Getting Started Handouts

>Understanding the Assignment

>The Writing Process

> Pre-Writing Strategies

>Developing a Thesis Statement

> Preparing for In-Class Writing

> See also: Assignment Analysis Workshop materials

Writing and Revising Handouts

> Independent and Dependent Clauses

> Using Transitions

> Glossing Paragraphs to Develop Your Thesis

> Writing Your Conclusion

> Self-Editing Strategies

> See also: Self-Editing Workshop materials

Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation Handouts

> Independent Grammar Workshop

> Independent Grammar Workshop: Word Form

> Grammar Workshop: Sample Sentences

> Basic Article Usage

> Commonly Misused Words

> Using Prepositions

> A Short Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs

> Understanding English Idioms

> Correct Comma Use

Essay Structure & Organization

> Essay Structure & Organization

> Structure of a Personal Narrative Essay

> Writing a Compare and Contrast Essay

>Essay Structure (House Diagram)

Research & Citation

>How to Use Quotations

 > Steps for Writing a Research Paper

>Checklist for Evaluating Sources

> Using MLA Citation

>Two Parts of MLA Citation

> Using APA Citation

>Two Parts of APA Citation

> See also:MLA and APA Workshop materials

Workshop Materials

> Assignment Analysis:
Workshop Presentation; Workshop Activity;
Assignment Analysis;
Pre-Writing Strategies

> Self-Editing Strategies:
Workshop Presentation;
Self-Editing Strategies; Editing Symbols 

Essentials of Research:
Workshop Presentation;
Steps for Writing a Research Paper;
Checklist for Evaluating Sources

> MLA Citation
Workshop Presentation;
Workshop Activity Handout

  > APA Citation:
Workshop Presentation 
Workshop Activity Handout 

Tutorial Session Forms

>Pre-Tutoring  DLA

> Session Record 

> Session Reflection

Additional Resources

> Grammar for Writers - Interactive grammar lessons developed by SBCC professors Lou Spaventa & Sheila Wiley.

> Tips for Writing the College Admission Essay - A helpful handbook from the SBCC Transfer Center.

>Writing DLAs

Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)

> Writing Across the Curriculum Guidebook: A collaborative SBCC faculty effort coordinated by English instructor David Starkey.