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We will re-open on June 4th for the Summer Semester. Thank you and have a nice break!

Instructor Writing Resources

Welcome! Make full use of any of these resources; they were designed with you in mind. Our staff is ready to discuss with you how you can incorporate writing effectively into your course design, how to plan a course around writing assignments, and how to create appropriate, thoughtful assignments that will engage students and promote critical thinking and learning.


Writing Resources by Topic

Explain How You Write in Your Discipline

List of Style Manuals

Scholarly Writing & Research

Books on Academic Writing in the Disciplines:

- Bazerman, The Informed Writer: Using Sources in the Disciplines (5th ed.)
- Cullick and Zawacki, Writing in the Disciplines: Advice and Models
- Davis, Davis, and Dunagan, Scientific Papers and Presentations (3rd ed.)
- MacDonald, Professional Academic Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Swales and Feak, Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills (3rd ed.)
Writing in the discipline:
Writing in Literature


Research guides:
KU Libraries
Duke University Libraries
Writing in the discipline:
University of Kansas HWC Writing Guide
Writing in the discipline:
Writing in Literature


Research guides:
KU Libraries
Northwestern University Libraries
Writing in the discipline:
Writing in Literature


Research guides:
KU Libraries
UC San Diego Libraries

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