Discovering

• Knowing Your Purpose
  • Essay Exam Questions
    • Answering essay questions
    • Writing timed essays: 5 principles
  • Research Paper
    • Step-by-step guide (Capital Community College)
    • Writing a research paper (Purdue University OWL)
    • Choosing a Topic
    • Research Paper Idea Generator
  • Writing for English Classes
    • Thesis/support essay
    • Argumentative essay
    • Definition essay
    • Descriptive essay
    • Narrative essay
    • Process essay
    • Reaction or Response essay
    • Cause /effect essay
    • Comparison/contrast essay
    • Issue Paper
    • Tips on writing summaries
    • Writing about Literature
    • Student samples of essay types
  • Writing for Science Classes
    • A Lab Report
  • Writing for Business Classes
    • Business writing strategies
    • Resumes
    • Letters, memos, and reports
  • Writing for Philosophy Classes
    • Philosophy essay
  • Writing for Social Science Classes
    • Writing guide
  • Writing for Pleasure and/or Profit
    • Writing stories, informal essays, metaphors, etc.
    • Creative writing
  • Writing for Your Career
    • Career Research Workbook
    • Links to sources about resumes and cover letters
    • Resumes
    • Resumes and cover letters
    • Sample cover letter
• Getting Started
  • Analyzing your topic
  • Questioning your topic
  • Guide to mapping ideas about your topic
  • How to write a journal entry
  • Notetaking & choosing evidence from sources
  • Choosing a topic
  • Finding a topic
  • Discovering what to write
• Overcoming "Writer's Block"
  • Breaking through writer's block
  • Overcoming writer's block
  • Strategies for overcoming writer's block
  • Exercises to stop writer's block