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Academic Resource Center (ARC) Research & Writing Resources

Mechanics

Purdue OWL

Link to Purdue OWL

 

Purdue OWL is an excellent source for information about grammar but also about all aspects of academic writing.  It contains videos and information about APA style, effective writing, and study strategies

 

Active vs. Passive Voice

Passive Voice

Purdue OWL

Link to Purdue OWL Punctuation

 

 

Strength of Sentences
Strong Acceptable Needs Improvement

  • Sophisticated, varied, clear, and logical sentence structure 

  • Grammar and punctuation are free of errors.  

  • Correctly follows APA formatting, including headers, citations, quotations, and references.  

  • Sentence structures and word choice may be adequate but limited. The writing may be unclear at times.  

  • Some distracting proofreading errors.  

  • Contains some APA formatting errors, including headers, citations, quotations, and references.  

  • Inadequate sentence structures and word choice. The writing may often be unclear.  

  • Major proofreading errors. 

  • Little to no evidence of APA formatting, including headers, citations, quotations, and references.