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    WID Resources

    Writing in the Disciplines (WID) Resources:

    A Brief Guide to Better Writing: Notes on Writing about Literature (prepared by Prof. Livia Katz for English)

    History Department Writing Site at John Jay

    Some Thoughts on Essay-Writing in Philosophy at John Jay

    Handling Evidence/Prof. Umbach’s History 232 Course

    Sample Short History Paper with Explanatory Notes/Prepared by Prof. Umbach

    Handouts for Sample Short History Paper/Prepared by Prof. Umbach


    Additional On-line Resources:

    John Jay Library Research Guides and Bibliographies

    CUNY WriteSite -“The WriteSite is an Online Writing Lab, or OWL—a collection of writing resources and a way of interacting with other CUNY writers through the Internet. It complements face-to-face resources, like your campus Writing Center, and it’s always open. You could call it a “night OWL,” or a “weekend OWL,” because it’s always here, ready to help you.”

    E-Resource Center CATW PreparationE-Resource Center

    Student Handbook CATW.pdf

    Faculty Handbook CATW.pdf

    CATW Passing Score Standard.pdf

    Grammar and Style Guide -“This award-winning guide covers issues from the use of a, an, and the through the complexities of the argumentative essay. There are over 150 computer-graded quizzes to test your knowledge, and a place to submit questions about grammar and writing.”

    John Jay College Library Guide to APA Documentation

    John Jay College APA Guide to New Media

    APA Style Documentation.pdf

     apa podcast 1.m4v (video podcast 1 for APA Style)

    apa podcast 2.m4v (video podcast 2 for APA Style

    apa podcast 3.m4v (video podcast 3 for APA Style)

    John Jay College Quick Guide to MLA Documentation

    Annotated Bibliographies.pdf

    A Guide to Easily Confused Words: – An excellent list of homophones and other easily confused words, each with its own definition and explanation.

    The New Humanities Reader Home Page at Rutgers    Go to page and check out the links for students. Especially useful is the link called “cite-check.”

    Dictionary.com -A useful online dictionary with a forum, games, translators, writing resources, and other aids.

    Thesaurus.com -The sister site of Dictionary.com, offering an online thesaurus along with almost identical student resources and activities.

    yourDictionary.com – An online dictionary, offering specialized dictionaries for categories including law, finance, business, sports, and education. There are also over 200 language dictionaries, language identifiers, a library, and more.

    Britannica.com -“Includes the entire Britannica encyclopedia, a searchable guide to the Web’s best sites, articles from the top magazines, editorials, news, and special features.”


    John Jay and CUNY Resources:

    Library – Lloyd Sealy Library, John Jay College

    CUNY+ – The City University of New York (CUNY) online catalog

    CUNY Library Resources