Film, drama and book reviews

Writing about Fiction (Purdue U)

How to read fiction with the ultimate aim of writing a paper about it.

 

Critiques (RPI Writing Center)

"When college professors ask you to write a critique of a text, they usually expect you to analyze and evaluate, not just summarize."

 

A Helpful Outline for Writing About Literature or Film (George Mason U)

 

Writing About Film (George Mason U)

 

Literary Analysis --The Writing Process (Brigham Young U)

 

Notes on Writing Film Reviews (Brigham Young U)

 

Prewriting Questions for Book, Movie, or Play Reviews (St. Cloud U)

 

Writing Book Reviews (St. Cloud U)

 

Play Reviews (U Wisconsin-Madison)

How to review a play.

 

Reading for a Review (U Wisconsin-Madison)

How to read a book in preparation for a review.

 

Critical Reviews (U Wisconsin-Madison)

How to write a critical review of a non-fiction book or article.

 

Writing a Review of Literature (U Wisconsin-Madison)

How to approach an assignment of literary analysis, what your paper should include in the introduction, body and conclusion.

 

Writing Reviews : Some Organizing Questions (Temple U)

How to organize and present a review of another author's work.

 

Writing about poetry

Writing About Poetry (Hamilton College)

 

Questions to Ask of Any Poem (George Mason U)

 

Reading Poetry (U Wisconsin-Madison)

How to approach an assignment to read and analyze poetry.

 

Scientific and lab reports

Laboratory Reports (RPI Writing Center)

 

Writing Lab Reports in Biology (Hamilton College)

 

Writing Laboratory Reports in Psychology (Hamilton College)

 

How a Lab Report Compares to an Essay or Term Paper

 

Writing tips: Abstracts for Lab Reports (USC-ECE)

 

Abstracts

Abstracts (Princeton U)

Describes various uses for abstracts and how to write them.

 

How To Write An Abstract (George Mason U)

"An abstract is a short informative or descriptive summary of a longer report." Difference between a descriptive abstract and an informative abstract.

 

Abstracts (RPI Writing Center)

"An abstract is a stand-alone statement that briefly conveys the essential information of a paper, article, document or book; presents the objective, methods, results, and conclusions of a research project; has a brief, non-repetitive style."

 

Other special subjects

Writing Annotated Bibliographies (U Wisconsin-Madison)

How to write an annotated bibliography--an organized list of sources, each of which is followed by a brief note or "annotation."

 

Basic Principles of Good Technical Writing (Brigham Young U)

Writing on a technical subject.