Student Resources for Writing
Writing Different Types of Assignments
Your best resource for questions about assignments is your professor. However, here are a few links that discuss some common types of assignments. Please remember that these are just guides, and that each assignment is different.
Abstract – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
Annotated Bibliography – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
Autobiographical Reflection – The Writing Studio at Duke University
Business Letter – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
Close Reading - Harvard College Writing Center, Harvard University
Critique –The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
Ethnography – The Writing Studio at Duke University
Film Review – The Writing Studio at Duke University
Formal Analysis and Comparative Analysis (Art History)- The Undergraduate Writing Center at The University of Texas, Austin
Grant Proposal – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
Lab Report - Texas A&M University Writing Center
Literature Review – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
Oral History – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
Policy Memo – The Writing Studio at Duke University
Response Paper – The Writing Studio at Duke University
Summary –The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
Synthesis – Writing Center of Princeton