Sierra College Writing Center Materials

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Writing Center Materials

Materials

Handouts and exercises on many academic writing issues, including paragraph and essay organization, grammar and style, punctuation and mechanics, ESL, citing sources, and writing about literature are available in the Writing Center.

Below are links to some materials prepared by the staff of the Writing Center.

Term Paper Handbooks

MLA handbook PDF 152K. Sierra College students and staff can pick up a free copy of the Writing Center's Term Paper Handbook for MLA Format in LRC 424 on the Rocklin Campus. (To open the PDF file, your computer needs Adobe Reader®.*)
APA handbook PDF 127K. Sierra College students and staff can pick up a free copy of the Writing Center's Term Paper Handbook for APA Format in LRC 424 on the Rocklin Campus. (To open the PDF file, your computer needs Adobe Reader®.*)
Chicago handbook PDF 151K. Sierra College students and staff can pick up a free copy of the Writing Center's Term Paper Handbook for Chicago (Turabian) Style in LRC 424 on the Rocklin Campus. (To open the PDF file, your computer needs Adobe Reader®.*)

Handouts

Basic Tips for Writing a Literary Analysis

PDF 11K HTML 9K
Guidelines for Writing a Literary Critical Analysis

PDF 13K HTML 9K
Thesis Statement Basics

PDF 19K

HTML 23K
Writing a Research Paper
Formatting a Paper in Microsoft Word 2003 or Earlier Version How to set up a paper in MLA format on a computer.
Creating a Works Cited Page in Microsoft Word 2003 or Earlier Version How to set up a works cited page in MLA format on a computer

Grammar Charts

Compounding Methods PDF 59K (like the poster in the Writing Center)
Subordinators and Relative Pronouns PDF 9K (like the poster in the Writing Center)
Common Prepositions PDF 9K (like the poster in the Writing Center)
Linking Verbs and Helping Verbs PDF 8K (like the poster in the Writing Center)
Pronoun Case PDF 12K (like the poster in the Writing Center)

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