Writing Skills

Understand the fundamentals of essay writing before you put pen to paper

The Academic Phrasebank is a general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide you with examples of some of the phraseological ‘nuts and bolts’ of writing organised according to the main sections of a research paper or dissertation.

This online source includes dictionary meanings, thesaurus and pronunciation help.

Concise advice on some fundamental elements of academic writing from Harvard College Writing Center

Learn how to structure your writing into paragraphs in a form that helps to inform, explain or persuade with this section of The Learning Portal.

Writing guide from University of Guelph illustrating how to write an essay introduction, body, and conclusion

From organizing your argument to writing clear, appealing sentences to proofreading, develop your writing technique for the five paragraph essay and beyond