Writing/Comp Help- Ozark Campus: Websites and Tutorials

Basic tutorial. APA 7th edition is easy in Microsoft Word! This video is based on the student guidelines from the 7th edition of APA, which came out near the end of 2019.

This video will go through what plagiarism is and how to avoid it; how to cite sources using both parenthetical and narrative in-text citations; how to cite organizations, multiple sources at once, and avoid duplicate citations; and how to quote shorter and longer passages.

This video covers a few important aspects of APA style that have changed in the seventh edition by OWL Purdue

APA format is easy in Google Drive! This video is based on the student guidelines for APA 7th edition, which came out near the end of 2019.

In-depth tutorial by Smart Student

YouTube tutorial on formatting a paper in MLA style using Microsoft 2019.

Learn how to format your essay properly, following the MLA guidelines (9th edition) by The Nature of Writing

This vidcast discusses how to format a paper using Microsoft Word according to MLA style.

MLA format is primarily used by students and academics in the humanities. This video will guide you through how to format your title page, heading and Works Cited page in MLA format in the Google docs environment. By Scribbr

A Khan Academy tutorial

What does it mean for a source to be credible? Why is it important to use these sources? How can you tell if a source is credible?

Writing a research paper? How do you determine which sources are credible and reliable?

Multiple videos uploaded here to include videos on MLA, APA, general and technical writing, etc.

YouTube video on Peer Review. Why does your instructor want your research articles to be peer reviewed? This should explain the peer review process

Has reference works like dictionaries, quotations and thesauri.

This page will explain how you can download Microsoft Office software, while you're a student at Tech, for FREE on up to 5 computers.

In this learning area, you will learn how to develop an argumentative essay and stronger critical thinking skills. This learning area will help you develop your arguments, understand your audience, evaluate source material, approach arguments rhetorically, and avoid logical fallacies. Here, you’ll also learn about evaluating other arguments and creating digital writing projects related to your argument.

The Grammar Essentials area of the Excelsior OWL will provide you with a thorough overview of punctuation, grammar and usage, and some of the most common errors students in the United States struggle with. And, by using a little humor, we hope that this introduction into grammar and punctuation (using zombies, memes, and funny stories) will be a little less painful than when you were in junior high and had to do things like memorize prepositions or diagram sentences.

These OWL resources will help you use correct grammar in your writing. This area includes resources on grammar topics, such as count and noncount nouns, articles (a versus an), subject-verb agreement, and prepositions.

In the Rhetorical Styles area of the Excelsior OWL, you’ll learn about different rhetorical styles or, essentially, different strategies for developing your essays and other writing assignments. These basic strategies are not all encompassing but will provide you with a foundation and a flexibility to help you as you engage in writing assignments in your introductory writing classes and beyond.

These OWL resources will help you with the writing process: pre-writing (invention), developing research questions and outlines, composing thesis statements, and proofreading. While the writing process may be different for each person and for each particular assignment, the resources contained in this section follow the general work flow of pre-writing, organizing, and revising.

These OWL resources will help you understand and complete specific types of writing assignments, such as annotated bibliographies, book reports, and research papers. This section also includes resources on writing academic proposals for conference presentations, journal articles, and books.

This handout will include the following sections related to the process of writing a research paper:
Genre- This section will provide an overview for understanding the difference between an analytical and argumentative research paper.
Choosing a Topic- This section will guide the student through the process of choosing topics, whether the topic be one that is assigned or one that the student chooses himself.
Identifying an Audience- This section will help the student understand the often times confusing topic of audience by offering some basic guidelines for the process.
Where Do I Begin- This section concludes the handout by offering several links to resources at Purdue, and also provides an overview of the final stages of writing a research paper.