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The advice files listed here by category answer the kinds of questions thatUniversity of Toronto students ask about their written assignments.Most were created by writing instructors herepeople who are familiar

with U of T expectations. But you will also find links to good advicefrom other institutions under Further Resources.

http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice

General Planning and Organizing

Reading and Researching

Using Sources

Specific Types of Writing

Style and Editing English as a Second Language

Further Resources

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Organizing an Essay

Using Thesis Statements

Introductions and Conclusions Developing Coherent Paragraphs

Using Topic Sentences

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Critical Reading Towards Critical Writing

How to Get the Most Out of Reading

Taking Notes from Research Reading Dealing with New Words

Research Using the Internet

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How Not to Plagiarize

Standard Documentation Formats

Using Quotations Paraphrase and Summary

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Hit Parade Of Errors In Grammar, Punctuation, AndStyle

Revising And Editing

Using the Computer to Improve Your Writing Wordiness: Danger Signals and Ways to React

Unbiased Language

Punctuation

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The Book Review or Article Critique

Writing an Annotated Bibliography

The Literature Review: A Few Tips On Conducting It The Academic Proposal

The Abstract

The Comparative Essay

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University of Toronto

http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice