Writing Genres

A helpful guide to the different types of writing assignments at AUCA

• Compare and Contrast Essay
  
• Harvard University Comparative Analysis Guide

• Summary
• MIT Guide to Summarizing
• Simon Fraser University Guide to Summarizing

• Response Paper 
• Duke University Response Paper Guide

• Argumentative Essay 
• Texas A&M Guide to Argumentation

• Close Reading and Textual Analysis
  • Harvard University Guide to How to Do a Close Reading
  • University of Wisconsin Guide to Literary Analysis

• Research Paper
• University of Wisconsin Research Paper Guide
• University of Kansas Research Paper Guide

• Literature Review
• University of Wisconsin Literature Review Guide
  • Annotated Example 1
  • Annotated Example 2

• Annotated Bibliography 
• Cornell University Annotated Bibliography Guide

• Research Proposal
• Texas A&M University Guide to Writing Proposals
• University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Guide to Writing Thesis Proposals
• Writing Research Proposals
• The University of Maryland Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Style Guide
  
• WARC Presentation on Writing Research Proposals
  

• Synthesis Essay
  • Drew University Guide to Writing a Synthesis Essay
    

• Statement of Purpose
  
  • Berkeley Guide to Structuring a Statement of Purpose
  • Northeastern University Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Statement of Purpose
  • Sample Statements of Purpose
  • More Statement of Purpose Examples

• Abstract
• Texas A&M University Abstract Guide