SVC Writing Center
Writing Center Resources
Writing Guides (& other helpful links)
We continue to build our collection of Writing Guides. Keep checking back to find what we’ve added!
- SVCWC | Introductions & Conclusions
- SVCWC | Thesis Statements
- SVCWC | Topic Sentences
- SVCWC | Topic sentence outline exercise
- SVCWC | Understanding assignments
- SVCWC | What is an academic essay?
- SVCWC | Writing as a process
- SVCWC | Writing the comparison analysis literature essay
- SVCWC | Writing a transfer application essay
- SVCWC | Introductions & Conclusions
- SVCWC | Thesis Statements
- SVCWC | Topic Sentences
- SVCWC | Topic sentence outline exercise
- SVCWC | Understanding assignments
- SVCWC | What is an academic essay?
- SVCWC | Writing as a process
- SVCWC | Writing the comparison analysis literature essay
- SVCWC | Writing a transfer application essay
- SVCWC | APA Documentation checklist
- SVCWC | APA Documentation: Authors’ names
- SVCWC | APA Documentation: Title formats
- APAstyle.org: Popular Style Guidelines
- Purdue OWL, APA Formatting & Style Guide
- Purdue OWL APA basics “poster”
- Scribbr, APA Style Guidelines
- UNC Chapel Hill University Libraries: Citation Information (APA)
- SVCWC | MLA Documentation checklist
- SVCWC | MLA Documentation: Authors’ names
- SVCWC | MLA Documentation: Title format
- MLA Style Center, “Works Cited: A Quick Guide”
- MLA Style Center, “Citations by Format”
- Purdue OWL, “MLA Formatting & Citing Guide”
- Scribbr, Guide to MLA Style
- UNC Chapel Hill University Libraries: MLA Citing Information (9th edition)
- SVCWC | Writing a Resume
- SVCWC | Writing a Resume QUICK GUIDE
- SVCWC | Template idea: Functional resume
- SVCWC | Template idea: Combination resume
- These templates are not fillable; they are meant as a possible organization and layout guide.
- Use along with the “Writing a Resume” writing guide, above.
- Adapt them to match your needs!
Helpful links for other guidance and examples:
Other Resources
- SVC Library
- The Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill–handouts This site, maintained by graduate students in English at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, includes many useful “handouts” and writing videos to help you get started and to get you “unstuck.”
- “Growth Mindset” (video) Explains Carol Dweck’s ideas about how having a “growth mindset” can make you a better learner, in an easy-to-follow video.
- “Online and Remote Learning: Tips for Students”
- “Procrastination” Everybody procrastinates, but that doesn’t mean it’s inevitable.
- “Procrastination” (video)
- “Studying 101: Study Smarter, Not Harder”
- Purdue OWL–This Online Writing Lab offers extensive information and support for writers.
- Basics of APA Style TUTORIAL
- Scribbr, “APA Manual 7th edition: The Most Notable Changes”
- DailyGrammar–Information and exercises to help you improve your grammar.
Faculty Resources
- Writing Center Info On Course Syllabus We’d love to have you include information about the Writing Center on your course syllabi. Click here for suggested syllabus text.
- Peer Tutors in the Writing Center Why use peer tutors in the writing center? Click here for more information.
- Request For Services Request a visit for your class to or from the Writing Center! Call us at 360.416.7855 or email us at SVC.WritingCenter@skagit.edu.
We can always use help spreading the word about our services! Feel free to download and/or print the promotional materials below. You can also contact us at svc.writingcenter@skagit.edu for brochures and bookmarks.
SVC Writing Center (MVC)
Location: Lewis Hall 321 (L-321)
Phone: 360.416.7855
Email: SVC.WritingCenter@skagit.edu
SVCWC Online: skagit.mywconline.com