Writing Guides

Think of our Writing Guides as online textbooks. Each guide is designed to help you find information quickly on a given topic. To view our guides, click on the links below.

Writing Processes

Preparing to Write

Starting to Write

Conducting Research

Reading & Responding

Working with Sources

Planning, Drafting, & Organizing

Designing Documents

Working Together

Revising & Editing

Publishing


Writing Genres

Composition & Academic Writing

Argument

Fiction

Poetry

Creative Non-Fiction

Writing about Literature

Scholarly Writing

Business Writing

Science Writing

Writing in Engineering

Writing for the Web

Speeches & Presentations

Writing in Engineering: These guides help those who are writing in the field of engineering--including civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering.

Communicating as a Civil Engineer
Communicating as a Mechanical Engineer
Communicating as an Electrical Engineer
Civil Engineering Lab Reports
Electrical Engineering Lab Reports
Project Notebooks
Engineering Proposals
Engineering Technical Reports
Environmental Policy Statements