Writing and Research Resources
Genres
- Abstracts
- Annotated Bibliographies
- Conventions of U.S. Academic Writing
- For continued development of these skills, explore information about the English Conversation Club and WLEN Courses.
- Effective Email Communication
- Grant Proposals
- Lab Reports and Scientific Writing: For more, check out Labwrite,Library Research Skills for Engineers and Scientists, and this IMRaD checklist.
- Literature Reviews
- Narrative Basics and Autoethnography
- Rhetorical Analysis
- Speeches and Presentations
- For more speech assistance, see the Checklist for Evaluating a Presentation.
- Application Materials (for jobs, degree programs, internships, etc)
- Cover Letters and Personal Statements: Sections and Content
- For more resources, browse the Career Development Center.
- Personal Statements and Statements of Purpose
- Resumes and CVs: Content and Formatting
- For more resources, browse the Career Development Center.
- Research Statements
- Cover Letters and Personal Statements: Sections and Content
Strategies for Writing Process Stages
- Analysis vs. Summary
- Brainstorming, Outlining, and Organizing Your Paper
- How to Peer Review
- Incorporating Different Learning Methods Into Your Writing
- Moving Past Writer’s Block
- Planning Your Paper
- Preparing for Interviews and Negotiating Salaries
- Reading a Scholarly Text
- Revising, Editing, and Proofreading
- Strategies for Proofreading
- Ten Writing Priorities and Revising, Editing, and Proofreading
- Reverse Outlining (A Strategy for Cohesion)
- Beat the Blank Page Doom: Tips for Writing Anxiety and “Writer’s Block”
- Using Generative AI in Your Writing Process
- Want more resources related to planning and editing?
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD)
- The Graduate School:
- UNC Chapel Hill
1-Minute Quick Tip Videos
Writing Resources from NC State and Other Institutions
- University Libraries:
- Learn on Your Own. Topics Include :
- Research Strategies
- Peer Review
- What is a literature review
- How to approach scholarly articles
- And more!
- Library Instruction Moodle Modules. Topics Include:
- Library research skills
- Autoethnography, Annotated Bibliography, and Literature Review instruction
- Learn on Your Own. Topics Include :
- Writing Handouts from The Writing Center at UNC
- Writing Handouts from University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Writing Advice from the University of Toronto
- “A Student’s Guide to Evaluating Internet Sources and Information” from Qualtrics
For other study skills, check out our Academic Skill Handouts and Academic Skill Videos. Visit NC State Resources to learn more about different offices and spaces on campus.