DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH GUIDE TO STYLE

Compiled by Gregory Castle and Anita Obermeier

This Guide is designed to assist students writing papers for literature courses. It consists of MLA-style bibliography and note format, with examples, and sections on grammar, syntax, paragraph development, thesis statements and general essay construction.

All files are in PDF format.

Guide to Style Table of Contents

Developing Papers on Literary Topics

Frequent Problems in Critical Writing

Format Procedures and Research Aids