Writing College Papers: Step 1

Anne Arundel Community College offers free writing help to students who are enrolled in classes, through The Writing Center and through Smarthinking.com.

Need help citing your sources correctly?  Check the site at the Owl at Purdue or the AACC Citation Guide for help.

These sources will not write your papers for you or proofread your work, but they do offer invaluable assistance.

Follow all of the steps listed on the contents list for this site. 

Advice on creating a paper's main point, including examples

Purdue OWL's guide to writing exam essays.

Advice on creating a paragraph's main point, including examples. 

Advice on how summary/paraphrase and quotations can help your paragraphs.

Advice on how quotations can help your paragraphs.

Advice on one way to make quotations fit into your paragraphs.

More ways to get help:

• Search our Frequently Asked Questions.
• Send us your question.
• Call us at 410-777-2456.
• Make an appointment with a librarian online via the Virtual Writing Center.

First, check your Assignment.

Then,

• If you need to write an essay exam, tips can be found on the sidebar for this webpage.
• If you need to write a short answer or paragraph, tips can also be found on the sidebar of this webpage.
• If you need to write a multi-page paper, tips can be found in Steps 1 through 12.