Of course, you can always visit the Writing Center to find answers for these questions, but sometimes it’s helpful to begin answering them at home.  Here are some helpful links.

College Paper Basics

What is an academic paper?

Dartmouth's Writing Program:  Academic paper help

Help with Word:

Quick link to:  Basic tips for formatting text in MS Word.

UNC Chapel Hill:  Word XP/2000: Basic Formatting

Help with Writing

How do I find a topic or a thesis for my paper?

Dartmouth’s Writing Program: Coming up with a topic

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/topic.shtml

Cal State U Library: Research Guide on Paper Topics

How do I make an outline?

Owl at Purdue:  Writing a Research Paper (includes links to creation of argumentative or analytical outlines)

My instructor says I need to work on transitions – what does that mean?

UNC's help with Transitions

Help with Grammar

How do I “fix my grammar” when I don’t even know what some of the terms mean, much less how to fix the problems?

Owl at Purdue

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Citation

MLA citations (APA and Chicago style listed as optional choices)

Landmark's: Son of Citation Machine

MLA paper format:

Owl at Purdue: MLA Formatting and Style Guide

How do I format a paper in MLA format when I’m not even sure how to adjust things like headers, footers, italics, and so on?

D.G. Jerz and David Neis, Seton Hill's MLA Style: Step-By-Step Instructions

Internet help:

Owl at Purdue:  Writing On and With The Internet

A Student's Guide to Research with the WWW (St. Louis University)

APA citation:

Owl at Purdue: APA Formatting and Style Guide

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/