Writing help
This service will help you develop and refine your academic writing skills. Different levels of support are available in both one-on-one and small group settings and are designed to meet a variety of academic writing needs.
Has produced a series of fact sheets to help students with specific grammar and writing problems.
OWL is a library favourite! The folks at Purdue University have done a wonderful job of developing an easy to use, online writing resource.
Provides a lighthearted approach to grammar with lots of tips and cheat sheets.
A regular contributor to CBC Radio, Mignon Fogarty is the founder of Quick and Dirty Tips. Prior to becoming a grammar guru, Mignon was a magazine and technical writer.
Writing to avoid plagiarism
Writing reports and essays may be an integral part of your coursework at Mohawk. These resources will teach you how to avoid plagiarizing and how to ensure that your written work is original.
- You quote it, you note it!A fun, interactive plagiarism tutorial from Acadia University. Includes information about what, when and how to cite sources and the difference between quoting and paraphrasing.
- What is plagiarism?Three short, funny videos from Rutgers University explain plagiarism and how to avoid it in your writing.
- Avoiding plagiarismPurdue University's great Online Writing Lab (OWL) site provides definitions and good writing tips and techniques.
- Mohawk's Academic Honesty policyThis policy outlines Mohawk's view of dishonest academic practices and associated penalties.
Need face-to-face help?
This service will help you develop and refine your academic writing skills. Different levels of support are available in both one-on-one and small group settings and are designed to meet a variety of academic writing needs.
Grammarly
- GrammarlyAvailable to McMaster students, Grammarly is an automated proofreader and "grammar coach". The review process checks your writing in more than 100 areas of grammar and spelling. When complete, Grammarly will take you step by step through the revision process.
Set up your account using your McMaster email address.
Books in the library
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The most common types of plagiarism are discussed, from simple mistakes such as forgetting to use quotation marks when using someone else's exact words, or failing to acknowledge another's thoughts and ideas, to wholesale fraudulence, such as purchasing student papers from online sites and claiming them as one's own work.
The most common types of plagiarism are discussed, from simple mistakes such as forgetting to use quotation marks when using someone else's exact words, or failing to acknowledge another's thoughts and ideas, to wholesale fraudulence, such as purchasing student papers from online sites and claiming them as one's own work.
FENNELL, IAHS
Fit to Print will help you master the writing process from drafting an outline to revising the essay. Has a chapter specifically for ESL students.
Fit to Print will help you master the writing process from drafting an outline to revising the essay. Has a chapter specifically for ESL students.
FENNELL, IAHS
Outlines the basics of style, grammar and usage. Includes guidelines and examples of four reference styles: MLA, APA, CMS, and CBE.
Outlines the basics of style, grammar and usage. Includes guidelines and examples of four reference styles: MLA, APA, CMS, and CBE.
BRANTFORD, FENNELL
Minimal terminology, clear explanations and examples, and pointers for ESL writers help students at all levels. Extensive sections on research writing, source documentation, and document design support writers in all disciplines, both in and out of school.
Minimal terminology, clear explanations and examples, and pointers for ESL writers help students at all levels. Extensive sections on research writing, source documentation, and document design support writers in all disciplines, both in and out of school.
FENNELL
Deals with English business writing you need to take you a step further in your executive career. The book also helps organizations stand apart by getting noticed for the right reasons, whatever the target audience.
Deals with English business writing you need to take you a step further in your executive career. The book also helps organizations stand apart by getting noticed for the right reasons, whatever the target audience.
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