Directory to sample student writing, by genre (type)

Analysis (rhetorical)

Lee, “The Golden Arches Go Green: McDonald’s and Real Lettuce” (MLA)

Lopez, “‘A Question of Ethics’ Left Unanswered”

Sanchez, “Rethinking Big-Box Stores” (MLA)

Yoshida, “Sometimes a Cup of Coffee Is Just a Cup of Coffee” (MLA)

Analysis (literary)

Larson, “The Transformation of Mrs. Peters: An Analysis of ‘A Jury of Her Peers’” (includes secondary sources) (MLA)

Peel, “Opposing Voices in ‘Ballad of the Landlord’” (MLA)

Analytical essay

Elwell, "The Secret of Walmart's Success: A Marxian Analysis" (APA)

Annotated bibliography

Haddad, “Patterns of Gender-Related Differences in Online Communication: An Annotated Bibliography” (APA)

Niemeyer, “Keynesian Policy: Implications for the Current U.S. Economic Crisis”

Orlov, “Online Monitoring: A Threat to Employee Privacy in the Wired Workplace: An Annotated Bibliography” (MLA)

Argument

Jacobs, “From Lecture to Conversation: Redefining What’s ‘Fit to Print’” (MLA)

Hammond, “Performance Enhancement through Biotechnology Has No Place in Sports” (MLA)

Lund, “Preserving Yellowstone's Winter Wilderness” (MLA)

Sanghvi, “Preserving Winter Access: Snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park” (MLA)

Watson, “Hooked on Credit Cards” (MLA)

Zhang, “Slow Down and Eat Better” (MLA)

Business letter

Business letter

Cover letter

Clinical practice paper

Riss, “Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Hypertension in One Client” (APA)

Draft, with instructor and peer comments

Nguyen, “A Place to Begin”

Ryoo, “Summary of ‘You, the Language Learner’” (MLA)

Watson, “Hooked on Credit Cards” (MLA)

Zhang, “Slow Down and Eat Better” (MLA)

Lab report

Johnson, “Reaction Times for Detection of Objects in Two Visual Search Tasks” (APA)

Johnson/Arnold, “Distribution Pattern of Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) on an Abandoned Golf Course” (CSE)

Literacy narrative

Nguyen, “A Place to Begin”

Literature review

Charat, “Always Out of Their Seats (and Fighting): Why Are Boys Diagnosed with ADHD More Often Than Girls?” (APA)

Martin, “Hypothermia, the Diving Reflex, and Survival” (CSE)

Memo

Business memo

E-mail memo

Outline

Harba, “What's for Dinner? Personal Choices vs. Public Health” (MLA)

Levi, “Cell Phones in the Hands of Drivers: A Risk or a Benefit?”

Orlov, “Online Monitoring: A Threat to Employee Privacy in the Wired Workplace”

Proposal

O’Bryan, “Site Development: Stabilization Against Erosion” (USGS)

Ratajczak, “Proposal to Add a Wellness Program” (APA)

Reflective essay

Gibson, “A Reflection on Service Learning: Working with Eric” (APA)

Reflective letter/portfolio cover letter

Bonilla, portfolio cover letter

Report

Spencer, “Positively Affecting Employee Motivation” (APA)

Thompson, “Crime in Leesburg” (APA)

Research essay

Bishop, “The Massacre at Fort Pillow: Holding Nathan Bedford Forrest Accountable” (CMS)

Benjamin, “Wage Slavery or True Independence? Women Workers in the Lowell, Massachusetts, Textile Mills, 1820-1850” (CMS)

Conderman, “The Influence of Sex and Learning on Taste Sensitivity” (APA)

Daly, “A Call to Action: Regulate Use of Cell Phones on the Road” (MLA)

Harba, “What's for Dinner? Personal Choices vs. Public Health”

Levi, “Cell Phones in the Hands of Drivers: A Risk or a Benefit?” (MLA)

Mirano, “Can Medication Cure Obesity in Children? A Review of the Literature” (APA)

Orlov, “Online Monitoring: A Threat to Employee Privacy in the Wired Workplace” (MLA)

Zopf, “African American Males' Perceptions of Urban and Hip-Hop Styles of Dress” (APA)

Résumé

Traditional résumé

Scannable résumé

Web résumé

Review

Houston, “Review of a Recent Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Performance” (MLA)

Summary

Ryoo, “Summary of ‘You, the Language Learner’” (MLA)