Writing Tips and Guides

Written by Writing Center Tutors and Hamilton College Faculty Members

Guidelines for Writing an Essay

Persuasive Essays 
Introductions and Thesis Statements 
Developing a Thesis Statement 
Paragraph Structure 
Transitions 
Conclusions

Guidelines for Writing Other Assignments

Writing for Philosophy 
Writing a Good History Paper  
Writing in the Sciences
Writing an APA Style Research Paper 
Biology Lab Report  
Sample Biology Report  
Sample APA Lab  
Sample APA Graph  
Writing for Geology 
Writing a Book Review 
Writing About Poetry 
Journal Writing 
Personal Statement 
Questions to Ask While Reading Literature

Sources and Citations

Using Sources 
Footnotes 
MLA Documentation: Print Sources
Quotations 
Form for Quotations/Citations  (English Department)  
See the citations section for additional resources

Writing Correctly

Sentence Revision 
Punctuation PatternsComma Rules 
Common Writing MistakesCommonly Confused Words 
Habits of Effective Writers
Verb Tense 
Avoiding Sexist Language

Revising an Essay

Peer Review 
Revision from First to Final Draft

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