WCC Resources

Welcome to the WCC's online resources!

This page offers brief and accessible guides for writing and communication. All resources are always available, so you can find what you need when you need them. Whether you're drafting an essay, preparing a presentation, revising your work, or developing new strategies, you'll find expert tips, examples, and advice to support your learning. 

For more in-depth and interactive learning for writing and communication in all disciplines, see our self-directed workshops available on the LEARN self-registration site: Academic and Writing Skills Hub.

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The Writing Process

Genres and Modes of Communication

Starting Your Assignment

Structuring and Organizing Your Writing

Grammar Conventions and Style

Apostrophes 

Active and Passive Voice 

Flow 

Gerunds and Infinitives 

HyperGrammar 2 (Government of Canada)

Latin Terms and Abbreviations (University of North Carolina Writing Center)

Making Sense of Articles 

Making Sense of Colons 

Making Sense of Commas 

Making Sense of Semicolons 

Managing Modals 

Managing Modifiers 

Parallelism 

Possessives 

Pronouns 

Restrictive and Non-restrictive Clauses (Which vs. That) 

Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices 

Sentence Fragments 

Subject-Verb Agreement 

Should I use "I"? (University of North Carolina Writing Center)

Word Choice 

Writing Concisely 

Managing Citations and Research

Revising and Polishing Your Work

Using GenAI

Want something more in-depth? Check out these recommended books and digital media!

The Recommended Books and Digital Media page brings together a curated selection of scholarly and practical writing sources to support you at any stage of your work. Whether you're starting an assignment, refining your ideas, or revising a draft, these sources provide strategies, examples, and perspectives that can help you build skills and confidence in your writing. All resources listed here are always available, so you can return to them whenever you need guidance or inspiration. 

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