Getting started with your writing

Creating an Essay Plan

Effective Note-taking Techniques

Starting an Essay and Choosing a Question

Essay structure

Writing an Effective Introduction

Writing a Conclusion

Thesis Statement

Essay Checklist

Phrasing and grammar

Academic Phrasing

Lexicon and Academic Register

Referencing

What is Citation? What is Referencing?

Incorporating Quotations

Being analytical

Descriptive vs Analytical Writing

Grammar resources / Library resources

Online Grammar Resources

Resources in the Library

Various academic writing topics

Writing Tips in the Midst of a Pandemic

Writing a Research Proposal in the Social Sciences

Creative writing (handouts developed by Creative Writing Support)

Creative Nonfiction

Choosing Your Poetic Form

Finding Your Poem's Best Line Breaks

Starting Your Short Story

Writing Characters

Writing Your Critical Reflection

Revising and Editing Fiction

UCD Creative Writing Marking Criteria