Guides and Resources

The CWPD Canvas Page

The CWPD Canvas page, which provides an extensive collection of information, guides, and references, is available to all CMC students via the Canvas Dashboard. This page offers useful tips for navigating the Canvas site, as well as suggested modules for common writing assignments, citation and formatting guides, strategies for every stage of the writing process, and discipline-specific resources. Students are encouraged to explore these materials independently or use them alongside consultations with a CWPD consultant to strengthen their writing, research, and revision practices.

Make an appointment with a writing consultant to learn more about how to integrate these resources into your work. 

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Popular Research Collections

Academic Writing

• Suggested Modules: 
  • Basics of Academic Writing
  • Developing a Research Question
  • Writing Introductions and Thesis Statements 
  • Writing Conclusions
  • Cohesion and Concision in Academic Writing  

Research, Citations, and Literature Reviews 

• Suggested Modules:
  • Writing Literature Reviews
  • Using Citations
  • Writing Research Papers in the Humanities 
  • Writing Research Papers in the Sciences 
  • Writing Research Papers in the Social Sciences 

Senior Thesis 

• Suggested Modules:
  • Senior Thesis Resources
  • Formatting Your Thesis 
  • Editing and Revising Academic Work 
  • Senior Thesis Q&A Video 

Presentations and Public Speaking

• Suggested Modules:
  • Presentations and Public Speaking  

Graduate School Applications 

• Suggested Modules:
  • Resources for Grad School, Law School, and Science Applications 
  • Writing Cover Letters and Personal Statements 

Navigating the Canvas Modules 

There are a vast assortment of resource-specific pages which have been organized into thematic modules. Modules can be accessed from either the right-hand side of the Home page or from the Modules tab on the left. 

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