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Use these tipsheets for help with everything from essay writing to job interviews. You can read and print them off online, or come to the Learning Centre any time to pick up extra copies. Just click on the categories below to find what you're looking for.

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Writing

-	Hamburger Paragraph Outline
-	Limiting a Subject
-	Thesis Statements
-	Fifteen Faults to Fail the Argument
-	Transitional Words and Phrases
-	The Essay Question
-	Ten Essay Writing Tips
-	Improve Your Writing
-	How to Write a Report: the Four Basic Parts
-	Taking Notes for the Research Paper
-	Term Paper Clues: The Research Paper Made Easy
-	How to Write a Summary
-	Abstracts
-	Book Reviews
-	Writing a Movie Review
-	Proofreading
-	Acknowledgement of Sources: MLA Style
-	Acknowledgement of Sources: APA Style
-	Integrating Quotes
-	How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
-	Compare/Contrast Essay
-	Structuring Your Essay
-	Paraphrasing

Studying

-	How Good are your Study Habits?
-	Rules to Study By
-	Identifying Your Learning Style
-	Six Steps to Better Learning
-	The SQ3R Method of Studying a Textbook
-	Suggestions for Marking Textbooks
-	Do You Find Your Courses Interesting?
-	Tips for Excelling in Group Work
-	Building a Stronger Memory
-	Flash Cards
-	Concept Mapping for Success

Reading & Analyzing

-	Tips for Reading Literature
-	Ten Tips for Reading a Textbook
-	Self Monitoring Approach to Reading and Thinking (SMART)
-	Skimming
-	Steps for Previewing an Article or Chapter
-	Analysis of an Article or Book
-	Analyzing Short Stories / Novels
-	How to Analyze a Poem
-	Ten Tips for Analyzing Poetry
-	Poetry's Language
-	Poetry's Structure and Form
-	Analyzing a Topic
-	Analyzing a Play

Spelling, Vocabulary and Grammar

-	Common Idioms
-	Spelling Strategies
-	Subject-Verb Agreement
-	Prefixes
-	Punctuation
-	Prepositions
-	Improving Your Vocabulary

Time Management and College Success

-	Concept Mapping for Success
-	Time Management Made Easy
-	Are You Always Late?
-	Assignment Planner
-	Weekly Schedule
-	Power-Point Presentation
-	Do You Find Your Courses Interesting?
-	Motivation & Rewards
-	Making It
-	Tips for Excelling in Group Work
-	Critical Thinking for English, Humanities, and the Social Sciences
-	How Teachers Decide on a Mark
-	Oral Presentations
-	Composing Effective Email Messages
-	Succeeding in Science
-	Semester Schedule

Listening & Note-Taking

-	Listening and Note-Taking Skills
-	Listening
-	Ten Tips for Note-Taking
-	Abbreviations and Symbols for Note-Taking

University & Job-Hunting

-	Tips for Taking Interviews
-	Drafting Your Own Resume
-	Resume Writing: The Do's and Don'ts
-	Letter of Intent/Autobiographical Letter for University Applications
-	The Cover Letter
-	Scholarship Tips
-	Writing the SAT

Exams

-	Preparing for Exams
-	Exam Anxiety
-	Checklist: The Taking of Exams
-	Ten Test-Taking Tips
-	Taking the Objective Exam
-	Multiple-Choice Exams
-	Taking the Essay exam
-	Definitions and Terms Used in Essay Exams

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