Excellent help is available!  

• Purdue Online Writing Lab - from Purdue University.  Explore the sections in this lab:
  • The Writing Process provides a guide to creating a thesis statement, developing an outline.
  • Essay Writing explains the genres of essay writing - Exposition, Description, Narration, Argumentation.

• Search Omni by Subject under Academic Writing.

• Help is available on campus at Writing Services.

Others aids for writing include:

Writing aids

• Amherst College Resources for Writers
• Harvard College Writing Center and Resources

Avoid Plagiarism

• Check out the Plagiarism.org website for more information
• Academic Integrity @ Carleton University
• Take the Academic Integrity Quiz based on the rules of citation
• The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism by Colin Neville (2010) 

Citation Help

• MLA Citation Style
• What’s New in the Eighth Edition
• The MLA Style Center (official site)
• Cite Your Sources   MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue OWL).
• Concordia University MLA Guide

Useful Titles

• A Student's Writing Guide : How to Plan and Write Successful Essays by Gordon Taylor (2009)
• Sin Boldly! Dr. Dave's Guide to Writing the College Paper by David R. (David Rose) Williams (2004)
• Writing at university : a guide for students by Phyllis Creme (2008) 
• Grammar Essentials by Geraldine Woods ; Joan Friedman (2019)