Citing

APA

• APA Formatting and Style Guide
• APA Style Essentials
• APA Citation Style: An Overview of Reference Lists and In-Text Citations  (PP)
• APA Style Guide to Electronic References (PDF)
• Bethel Writing Center - APA Documentation (PDF)
• Bethel Writing Center - APA Titles & Headings (PDF)

Chicago

• Chicago Style (PDF)
• Chicago Style Citation Quick Guide

MLA

• MLA Citation Style (PDF)
• MLA (Electronic References)
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide

Citing the Bible

• Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Citation Style (PDF)
• Tips for Citing the Bible (PDF)

General

• What should I cite? (PDF)
• Citation Styles: ONLINE
• Citation Styles for Research Papers
• Karla's Guide to Citation Style Guides

Annotated Bibliographies

• Annotated Bibliographies
• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography

RefWorks

• RefWorks: A Brief Guide (PDF)
• RefWorks: A Medium-Length Guide
  
• RefWorks: A Detailed Guide
  
• Help with RefWorks: Importing from Individual Databases (PDF)
• RefWorks Video Tutorial
• RefWorks Group Code (Bethel login required)

• Use RefWorks (Bethel login required)
  

Writing

• Abstracts (PDF)
• Avoiding Cliches Like the Plague (PDF)
• Avoiding Metadiscourse (PDF)
• Colons and Dashes-When to use them (PDF)
• Comma Splices and Fused Sentences (PDF)
• Comma Usage (PDF)
• Connecting the Details: Transitions & Linking (PDF)
• Five Tips for Your Final Read-Through (PDF)
• GrammarBook.com
• Inclusive Language (PDF)
• Introductions & Conclusions (PDF)
• Parallelism (PDF)
• Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
• Semicolons (PDF)
• Sentence Parallelism (PDF)
• Variety in Sentence Structure (PDF)
• Using Quotations (PDF)
• Writing the Academic Paper

Thesis Statements/Research Questions

• Thesis Statements  (PDF)
• Creating a Thesis Statement
• Constructing Effective Thesis Statements and Research Questions
• How to Write a Thesis Statement
• Developing Your Thesis

Avoiding Plagiarism

• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Plagiarism: What It Is and How To Recognize and Avoid It