Writing Coaching/Tutoring
The following campus programs offer excellent writing-support services, most of which are free to U of A students.
For Undergraduate Students: The U of A Think Tank's Writing Center
For Graduate Students: The U of A Grad Center's Graduate Writing Lab
For All (students, staff, and faculty): The U of A's Writing Skills Improvement Program (WSIP)
For resume, CV, cover letter, interview support, and much more: The U of A office of Student Engagement & Career Development
- MLA vs. APA Format
Descriptions and examples of basic differences between APA and MLA styles. - Video: APA 7th Quick Tour (Accessible to UArizona Community Only)
A (7:22 minutes) video that reviews commonly used sections in the APA 7th ed. Manual - APA Style Blog - 7th Edition
In-depth answers by the APA experts to APA style questions - Video: Paraphrasing (Accessible to UArizona Community Only)
A short (3:16 minutes) video that describes five simple steps to paraphrasing effectively - Video: Paraphrasing Demonstration (Accessible to UArizona Community Only)
A short (6:06 minutes) video demonstrating how to paraphrase a passage from a scholarly journal article - Handout: 5 Steps to an Effective Paraphrase
A one-page handout listing steps for paraphrasing accurately and avoiding inadvertent plagiarism or patchwriting - UA Libraries: Avoid Plagiarism
Defines plagiarism and describes ways to use source material correctly. Provides a practice section with links to tutorials
General Information
- Is It Plagiarism? A Flow Chart
- Understanding Plagiarism (from Plagiarism.org - great website for answering questions about plagiarism)
- 50 Ways of Addressing Student Plagiarism Pedagogically_Nelms
- Avoiding Plagiarism_Roig
Copyright and Intellectual Property
- What Is Copyright? (5:26-minute video by U.S. Copyright Office)
- Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use (4:32-minute video with links to helpful resources)
Turnitin Resources for Students
- Turnitin: Check your work (Students - enroll on your D2L homepage under "Self Registration")
- Interpreting the Similarity Report
- Infographic: Using the Turnitin Similarity Report to Improve Your Writing
- Turnitin Student Resource (U Texas Health Sciences Center; includes breakdown of similarity report)
Turnitin Resources for Faculty
- Infographic: Interpreting the Turnitin Similarity Report
- Turnitin: Viewing an Originality Report (University of Kent; clear, helpful examples and explanations)
- Interpreting the Similarity Report
- Advanced Similarity Report Settings
- APA's Academic Writer
Tutorials, formatted paper templates, and reference-building tools for using APA style ($) - EndNote Reference Manager
Formats bibliographies; Searches for full-text for references ($ for desktop version)
AHSL Endnote (EndNote training videos and free workshops)
YouTube: EndNote Training (EndNote Training Videos) - Mendeley
Sign in through the UArizona ("institutional account") to use for free
Collects, organizes, cites, and shares research sources - PERRLA
Automatic formatting in APA and MLA styles ($) - Zotero Reference Manager
Collects, organizes, cites, and shares research sources
- "ESL Instructors and Students"
Resources and Handouts - UsingEnglish
Specializes in ESL resources - "Writing (and More) Resources"
Section on multilingual resources
- Editage Insights
Short (4.5-minute) video with tips for improving academic writing - English Grammar Online
Grammar references and exercises; How to write English texts - GrammarBook
Links to English usage resources; Extensive grammar and punctuation resources - Grammarly Online Proofreader
Free; Automated feedback on grammar, style, spelling, and plagiarism - Pearson Writer
Mobile app; Writing and research support; Checks grammar and style, makes suggestions - Purdue Online Writing Lab
Writing and citation materials for students and teachers; APA documentation, grammar, clarity, revision, and additional writing resources; Writing tutorials and handouts - YouTube: Socratica Online
Short (1-5 minute) videos; Grammar, punctuation, spelling; clarification of hard-to-remember English rules - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: The Writing Center
Links to multiple writing resources; Tips and tools - Writer’s Handbook,University of Wisconsin – Madison: The Writing Center
Resources for academic and professional writing; writing process and structure; improving writing style, grammar and punctuation; and citing references
Literature Search and Review Support
- University of Arizona Libraries
- Arizona Health Sciences Library (AHSL; homepage)
- AHSL Nursing-focused Pages
- UArizona Main Library Support Pages
- Write & Cite (citation formatting, avoiding plagiarism, writing up research, etc.)
- Tutorials (evaluating source credibility, types of sources, creating search strategies, etc.)
- Support for Researchers
- Scholarly Communication Librarian (copyright questions)
- Steps to Synthesizing Literature (VoiceThread interactive presentation; log in with your UArizona NetID and password to view; post questions and comments by clicking on the plus sign [+] on each slide)
- WordHippo - the BEST thesaurus in the universe!
- Interactive PlayPosit videos
- Quick Tour Video of APA 7th Ed. Publication Manual - takes you through the basics of the APA Manual, so you don't have to feel lost using it
- Grammar - Wordiness - lots of information about wordiness patterns and how to recognize and avoid them