Writing Studio Office and Primary Location
Curb Center Building (1801 Edgehill Avenue), Suite 112
Satellite Location
217 Commons Center
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Handouts: Overview and Navigation Guide
The Writing Studio鈥檚 handouts are here for your reference and 鈥渏ust-in-time鈥 support. Most can be accessed as webtext or downloaded as PDFs. Jump to a particular category using the In-Page Navigation links below.
Handout Categories
- Writing Process: Brainstorming, revision, understanding your assignment, and more
- Essay Elements: Thesis statements, topic sentences, intros, and conclusions
- Academic Writing Expectations: Academic voice, analysis and elaboration, and more
- Incorporating Sources: Quotation guidelines, paraphrasing, and summary
- Specific Assignments: Writing with聽research, writing about聽literature,听creative writing,听application essays,听ethnographies, and聽more
- Word & Sentence Level: Clarifying sentences, active vs. passive voice, comma splices, and more
- Select Vanderbilt Library Resources: Research guides, APA style and citation resources, and citation management software
Writing Studio Handouts: By Topic
Writing Process Perspectives
Academic Essay Conventions and Expectations
Common Essay Elements
Common Academic Writing Expectations
- Academic Voice
- Analysis and Elaboration
- Avoiding Gender-Biased Language (currently unavailable during revision)
Specific Genres and Assignments
Writing with Research
Application Essays
- Application Essays
- Personal Statements
- Career Center resource:聽Picture Your Career聽鈥 guidebook with dozens of interactive exercises
Ethnographies and Case Studies
Other Academic Genres
- How Do I Write a Compare-Contrast Essay?
- Scientific Research Reports and Proposals
- Writing in a Foreign Language
- Writing a Lab Report
- Writing a Philosophy Paper
- Career Center resources:聽Resumes and CVs
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