Genres Common to Academic Writing

In university, writers must be prepared to write in a number of different genres, or categories of academic writing, each of which has its own purpose, requirements, and audience expectations. This section provides general information on genres common to academic writing, such as case studies, proposals, argumentative writing, book reviews, literature reviews and more.

Annotated Bibliography

• Concordia University, How to prepare an annotated bibliography
• Purdue OWL, Annotated Bibliographies
• University of Toronto, Writing an Annotated Bibliography
• Cornell University Library, How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography

CSU Writing Guide

• Writing @ CSU, The Writing Studio

Kinds of Essays

• Purdue OWL, Essay Writing

Literature Review

• Concordia University, How to write a literature review
• Purdue OWL, Writing a Literature Review

Book Review

• Queens University, Writing a Book Review