LibGuides: Research Basics: 6. Writing Help

Links for Citing Sources

APA 7th edition Style and Grammar Guidelines
Contains information on paper format, grammar, in text citations, references, punctuation, and more.
APA Style--Basics of Seventh Edition
This tutorial is designed for writers new to APA Style. Learn the basics of seventh edition APA Style, including paper elements, format, and organization; academic writing style; grammar and usage; bias-free language; mechanics of style; tables and figures; in-text citations, paraphrasing, and quotations; and reference list format and order.
Excelsior Online Writing Lab
Here you’ll find extensive support for APA, MLA, and Chicago documentation styles. This section features instructional videos that show you how to set up your papers in APA, MLA, and Chicago formats, interactive checklists, and visual support for both in-text documenting and referencing at the end of your paper.
Chicago Manual of Style Online
The Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format.
MLA Citation Templates
From EasyBib, use these templates to help cite your sources in MLA format.
MLA Style Center-Writing Resources from MLA
Tips on formatting a research paper, works cited help, and practice templates.
Purdue OWL: Research and Citation Resources
The go-to resource for everything related to research, MLA, APA, and Chicago Style.

The Writing Studio

Click here to enroll in the The Writing Studio

Enroll in The Writing Studio to submit your paper for a plagiarism check. This is also where you can get writing assistance from English faculty.

Sessions are open to all students English professors are here to help with writing, grammar, and documentation in any course
Day	Session	Professor
Monday	10 am to 2 pm Online only	Professor R. Pridemore
Monday	12 pm to 1 pm In person and online, LLC 2249, Lakeland Campus	Professor C. Brinton
Wednesday	10:30 am to 11:30 am In person and online, WLR 232C, Winter Haven Campus	Professor V. Scholz
Wednesday	12 pm to 2 pm In person and online, LLC 2248, Lakeland Campus	Professor H. Childree
Wednesday	3:30 pm to 4:30 pm In person only, LMB 8014, Lakeland Campus	Professor C. Martinson
Thursday	8:30 am to 10:30 am Online only	Professor J. Rizzo
Thursday	10:30 am to 11:30 am Online only	Professor M. Jennings
Thursday	12 pm to 2 pm In person and Online, WLR 247, Winter Haven Campus	Professor R. Brown

To access online hours, please join The Writing Studio in Canvas and sign in during posted times to Zoom Conferences in the left menu: https://canvas.polk.edu/enroll/FT9TPX

Writing Studio Workshops: Fall 2025

Date and Time	Event
August 12th at 7 pm	Online Writing: Tips for Success with Jacci Rizzo
August 19th at 7 pm	Picking the Right Words: Tone, Word Choice, Verbs, and Pronouns with HD Childree
August 26th at 7 pm	Building Sentences: Fragments, Runons, Parallelism, and Modifiers with HD Childree
September 2nd at 7 pm	Punctuating: Commas, Apostrophes, Semicolons, and Quotation Marks with HD Childree
September 9th at 7 pm	All Things Grammar: A General Review of 10 Common Grammar Skills with HD Childree
September 16th at 7 pm	Writing More: Making Sentences into Paragraphs and Essays with Jacci Rizzo
September 23rd at 7 pm	Researching: MLA with Amy Austin*
September 30th at 7 pm	Researching: APA with Shannon Schane*
October 7th at 7 pm	Researching: Databases with Amy Austin*

*offered with the Polk State Libraries

To access, use this link to enroll in the Writing Studio: https://canvas.polk.edu/enroll/FT9TPX

and then navigate to the Zoom room in the left menu

For more information, contact

Professor Jacci Rizzo: jrizzo@polk.edu

Professor HD Childree: hchildree@polk.edu

TLCC Online Tutoring: Writing Tutors

Click here to enroll in TLCC Tutoring Online

Click the TLCC Online Tutoring link to join and get feedback from a writing tutor.

What is involved with getting feedback from a writing tutor?

The tutor will address specific questions, as well as provide general feedback/suggestions about areas of the paper that need work; they will not proofread the paper.
The tutor will review sections of the paper and make suggestions and notes, then encourage you to apply those details to the rest of the paper and continue to review and edit.
When you submit your paper, if you would like a private conference to discuss your paper with the Writing Tutor, write "I want a conference" in the comment box along with some times that you are available. The writing tutor will get back to you through Canvas inbox.
Turn on Canvas notifications in order to receive an alert when the Writing Tutor invites you to a conference.