LibGuides: TCC Writing Center: How-to Videos

MLA 9th Edition

MLA Basic Format
This tutorial explains how to set up Word documents into MLA Basic Format that is required by most instructors.
MLA Citations
This tutorial will take you through how to cite papers to avoid plagiarism.
MLA Works Cited
This extended tutorial will take you through the basics of the necessary information you need to create your Works Cited page.
Quick Clip - MLA Works Cited
A short tutorial about Works Cited.
Quick Clip - In Text Citations

APA 7th Edition

APA 7th Edition Basic Format
Introducing the new APA 7th edition format that includes a cover page, section headers, and basic format.
APA References
How to format a References page in APA
APA In Text Ctations
How to format citations within your essay
APA Section Headers
How to format sections for APA research
Abstracts
How to format an abstract in APA
APA Cover Page
How to create a cover page in APA

Writing Videos

Thesis Statements
How to create a thesis statement.
Topic Sentences
Understanding topic sentences.
Comma Splices
How to identify and revise comma splices.
Run On Sentences
How to identify and edit run on sentences.
Comma Commandments
How to remember the rules of commas.
Fragments
How to identify and revise sentence fragments.
Their, There, and They're
Theres have you stumped? This video will help.
Compound and Complex Sentences
This video will take you through a simple sentence, dependent and independent clauses, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences.
Twenty Common Writing Errors
This tutorial briefly covers twenty of the most common writing errors and how to revise them.

Essays and Research

Prewriting Techniques
This tutorial will help you get started on any writing assignment.
Academic Paragraph
This tutorial explains the PEEL design for expanding a general paragraph into a more academic paragraph.
Topic Sentences
This tutorial explains the purpose of topic sentences and how to create them.
Thesis Statements
This tutorial explains thesis statements, their purpose, how to create and narrow them, and how to revise them.
How to Write a Killer Essay
This tutorial will briefly explain the basics of writing a five paragraph essay.
Revision Technique
This tutorial touches the basics of revision.
How to Write a Summary
This tutorial will explain what you would write for a summary.
Fallacies
This video will help you understand and identify fallacies in argument.
Microsoft Office Format
How to format an academic paper.

Reading Comprehension

Bias and Assumptions
Describes bias and assumptions and the potential impact on argument.
Critical Reading
This tutorial briefly covers the author's purpose, intended audience, point of view, bias, tone, irony, sarcasm, etc.
Critical Thinking in Education
This tutorial explains the difference between general thinking and critical thinking skills and the importance of learning this skill.
Become a Reading PRO
This tutorial can help you become a more active reader to help you retain more information.
Immediate Recall
How you can remember more from academic textbooks.
Guide to Critical Reading & Thinking
This video offers a plethora of ways to analyze information.
Learning Styles-VARK
How do you learn best? Discover if you are a visual, aural, reading/writing, or kinesthetic learner and how can you apply this to your life, college, and career.
Identifying Topics & Main Ideas
This tutorial will help you identify the main point and topics of your readings.
Understanding Supporting Details
Understand the difference between major and minor supporting details, their purpose, and how to locate them in readings.
Note-taking Strategies
This tutorial offers different strategies to take notes from reading or lectures.
Vocabulary Clues
Three key clues to help you understand the meanings of a word.
Implied Main Idea Strategies
Learn how to formulate an implied main idea from readings.
Figurative Language
This video explains different types of figurative language and how to make inferences from them.
Audience, Point of View, and Bias
This video will help you understand the intended audience, the author's point of view, and the difference between being objective or biased.
Critical Reading Skills

Minute Madness Videos

How'd You Do That?! Minute Madness Videos are Here to Help!

Quick tips, zero rambling. These clips get straight to the point so you can get on with your day.

Hanging Indent in Office Online
This clip shows how to change your citations in references or works cited to a hanging indent if you use the online version of Word.
Hanging Indent in Google Docx
This clip shows how to change your citations in reverences or works cited to a hanging indent if you use Google Docs.
Hanging Indent in Desktop Microsoft
This clip shows how to change your citations in references or works cited to a hanging indent if you use the downloaded Word on your personal computer.
How to Put Works Cited on its Own Page
When Works Cited appears correctly on your screen but prints on the wrong page, this tutorial can help.
How to Format an Annotated Bibliography
This clip illustrates how to format your Annotated Bibliography according to MLA Handbook, 9th edition.