{"id":3814,"date":"2023-06-21T17:17:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T22:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/?page_id=3814"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:34:20","slug":"writing-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/writing-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/07\/Writing-picture-325x250.jpg\" alt=\"Tip of a fountain pent writing on lined paper\" title=\"Writing picture\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-accordion  root-eb-accordion-rlnva\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-accordion-rlnva \"><div class=\"eb-accordion-container eb-accordion-rlnva\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-tab-icon=\"fas fa-angle-right\" data-expanded-icon=\"fas fa-angle-down\" data-transition-duration=\"500\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-accordion-item eb-accordion-item-tub2a eb-accordion-wrapper\" data-clickable=\"false\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-wrapper eb-accordion-title-wrapper-eb-accordion-rlnva\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"eb-accordion-icon-wrapper eb-accordion-icon-wrapper-eb-accordion-rlnva\"><span class=\"fas fa-angle-right eb-accordion-icon\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-content-wrap title-content-eb-accordion-rlnva\"><h2 class=\"eb-accordion-title\">Job Aid<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eb-accordion-content-wrapper eb-accordion-content-wrapper-eb-accordion-rlnva\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/07\/Cover-Letter-Tips.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cover Letter Tips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-accordion  root-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-accordion-ax3bp \"><div class=\"eb-accordion-container eb-accordion-ax3bp\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-tab-icon=\"fas fa-angle-right\" data-expanded-icon=\"fas fa-angle-down\" data-transition-duration=\"500\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-accordion-item eb-accordion-item-3n0pj eb-accordion-wrapper\" data-clickable=\"false\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-wrapper eb-accordion-title-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"eb-accordion-icon-wrapper eb-accordion-icon-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><span class=\"fas fa-angle-right eb-accordion-icon\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-content-wrap title-content-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><h2 class=\"eb-accordion-title\">Content &amp; Topic Development<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eb-accordion-content-wrapper eb-accordion-content-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/tips-for-transfer-scholarship-essays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tips for College Transfer Essays<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/strategies-for-beating-writers-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strategies for Beating Writer&#8217;s Block<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/easy-steps-to-smoothly-integrate-quptes-from-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easy as 1-2-3 Steps for Integrating Quotes as Evidence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/poetry-analysis-terms-and-explanations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poetry Analysis Terms and Explanations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/identifying-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Identifying Themes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/crafting-a-thesis-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crafting a Thesis Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-accordion-item eb-accordion-item-p5wjy eb-accordion-wrapper\" data-clickable=\"false\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-wrapper eb-accordion-title-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"eb-accordion-icon-wrapper eb-accordion-icon-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><span class=\"fas fa-angle-right eb-accordion-icon\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-content-wrap title-content-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><h2 class=\"eb-accordion-title\">Structure &amp; Organization<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eb-accordion-content-wrapper eb-accordion-content-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/traditional-five-paragraph-essay-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Traditional Five-Paragraph Structure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/understanding-the-introductory-paragraph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Understanding Introductory Paragraphs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/understanding-body-paragraphs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Understanding Body Paragraphs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/understanding-the-conclusion-paragraph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Understanding Conclusion Paragraphs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/understanding-transitions-topic-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Understanding Transitions &amp; Topic Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-accordion-item eb-accordion-item-upstv eb-accordion-wrapper\" data-clickable=\"false\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-wrapper eb-accordion-title-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"eb-accordion-icon-wrapper eb-accordion-icon-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><span class=\"fas fa-angle-right eb-accordion-icon\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-content-wrap title-content-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><h2 class=\"eb-accordion-title\">Formatting, Documentation &amp; Genre<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eb-accordion-content-wrapper eb-accordion-content-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formatting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cMCXBDge0fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MLA Formatting in Word<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lTEAuNkQM2Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MLA Formatting in Google Docs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ReAvGWz8kNE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">APA Formatting in Word<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ReAvGWz8kNE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">APA Formatting in Google Docs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documentation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/quick-guide-to-mla-works-cited-9th-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quick MLA Works Cited Examples<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/works-cited-entries-in-mla-documentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MLA Works Cited Entries Explained<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apastyle.apa.org\/style-grammar-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Style and Grammar Guidelines -APA Style<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extras.apa.org\/apastyle\/basics-7e\/?_ga=2.1298931.317143509.1627859741-1617324911.1627358059#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">APA Tutorial; Academic Writer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Genre<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/writing-an-annotated-bibliography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Writing an Annotated Bibliography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-accordion-item eb-accordion-item-cuo1x eb-accordion-wrapper\" data-clickable=\"false\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-wrapper eb-accordion-title-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"eb-accordion-icon-wrapper eb-accordion-icon-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><span class=\"fas fa-angle-right eb-accordion-icon\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-content-wrap title-content-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><h2 class=\"eb-accordion-title\">Revision<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eb-accordion-content-wrapper eb-accordion-content-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/self-editing-checklist-for-college-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Self-editing Checklist for College Papers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-accordion-item eb-accordion-item-56ilr eb-accordion-wrapper\" data-clickable=\"false\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-wrapper eb-accordion-title-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"eb-accordion-icon-wrapper eb-accordion-icon-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><span class=\"fas fa-angle-right eb-accordion-icon\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-content-wrap title-content-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><h2 class=\"eb-accordion-title\">Syntax, Grammar, &amp; Punctuation<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eb-accordion-content-wrapper eb-accordion-content-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/quick-comma-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quick Comma Rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/3-uses-for-semicolons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3 Uses for Semicolons<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/dangling-misplaced-and-squinting-modifiers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dangling Modifiers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/finding-and-fixing-run-on-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Correcting Run-on Sentences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/energize-your-writing-with-strong-verbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Energize Your Writing with Strong Verbs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/functions-types-of-infinitives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Functions and Types of Infinitives<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/participle-phrases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Participle Phrases Resource<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-accordion-item eb-accordion-item-ke4la eb-accordion-wrapper\" data-clickable=\"false\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-wrapper eb-accordion-title-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"eb-accordion-icon-wrapper eb-accordion-icon-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><span class=\"fas fa-angle-right eb-accordion-icon\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"eb-accordion-title-content-wrap title-content-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><h2 class=\"eb-accordion-title\">Artificial Intelligence &amp; Plagiarism<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eb-accordion-content-wrapper eb-accordion-content-wrapper-eb-accordion-ax3bp\"><div class=\"eb-accordion-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/citing-ai-generated-content-in-apa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Citing AI-Generated Content in APA<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/citing-ai-generated-content-in-mla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Citing AI-Generated Content in MLA<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/writing-resources\/ai-generation-tools-at-ecc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Understanding and Using AI-Generation Tools at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[30,259,272],"class_list":["post-3814","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3814"}],"version-history":[{"count":68,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5821,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3814\/revisions\/5821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=3814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}