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New Tutors Writing about Writing

Obscure Citation Requirements

Have you ever been stumped when a writer asks how to cite a source you’ve never even considered citing in your own papers? Check out this list…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Tutoring in APA Format: The Basics

In my first quarter as a peer writing tutor, many of the writers I’ve worked with have asked for help with papers written in APA format. As…

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Writing about Writing

The Plight of the Cite

If you’re like me and you got to college relying on the EasyBib gods for your MLA Works Cited page, you were probably shaken to your very…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Lean on Me: MLA to APA

Most teachers in high school teach MLA, so when it comes to college and your professor assigns you a ten-page research paper using APA citation style, you…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

Citing Your Sources: Your Text, Other Voices

How are citations like grammar? No one expects writers to memorize all the conventions—only to be consistent throughout their projects. On Monday, September 28, and Tuesday, September 29, the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing…

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Writing about Writing

Quick Questions: On Strange Quotes

Part of our work at the Writing Center includes responding to questions asked by writers from within and beyond the DePaul community. By posting the questions from writers…

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New Media Writing about Writing

MLA adds format for citing tweets

Great news for social media-savvy UCWbLers – the Modern Language Association has rolled out the correct format for citing a tweet in an academic paper.  If you…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Tips For a Successful ELL Tutorial

I’ve never had a conversation partner appointment, but I’d like to think that I’d know what to do with one.  The UCWbL abounds with strategies for a…

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Writing about Writing

Quick Questions—On Citing Online Sources

Question: How would I cite these two sources (MLA style): Source 1 and Source 2? Thanks, — Response: Hi —! Thanks for your question. According to the seventh…

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Writing about Writing

Quick Questions—On Footnotes

Question I was wondering the correct way to cite a source by using foot notes (MLA format). I’ve never used them before and I have a paper…