City University of Seattle Library: APA & Writing: Get Help with Writing Assignments

Get Help with Writing Assignments

Overview

During your university career, you will be asked to complete many writing assignments, including discussions, essays, research projects, case studies, analyses, reflections, and a myriad of others. Use the resources in this guide to help you plan, develop, write, and edit your papers and projects.

Online Tutoring

Smarthinking

Need help with math, business, and writing courses? All CityU students have access to an online tutor through Smarthinking. Contact mycityusupport@cityu.edu for a username and password to Smarthinking, where you can:

Connect With a tutor and interact live.
Submit your writing for any class to the Online Writing Lab.
Submit a question and receive a reply from a tutor.

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Online Guides

Websites

APA Style Blog: Grammar
Information about the APA rules on topics like passive vs. active voice, first person pronouns, and the singular they.
Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Writing
A fun and sometimes quirky look at grammar, punctuation, word choice, and more. Find a variety of articles and podcasts from Mignon Fogarty, aka “Grammar Girl.”
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
The OWL at Purdue University provides hundreds of writing resources, including tutorials on the writing process, common writing assignments, and academic writing.
UNC Chapel Hill Writing Center: Tips & Tools
A large collection of writing guides, handouts, and videos on a variety of topics. Find context for common writing assignments and paper types, as well as in-depth guides specific to academic-style writing.

E-Books

Guides in the Library Collection

Academic Writing by Luke Strongman
ISBN: 9781306992374
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Writing is about communication with words, and academic writing is about choosing words carefully to communicate complex ideas. The purpose of the fourteen chapters of this monograph is to provide an introduction to the practice of academic writing with an emphasis on prose writing in particular, for both print-based and online media. Each of the fourteen chapters explores different aspects of academic writing from practical, professional and theoretical perspectives. The book is written for students, teachers and educators at tertiary organizations.
Finish Your Dissertation, Don't Let It Finish You! by Joanne Broder Sumerson
ISBN: 9781118416358
Publication Date: 2013-10-29
An all-inclusive, practical guide to help you design, conduct, and finish your academic dissertation--with minimal drama. Sharing the secrets for successfully navigating through the dissertation and thesis process while maintaining your sanity, this book presents comprehensive coverage of the entire dissertation process, from selecting a committee and choosing a research topic to conducting the research and writing and defending your dissertation.
The Quick Fix Guide to Academic Writing by Phillip C. Shon
ISBN: 9781526405883
Publication Date: 2018-01-02
Whether you're writing a paper, essay, assignment, or dissertation, this short and punchy book helps you improve your writing skills through minimal effort. Providing you with a quick set of writing rules to follow, this tried and tested guide uses a unique and easy to follow grid-based system.
Research by Serwan M. J. Baban (Editor)
ISBN: 9789768125903
Publication Date: 2009-07-29
This book has been divided into three sections: the first defines and characterizes research, with chapters identifying strategies for research and pinpointing ethical issues; the second section discusses in detail developing the research proposal, formulating the research problem, using statistics effectively and evaluating the successful research project; and the final section addresses ways to write the research results in such a way as to secure funding and publish in peer-reviewed journals. It contains useful checklists, activities and practical suggestions to facilitate research productivity and output. The work is of interest to graduate students, junior-level faculty, and university administrators committed to increasing research productivity and global research funding and rankings.
Stylish Academic Writing by Helen Sword
ISBN: 9780674065093
Publication Date: 2012-04-16
For scholars frustrated with disciplinary conventions, and for specialists who want to write for a larger audience but are unsure where to begin, here are imaginative, practical, witty pointers that show how to make articles and books a pleasure to read--and to write. Dispelling the myth that you cannot get published without writing wordy, impersonal prose, Sword shows how much journal editors and readers welcome work that avoids excessive jargon and abstraction. Sword's analysis of more than a thousand peer-reviewed articles across a wide range of fields documents a startling gap between how academics typically describe good writing and the turgid prose they regularly produce.
Write Here, Right Now: An Interactive Introduction to Academic Writing and Research by Aaron Tucker and Paul Chafe
Publication Date: 2018
An open access e-textbook for first year university students that would effectively integrate into the flipped classroom model. The textbook could also be used for non-flipped classroom designs, as the embedded videos, diagrams and linked modules would act as an all-in-one multimedia textbook geared towards multiple learning styles and disciplines. The components of the textbook, including the embedded videos, could be swapped in and out in order to accommodate a professor’s best idea of his/her own course design.
Writing up Your University Assignments and Research Projects by Neil Murray; Geraldine Hughes
ISBN: 9780335227174
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
This accessible book provides students with all they need to know to produce excellent written work. Based on their many years of experience, the authors have structured the book so as to build students' confidence in their own writing ability whilst at the same time respecting conventional ideas of what is, and what is not, acceptable in the academic domain. To reinforce student learning, the material is presented using a wealth of clear examples, hands-on tasks with answers, and logical sequences that build on earlier chapters.

Study Hall: Composition [YouTube Playlist]

A course presented by Arizona State University + Crash Course

This Crash Course playlist on Composition covers everything you'll need to understand to help you write your next paper or project, whether that is how to come up with an idea for a paper or how to effectively provide attribution using citations, this online course has you covered. Watch the videos below or click through to YouTube to see a full playlist.