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Writing process

How to Analyze Literature and Develop Ideas for my Literature Review

Once you’ve searched and organized the literature for your assignment, the next step is to analyze each source you have selected and develop your own ideas for your review. This Resource Page provides you with strategies to analyze sources and develop ideas for your literature review writing.

How to Write Paragraphs

There are several strategies for writing paragraphs depending on writing purpose, text type, and writer's preferences. In this Resource Page you will find some common strategies to organize ideas and draft paragraphs.

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography

While an annotated bibliography can be a standalone assignment, at its core it is a foundational research tool. This Resource Page will help you learn the steps to write an annotated bibliography.

How to Summarize

Summarizing is the process of condensing a longer piece of text into a shorter version while retaining its essential meaning and main points. This Resource Page will help you create concise and coherent summaries and understand how to use summarization in your research and academic writing.

How to Prepare a Literature Review

This Resource Page shows the different stages of literature review preparation and presents resources to support you at each stage.

Types of Paragraphs

This Resource Page will help you identify and write different types of paragraphs.

What are Paragraphs?

A paragraph is a series of related sentences developing a central idea. In this Resource Page, you will learn the main elements of a paragraph.

How to Paraphrase

Paraphrasing is a fundamental skill in academic writing to express others’ ideas while maintaining originality and ensuring ethical writing practices. This Resource Page will help you understand what paraphrasing means and how to effectively paraphrase.

Citations and APA Style

When writing an academic paper, you often need to refer to other people’s research to support your own arguments and ideas. This Resource Page will help you learn what citations, reference lists, and APA style are and how to use them.

Advice on Academic Writing

Advice on Academic Writing is a website of resources with practical tips and strategies on academic writing created by UofT writing advisors.