Writing Resources

Curated List: Aspects of Writing

 

Overall Argument and Thesis Statements:

https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/thesis

https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/thesis-statements/

https://www.vwu.edu/academics/academic-support/learning-center/pdfs/Thesis-Statement.pdf

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/thesis_statement_tips.html

https://wts.indiana.edu/writing-guides/how-to-write-a-thesis-statement.html

 

Defining Key Terms:

https://pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/strategies/chapter/identifying-and-defining-key-concepts-and-terms-in-your-research-project

https://wilson.fas.harvard.edu/aphorisms/terms

 

Use of Evidence/Close Reading:

https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/classicswrites/close-reading

https://www.york.ac.uk/english/about/writing-at-york/writing-resources/close-reading

https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/closereading/

 

Claims, Reason, and Evidence:

The Craft of Research (5th edn.): “Making Claims,” “Assembling Reasons and Evidence,” “Warrants”

 

Conclusions:

https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/conclusions