Study Aids
Are you working on an assignment and need some help? Is it too late to go to the tutoring center? Use the resources below to help you complete your assignments! These tools are listed in alphabetical order so be sure to scroll to the bottom of the list.
Hemingway App
The app highlights lengthy, complex sentences and common errors. Paste your paper in and see how to create better sentences that will say exactly what you want. http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
Plagiarism Escape Room
Are you worried about your paper containing plagiarism? Defeat Plagiarism on all 10 of KCU’s sports fields to be sure that you never have an issue with plagiarism on your assignments! Completing this Escape Room challenge will help you to identify plagiarism. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtr1ekybyk-rDN_OpV2-Vv402DErjNkzeLMu9a4VrXS5OCfw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Plagiarism Resources
Wondering if what you have written is plagiarism? Take a look at this page of resources from UC Santa Cruz. These tutorials can help you to decide if you are writing your paper using your own thoughts and words. https://guides.library.ucsc.edu/citesources/plagiarism
Plagiarism Tutorial
Are you unsure if your paraphrasing is plagiarism? Do you know what information should be included in an in-text citation? Try this Interactive Tutorial to help you make decisions on when to cite your writing. Click on the link and then click on “View Resource” to begin! https://www.oercommons.org/courses/plagiarism-tutorial
Plagiarism Tutorial © 2013 by Kevin Gilbertson, Kyle Denlinger for Wake Forest University is licensed under CC BY 4.0
PaperRater
PaperRater will help you with editing your paper, plagiarism identification, and grammar. https://www.paperrater.com/
Quizlet
Need help studying for a test? Check out this study aid and see if there is a guide for your class!
Want to create your own study guide? Go to http://quizlet.com!
Rewordify
Struggling with reading technical journal articles and documents? Use this tool to change the article to the kind of language that you can understand. https://rewordify.com/
Turabian Style Guide
Need help formatting your Turabian style paper? Want to use a template? Do you have questions about your footnotes? Check out this guide on Turabian Style from Luther Rice College and Seminary. https://libguides.lutherrice.edu/c.php?g=909132&p=6547862
Writing Navigator
Have a research paper due and are not sure where to start? Try this Chrome Extension that uses a 4 step process to guide you through the writing process for a research paper.
- Writing Planner
- Writing Drafter
- Writing Reviser
- Writing Publisher
You can sign up for a free account. Look for the Google Chrome store extension on the right hand side of the page. https://writingnavigator.com/portal/sites/writingnav/index.html
