Essays


Writing As A Process

Types of Essays

Writing Your Essay: Getting Started

Writing Your Essay: Organizing It

Writing Your Essay: Getting It Down

Proofreading and Presenting Your Essay

Doing A Research Essay

Doing Exam Essays

Common Problems Writing Essays

Some Sample Essays To Look At


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Developing and Ordering Paragraphs


Developing The Paragraph

The Functions of Paragraphs

Paragraph Order

Paragraph Transitions

 


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Writing Clear Sentences


Some Things To Do

Capitalization

Using Hyphens

Using Apostrophes

Some Things To Avoid

A Summary of Common Errors


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Choosing and Using Words


Usage

A Dictionary of Usage

Gender Inclusive Language

Spelling


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Acknowledging Your Sources

General Stategies

Bibliographies

Quoting Material In Your Work

Acknowledging Sources In Your Text (Parenthetical Citation)

Footnotes

Citing Books

Citing Articles

Citing Miscellaneous Sources

Citing Internet Sources


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Literary and Rhetorical Terms (By Category)


Narrative Genres

Rhetorical Language

Figures Of Speech Or Rhetorical Figures (Schemes)

Figures Of Thought (Tropes)

Poetic Tools


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General Literary Terms (Alphabetically)



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Preparing Summaries



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Presenting Arguments Logically



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Knowing The Basics of Grammar


A Grammar Glossary


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Marking Symbols and Grades



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